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BPIF shortlisted twice in trade association awards

The BPIF has made the shortlist twice for the Trade Association Forum (TAF) Best Practice Awards 2016.

Taopix hires former EFI sales director

UK photobook and photo gift web-to-print software company Taopix has hired a former EFI sales director as its commercial director and his first day at the job was at Drupa.

Fastsigns targets UK growth

Global sign and graphics print franchise Fastsigns is pursuing a new growth strategy and celebrating the launch of its first ‘co-brand’ business in the UK.

Johnston Mailing upgrades Canon firepower

Johnston Mailing has ordered three Canon imagePress machines in a £200,000 deal to help meet heavy demands for direct mail and edge it into new markets.

Roland releases Fluor Ink colours

Roland DG has released a new fluorescent ink range for its wide-format Texart dye-sublimation printers suitable for sports and fashion textiles.

Polestar Stones-Wheatons buyout confirmed

More than 150 jobs have been saved following a management buyout of the Polestar Stones and Wheatons sites.

Adare in major Ricoh inkjet spend

Adare Group is increasing its high-speed colour inkjet capacity by 50% with a £3.3m spend with Ricoh.

Picon members report good drupa for ‘Best of British’

Print companies from the UK, supported by the British Printing Industry Confederation (Picon), have reported a good Drupa for sales and footfall.

HP hails double digit Drupa Indigo 30000 sales

HP has announced double digit sales of its HP Indigo 30000 Digital Presses for folding carton applications.

Clickar first to launch augmented reality web-to-print

Spanish-based Clickar is showing its new Lala print product at Drupa, which it says is the first web-to-print programme with augmented reality.

Kurz sells first B2 foiling machine

Foiling specialist Kurz (3-D60) has sold two of its DM-Liner toner transfer foiling machines launched at Drupa, which it believes is the biggest such device in the world.

Insight in £250,000 kit investment

Insight Print Media hopes to break the £1m-turnover mark after expanding into new premises, buying two new machines and setting its sights on a third piece of kit.

ABC Imaging invests in Canon

One of London's largest reprographics and print houses ordered four new Canon digital toner production presses at Drupa to try and boost turnover by 20%.

CPI Colour helps mark the Queen's birthday

The official publisher for the Queen’s 90th birthday celebration at Windsor Castle, St James’s House, has produced a one-off limited-edition album to mark the celebration, with CPI Colour appointed...

KBA show sales exceed €100m

KBA’s sales at Drupa have broken the €100m (£79m) mark. The manufacturer has sold more than 60 presses to customers from more than 30 countries and on six continents in the first nine days.