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Overmatter: Animal magic

Who put the ‘F’ in ferret? Spin Print, it seems.

Killer app: Double Red and Allen Signs recycle pedallers’ studio

Users of the leisure facilities at North Kesteven Centre in North Hykeham, Lincolnshire have been getting in a spin over new cycling-themed wallpaper, produced by Double Red Print.

Trinity Mirror launches print only national daily newspaper

A new 'upbeat' and ‘politically neutral’ national newspaper will hit newsstands from next Monday and is being called ‘the first new standalone national daily for 30 years’.

Mayo set to leave Kodak

Kodak UK cluster director Martin Mayo is to leave the business following a management re-jig at its European operations.

TCS expands guillotine range with Grafcut cutters

Terry Cooper Services (TCS) has signed an exclusive two-year UK agreement to supply two new Grafcut guillotines.

Polestar retains two Guardian titles

Polestar has renewed its contract to print two weekly supplements for Guardian News & Media, but will lose two others because the publisher is going to print them in-house.

McLellan bolsters digital set-up with Konica spend

McLellan Printing has invested around £30,000 in a new Konica Minolta bizhub Pro C1060L to boost its capabilities and quality.

GI Solutions secures high-speed inkjet first

GI Solutions Group has signed for its third high-speed inkjet, part of a £1.5m spend, as the firm inches towards two-thirds of its sales being digitally driven.

Spectrum adds extra digital and platemaking capacity

Spectrum Printing Services has beefed up platemaking and digital capacity after enjoying growth in business across both litho and digital services.

KnowledgePoint installs UK's first Xerox iGen 5 150

KnowledgePoint has installed the UK's first Xerox iGen 5 150 and is hoping to almost double its turnover to £15m within three years.

Writtle waits on Tangent info

Writtle Holdings has gone on the offensive over its potential bid for Tangent Communications, and has publicly complained about the lack of information forthcoming from directors at the PLC.

Wyke Printers makes double Xerox Versant 2100 investment

Wyke Printers has bought two Xerox Versant 2100s to increase its capacity and productivity.

The Sherwood Group invests in window patching and seeks MD

Packaging producer The Sherwood Group has bought a new Heiber & Schröder window patching machine and is looking to take on a new managing director as part of its long-term succession plan.

Possehl pleased with progress of print ops

An improved performance at Manroland Web Systems and Böwe Systec has resulted in record results for owner Possehl Group.

BPIF Outlook reports positive Q4 and Q1 confidence

The BPIF has released its latest Printing Outlook study of the health of the industry, highlighting that output and orders exceeded expectations in Q4 2015 and there is a positive forecast for Q1 2016...