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Print is winner in £9m EU Referendum leaflet row
At least one direct marketing printer is celebrating printing 27 million EU Referendum information leaflets as the government comes under fire for spending public money on pro-EU marketing.

Bartham Group aims for £2m turnover following Ryobi buy
Bartham Group hopes to increase its turnover to close to £2m after adding a Ryobi 755G(B) LED UV press to its kit list.

Thirlby leaves Pureprint for new challenge
Pureprint and Anthony Thirlby have parted company in what has been described as an amicable split.

Pyramid Press invests £1m in Speedmaster upgrade
Pyramid Press is homing in on higher productivity after ordering a Heidelberg Speedmaster press to nudge it further into the realms of B2 work.

Macfarlane Group acquires North East packaging firm
Macfarlane Group has continued its growth strategy with the acquisition of Colton Packaging Teesside.

DS Smith returns to UK for latest acquisition
DS Smith has returned to the UK for its latest takeover, a producer of specialist corrugated and retail-ready packaging in north west England.

Killer app: Studio One teaches lesson for school hoarding
Northamptonshire County Council has enlisted the help of local wide-format printer Studio One to supply hoarding boards to dress the perimeter fence surrounding the town’s old post office site.

Overmatter: End paper
The Independent bowed out of print in distinctive style last month, when the newspaper published its last print edition on Saturday 26 March.

Murrays seeks more high-end work following Kluge buy
Milton Keynes-based Murrays the Printers is looking to take on more high-end luxury print jobs after installing a Kluge EHG foil-stamping, embossing and die-cutting press.

Tharstern hires experienced industry figure as pre-sales consultant
Tharstern has appointed an experienced industry figure to help customers smooth out integration issues with multiple systems and roll out new products.

Emmerson Press buys UK's first Jet Press 720S
A Midlands company that prides itself on being the first to invest in new technology has bought the UK’s first Fujifilm Jet Press 720S.

Palm Print buys Linoprint to celebrate 25 years
Palm Print is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a new Linoprint CV 80.

Innotech brings laser signage estimation tool to UK
Innotech has launched a laser measurement package in the UK aimed at wide-format and signage printers.

RotaDyne UK in administration
Printing roller manufacturer RotaDyne UK has gone into administration.

PwC details Polestar pre-pack
Polestar’s owner Proventus Capital Partners injected a further £11m into the group in December after Sun Capital declined to provide further funding for the business, according to the first...