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Polestar enters new phase
Polestar is in a critical post-pre-pack period as it strives to convert customers and suppliers into dealing with the new company. Meanwhile, PwC filings have revealed that Proventus acquired the...

St Bride Library to re-open next week
The St Bride Library is due to re-open to the public on Wednesday (6 April) for one day a month.

Macfarlane Packaging launches 'dynamic' Innovation Lab
Macfarlane Packaging has invested £300,000 in an 'Innovation Lab' to help clients crack even the most demanding packaging challenges.

Callprint launches promotional products on-demand service
Callprint is seeking to double its 'off-the-street' business with a new promotional products on-demand service as it rolls out regional hub refurbishments.

Wrights Plastics buys Mid West Displays
Retail display and signage specialist Wrights Plastics has acquired complementary company Mid West Displays.

Yorkshire printer bought from administrators
The Yorkshire owner of 11 print-related firms has bought Hull-based GKD Litho Limited from administrators, saving the business and 16 jobs.

Lewis & Wood buys Mtex Blue to boost capabilities
A niche, plush textiles and wallpaper print business has bought the UK's first Mtex Blue with Pigments inkjet.

Peerless Plastics & Coatings expands in-house offering with Signracer buy
A plastics and coatings company is to become a trade house for the printing and signage industry after snapping up a hybrid UV printer at Fespa in Amsterdam earlier this month.

Hull printer cuts costs with DYSS investment
G4 Design & Print Solutions aims to save £45,000 a year after installing a digital cutting table to complement its roll-fed, small- and large-format flatbed digital printers.

PCS launches new website as part of rebrand
Plastic Card Services (PCS) has launched a new website as part of a brand overhaul and is looking at a possible leap into digital to help add more than £2m to its turnover.

Jadan Press boosts service offering with Horizon investment
Commercial printer Jadan Press has expanded its in-house services with the addition of a bookletmaker and folder that have had an immediate impact.

Blackmore bolsters finishing capabilities with Muller Martini install
A near-doubling of customer numbers triggered by investing in the UK's first KBA B1 LED UV press has prompted Blackmore to buy a second saddle-stitching line.

Bidco prepares to take Tangent private
Tangent is set to be de-listed from AIM next month.

Donnelley names new leaders
RR Donnelley has put in place the leadership teams for the three new businesses that will be created when the business is broken up later this year.

Northern Print upgrades bindery with Polar install
Northern Print has replaced an ageing Wohlenberg guillotine with a Polar N115 from Heidelberg.