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Agfa launches basic Advantage N platesetters
Agfa Graphics is introducing a series of “affordable” engines that focus on CTP technology for newspaper web-offset printing.

Royal Mail launches new print services
Royal Mail has announced a new direct marketing hybrid print tool aimed at SMEs and a new photo printing app alongside its year-end results.

CirclePrinters signs up former Polestar director
CirclePrinters has filled the sales void caused by the death of Angus Jurkschat by recruiting a senior salesperson from Polestar.

Cestrian takes first UK EFI Reggiani Pro 340
Cestrian Imaging has become the first UK company to install an EFI Reggiani Pro 340 digital textile printer.

Go Cre8 takes on new jobs after PageWide install
Liverpool-based digital printer Go Cre8 has taken on two new contracts and increased production after becoming the first UK printer to install the HP PageWide XL 5000.

Falkland Press goes B1
Falkland Press is going B1 as part of a major reinvestment in its litho and digital facilities.

Hunts trebles digital printing capacity with Versant
Oxfordshire-based print and design company Hunts is printing at three times its 2015 capacity, and has taken on new contracts, after the installation of two Xerox Versant 2100 presses.

UK print industry experiences fall in output but hopes remain high
The BPIF has reported on a slow first quarter for the print industry, and a negative output balance for the period.

Route One adds pre-press upgrade to new site
Route One Print has overhauled its pre-press supply, with new plates, a low-chemistry plate processor, a developer and workflow software, all from Fujifilm.

Hibbert leaves as administrators strive to finalise Polestar deals
Polestar chief executive Barry Hibbert is no longer with the business.

Overmatter: salute the suit
Overmatter loves the fact that printed garments are very much on-trend at the moment. After all, somebody, somewhere, is printing all that stuff.

Killer app: Lustalux applies graphic first aid at hospital unit
Brightening up dull hospital walls and giving patients, staff and visitors alike a beautiful vista to view can only help raise spirits. Preston-based company Lustalux, was commissioned to print and...

Two Sides releases updated Myths and Facts booklet
Paper pressure group Two Sides has released the ninth version of its Myths and Facts booklet, highlighting the many myths propagated in the paper and print industries.

SMP Group wraps Leicester City bus for lucky fans
SMP Group wrapped a bus that was used to give a select group of Leicester City FC fans a tour of the city. Only those fans that had bet on the team to win the Premier League at the beginning of the...

Chapelton announces distribution of International Paper’s Speed-E offset
Speciality paper and cartonboard supplier Chapelton has announced it is distributing International Paper’s FSC-accredited Speed-E offset paper.