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New board structure at Artisan
There’s change at the top of Artisan Press with the departure of two long-standing directors at the business.

Paperhat hits £8.5m M&A spend with CTI Digital purchase
London-based print marketing communications business Paperhat Group has acquired the Manchester-based digital agency CTI Digital for an undisclosed sum.

AC Print increases in-house folding options with Horizon buy
Commercial printer AC Print has invested in a Horizon Crossfolder AFC-566 AKT to improve its turnaround times and enable it to offer additional in-house folding options to its customers.

Mimaki Sb300 and Sb53 inks achieve Oeko-Tex accreditation
Mimaki has attained the Oeko-Tex accreditation for direct skin contact for its Sb300 series dye-sublimation inks and Sb53 sublimation transfer inks.

Mirri and Saxon join forces to produce liqueur cartons for Boutique Brands
Saxon Packaging and Mirri have teamed up to create new high-end packaging for Boutique Brands’ Sette Vie Italian liqueurs.

Chapelton supports business development with major rebrand
Speciality paper and cartonboard supplier Chapelton has undergone a major rebrand, including a name change, new logo, and the launch of a new website, to support additional growth in 2015.

Diamond boosts digital capacity with second Linoprint C901
Commercial printer Diamond Colour Print has invested in a second Heidelberg Linoprint C901 press to increase its digital capacity.

Potts Print (UK) in £3m pre-press, litho, digital and finishing spend
Potts Print (UK) will take delivery of a 15,000sph Heidelberg XL 75 six-colour plus coater this week as part of its £3m capital investment programme.

Rapidity refreshes press room with £180k kit spend
Digital print specialist Rapidity Communications has invested around £180,000 in a range of new equipment to boost its capacity and efficiency.

Soyang Europe launches own-brand textiles
Soyang Europe has launched its own range of textiles for wide- and grand-format printing following parent company Soyang Technologies' investment in a new 66,000sqm production and storage facility in...

EFI confident on $1bn revenue target as Fiery, Vutek and Jetrion drive Q4 growth
EFI has reported record fourth-quarter sales of $211.1m (£140m), despite a dip in form for its Industrial Inkjet segment arising from the slowdown in construction in China.

Agency bosses back direct mail in Mailmen campaign
Five influential agency and publishing industry leaders have publicly endorsed direct mail in Royal Mail Marketreach's new campaign, Mailmen.

De La Rue updates market, begins search for new FD
De La Rue is on the hunt for a new finance director, after incumbent Colin Child announced plans to step down in the summer.

Arjowiggins and Ricoh team up for book showcase
Ricoh Europe has worked with Arjowiggins to highlight the capabilities of its digital printers and Arjowiggins’s papers by commissioning an exclusive copy of The Real Mad Men, by Andrew Cracknell.

TG Print & Design brings PUR binding in-house with Morgana buy
TG Print & Design has invested in a Morgana DigiBook 200 PUR perfect binding machine to enable it to bring PUR binding in-house.