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Elephant Print & Display purchases HP Indigo 5000
Sussex-based digital printer Elephant Print & Display has recently pressed forward with production and investment plans with the purchase of an HP Indigo 5000 digital press.

Wood Richardson prints innovative new climbing height chart
York-based digital and offset printer Wood Richardson has printed a new height chart for climbers.

Print On Solutions phoenixes
Print On Solutions has phoenixed into Wepos, trading as Print On, leaving creditors owed £1.4m.

ProCo purchases full stake in Concept
Marketing services printer ProCo has acquired Stansted-based Concept Communications Group outright for an undisclosed fee.

Originzone opts for 'litho-like' C10000VP
Wide-format and commercial printer, website and marketing firm Originzone has invested in a Canon imagePress C10000VP to improve its short-run digital output for demanding clients.

Elle Media Group installs new Polar guillotine
Commercial printer Elle Media Group has taken delivery of a new Polar N 137 Pro guillotine to replace two older Polar guillotines.

Finishing Touch increases production with double press buy
Digital and wide-format printer and finisher Finishing Touch has boosted production with the purchase of two new Konica Minolta digital presses.

Bids in for Polestar operations
The future ownership of Polestar’s factories and assets remains up in the air as administrators at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) assess a number of bids for the business.

Hohner upgrades saddle-stitcher
German post-press supplier and manufacturer Hohner has announced that it has produced an upgrade and replacement to the HSB 8.000 saddle-stitcher.

Etrinsic founder Davies dies
Much-loved print company director and father of two Colin Davies has passed away aged 75.

BPIF review after Polestar failure
The rapid failure of Polestar following its pre-pack sale could mean the BPIF reviews its involvement with the Pre Pack Pool.

Former Domino exec joins Xaar
Domino Printing Science’s former group finance director has joined Xaar as a non-executive director.

UK's newest newspaper New Day to stop printing
The UK’s sole print-only national newspaper is set to stop printing tonight after barely two months on sale.

Crunch time for Polestar plants
Polestar employees fear some factories ‘could shut down tomorrow’ if a buyer or buyers cannot be found for the businesses, as more redundancies are made at the group and a major publisher shifts...

Glossop Cartons takes world's first Highcon Beam
Glossop Cartons has followed up its world first Highcon Euclid installation by becoming the world’s first Highcon Beam beta site.