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Guardian profits hit by Berliner investment

Guardian Media Groups 104m print investment for its new full-colour Berliner format has hit profits hard, with pre-tax earning falling by almost half.

Robert Horne launches wide-format service

The Robert Horne Group has launched Digital Solutions, effectively providing a one-stop shop for the wide format digital market.

FirstProof gets most significant upgrade yet

Hamillroad Software has released the most significant upgrade yet to its soft-proofing and approval package, FirstProof.

Arrowhead buys will bring post-press in-house

Arrowhead Printing has invested 100,000 in a new folder and stitcher and brought the bulk of its finishing in-house.

Stationers to debate the use of reels in sheetfed printing

In response to the UK's growing list of printers using long-perfectors with inline sheeters, The Freemen of the Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers is to hold a technical briefing on...

Seargeants Brothers install UK's first KBA 46 Karat Plus

Seargeants Brothers Printers in Pontypool has scooped the UKs first KBA 46 Karat Plus DI waterless press.

News International plant gets green light

Broxbourne Borough Council has granted planning permission for News Internationals massive 116,000m2 plant at Waltham Cross.

PaperlinX rejig promotes UK bosses

PaperlinX has announced a number of senior management changes that will affect its UK merchanting business.

Green grade for McNaughton

The James McNaughton Group has launched a new recycled paper, Take 2 Silk, which also contains Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified fibre.

Lancashires rejig aims to cut spend

Lancashire County Council has rejigged its print buying process in a bid to save money and boost its print expertise.

MB CAS boosts folding output at Southdown

Southdown Print Finishers has boosted its folding productivity by 40% after installing an MB CAS 38 folder at its Eastbourne plant.

Carlton Cards automates its price labelling

Carlton Cards, a division of UK Greetings, has automated its price labelling with two custom systems from Advanced Dynamics.

Wares ploughs 2m into binding, wrapping line

Binding specialist Wares has installed the UKs first Kolbus Ratiobinder KM 473 and a CMC high-speed inserting and wrapping line as part of a 2m investment.

Instant demand for Autobonds digital laminator

Autobond has launched its first laminator aimed specifically at the digital print market, and already sold the first three models.

Anderson sets up new finishing firm

Nigel Anderson is back in print finishing with a new venture in Manchester after an absence from the industry of two and a half years.