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Headleys sale confirmed
Henry Stone has been confirmed as the new owner of Headley Brothers in Kent, securing 113 jobs at the company.

Headleys: deal agreed but awaits final sign-off
The sale of magazine printer Headley Brothers is expected to be finalised later today.

Birtwell opts for Versafire
Trade printer Birtwell & Co has installed a Heidelberg Versafire CV digital press and will be taking delivery of a new Morgana folder in the coming weeks.

Central Mailing Services supports growth with new kit haul
Central Mailing Services (CMS) has supported its continued growth with a £170,000 investment in a raft of new machinery and software.

ACA Press Cutters' new owners eyeing up acquisition
The new owners of Scotland-based trade finisher ACA Press Cutters are looking to hit the M&A trail after their buy-in management buyout [BIMBO] of the company at the end of last year.

Antalis to use PrintWeekLive! to improve visitors’ businesses
Paper merchant Antalis will transform its stand into five ‘Ask the Expert’ zones to help visitors develop their companies by offering specialist advice and displaying new innovations.

L&S upgrades wide-format offering
Sign specialist L&S Signs has invested in a 1.6m-Roland RF-640 VersaExpress wide-format printer.

A1 Security Print shuns inkjet and returns to Nipson
A1 Security Print has spent £160,000 on a Nipson DigiFlex web-fed digital printer to grow its variable personalisation capacity.

Watkiss chooses PrintWeekLive! to launch Plasti laminator
Watkiss Automation is to unveil Mamo’s new Plasti 350 XP single- and double-sided laminator at next month’s PrintWeekLive!.

Stephens & George sticks with Heidelberg to replace two folders
Stephens & George has ordered a second Stahlfolder TH 82-P after a first one, installed in November, proved to be “very, very impressive”.

Bonacia upgrades NexPress to produce A4 landscape books
Peterborough printer Bonacia has invested more than £300,000 on a new Kodak NexPress ZX3900 digital colour press.

Stationers' focus on printers for 2017 awards entries
The 2017 Stationers’ Company Innovation Excellence Awards is urging printers to enter the awards as the closing date for entries draws nearer.

Peeling pays tribute to Young
Precision Printing’s chief executive Gary Peeling has paid a moving tribute to his former colleague Martyn Young, who died 10 days ago.

PCP orders Europe's first nine-colour Mitsubishi Perfector
Precision Colour Printing is shelling out more than £2.7m for Europe’s first nine-colour RMGT 1050 Tandem Perfector sheetfed press, currently being bespoke-built for the company in Japan.

HH Global posts record financial results
HH Global has posted what it claims to be the best quarterly results in its 25-year history.