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CSM Live buys former Service Graphics kit
Branding and live experience specialist CSM Live has bought the assets located at the shuttered Service Graphics site in Chessington.

The Guardian moves Weekend magazine printing to Walstead Bicester
The Guardian has moved the production of its Weekend magazine to Walstead Bicester.

Xerox fleshes out turnaround plan
Xerox has outlined a three-year plan to transform the business, initially focusing on restructuring and improving profitability before focusing on growth in adjacent and new markets, including...

Print SME outlook confident despite turbulent year ahead
Printers are among SMEs in the manufacturing sector that remain confident about the outlook for 2019, even in the face of economic instability and uncertainty from Brexit.

Print Futures targets 100 grant winners as awards open
The 2019 Print Futures Awards are now open for submissions, with the Printing Charity aiming to boost the number of successful grant applicants into triple figures for the first time.

John Price snaps up Versafire and StitchLiner
John Price Printers has upgraded its digital firepower and increased its flexiblity with a new Heidelberg Versafire EP press and a Horizon StitchLiner Mark III book line.

Stockpiling supplies advised against ahead of Brexit
Uncertainty about Brexit continues to impact the print supply chain as the 29 March deadline looms.

Green-On invests in Versafire to aid growth
Green-On has installed a Heidelberg Versafire EV to bolster its digital wing as the amount of digital work it carries out grows.

Wilkins to invest in die-cutting boost with Bobst
The Wilkins Group has invested more than £1m in a new Bobst Expertcut 106 PER die-cutter to expand and enhance its die-cutting capabilities.

Court of Appeal upholds Sequana dividend judgement in BAT case
The Court of Appeal in London has upheld a €163m (£143m) judgement against Antalis and Arjowiggins parent Sequana that related to a €135m dividend received by Sequana in 2009.

HH Global deal heralds Dixon's return
Lateral Group founder Nick Dixon has returned to the print sector after HH Global acquired a majority stake in his buy-and-build venture, Veriteva.

Kodak and Uteco sell second Sapphire Evo
Kodak and technology partner Uteco Group have sold a second Sapphire Evo hybrid press, this time to a Japanese printing business, Kinyosha.

Fourth strike day set at CPI William Clowes
Unite members working at CPI William Clowes will carry out a fourth day of strike action this month as a pay dispute with management rolls on.

Printers evacuated following Ocado warehouse fire
Three print firms were evacuated on Wednesday afternoon due to the Ocado warehouse fire in Andover.

Heidelberg sales dip in Q3 but order backlog indicates strong Q4
Heidelberg’s revenue dropped by 4% year-on-year in Q3 but the company said its order backlog indicates a strong Q4 and its targets for the full-year are still in sight.