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Industry pays tribute to 'inspirational' Gavron
Tributes have poured in for legendary print boss Bob Gavron, the founder of St Ives, who has died aged 84.
Dixon and Taylor embark on new venture
Nick Dixon and Rick Taylor, who between them created the £53m Lateral Group, are poised to return to the industry with a new buy-and-build venture.
Quinn’s Belfast continues investment drive with Speedmaster XL 75 install
Online trade printer Quinn’s Belfast has bought an eight-colour Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 75 and a Muller Martini Bravo with Amrys stitching line to further increase its capacity.
My Print Partners brings stitching in-house with Horizon buy
Commercial printer My Print Partners has invested in a Horizon SPF/FC-200A stitch-fold-trim line to enable it to bring stitching in-house.
Print 2 Media eyes new work with DYSS cutting table buy
Wide-format specialist Print 2 Media has invested in a DYSS X7-1624C digital cutting table with Superhead to enable it to take on a wider range of work.
Minprint eyes new markets with XL 75 buy
Commercial printer Minprint has invested in a four-colour Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 75 with coater to increase its productivity and enable it to branch into new markets.
Agfa acquires Filmtechnik
Agfa has increased the footprint of its UK distribution network with the acquisition of Filmtechnik.
Exaprint sets low price benchmark with new range
Exaprint is claiming lowest market prices for its new Essentials range of popular printed products.
APP sheds its paper pariah past in first FCP progress report
Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) has been given a cautious vote of confidence by the Rainforest Alliance in the first independent evaluation of its progress in meeting its "ambitious" self-imposed Forest...
Manroland Sheetfed makes profit for Langley Holdings despite sales fall
Manroland Sheetfed owner Langley Holdings has reported that the division increased its contribution to group profits in 2014.
GT4 Group acquires Creative Colour Bureau (CCB)
GT4 Group, owner of Glasgow-based labels and packaging printer Gavin Watson and creative agency GT4, has acquired fellow Scottish commercial printer Creative Colour Bureau (CCB) in an all-share deal.
YPS becomes learning partner for pioneering school
Your Print Specialists (YPS) has been appointed as a learning partner at ‘project-based learning’ school Studio West Newcastle after installing an Epilog laser-engraver and Mimaki wide-format inkjet...
Mission Labels invests £100k in UK's first ThermoFlexx CTP
Mission Labels has made the leap from film to CTP with a £100,000 investment in the UK's first ThermoFlexx flexo imager from Belgian manufacturer Xeikon.
Mimaki launches small-format cutting table for small lot and prototype production
Mimaki has launched the CFL-605RT Compact Flatbed Cutting Plotter for the production of prototypes, samples and small lots of products and packaging.
China slowdown hits Heidelberg results
A slowdown in sales in China has hit Q3 results at Heidelberg, and while operating performance has improved, restructuring costs have propelled the group’s bottom-line loss to €95m (£71m).