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Company of the Year: Tradeprint

Investment in technology has been the keynote of a thumpingly good year for this “software company that happens to print”, whose lean manufacturing and automated processes mean 98% of work is...

Baker Goodchild buys Buhrs BB300 envelope inserter

Direct mail fulfilment and print management services provider Baker Goodchild has invested in a new Buhrs BB300 envelope inserting system to boost its productivity and increase its direct mail service...

Twenty10 invests in DigiBook 200 PUR binder

Digital printer Twenty10 Digital has invested in a Morgana DigiBook 200 PUR perfect binder to bring short-run perfect binding in-house.

Brilliant Media in automated cutting spend

Brilliant Media has added automated cutting to its facilities after buying an Esko Kongsberg cutting table at Duplo’s London Calling event this week.

Introscan invests in HP Latex 360

Wide-format printer Introscan has bought an HP Latex 360 with Onyx RIP to boost its wide-format capabilities and reap the machine's environmental benefits.

Former Cumbrian News Group technical director Peter Graham Simpson dies

Peter Graham Simpson, the former technical director of Cumbrian News Group, has passed away aged 68.

KBA adds wide web digital and partners with HP

KBA has launched the widest full-colour digital web press yet, the RotaJet L-Series.

VCG Group chief executive leaves company

VCG Group chief executive Mick Tooley has left the design and retail packaging specialist after 25 years of service.

Domino targets Mailmark users with inkjet trade-in

Mailing houses that need to invest in new inkjet technology to meet Royal Mail's Mailmark programme requirements will be able to get up to £20,000 off a K600i or BitJet+ imprinting system from Domino...

Vpress appoints Kevin Tyler to business development role

Vpress has appointed Kevin Tyler, former head of UK sales at rival web-to-print software developer RedTie, to the role of business development manager.

No retrospective VAT bill for DM single sourcing

Printers who have incorrectly treated the postal element of ad mailings as VAT zero-rated are unlikely to be hit with a retrospective bill but could face charges from 1 October, according to the...

SBF flags library closure during local redevelopment

St Bride Foundation (SBF) has decided to take steps to protect its collection during local redevelopment works by temporarily closing the library while work is in progress.

Speedscreen follows up press install with Kongsberg investment

Speedscreen has invested £200,000 in a Kongsberg C64 cutting table to remove a finishing bottleneck arising from its installation of a Durst 1012 in June 2013.

MBA Group appoints new independent non-executive director

Multi-channel communications business MBA Group has appointed Alan Charnley as its first independent non-executive director.

Overmatter: sauce matters

Fans of the Danny Baker show on BBC Radio 5 Live will be familiar with the sausage sandwich game, whereby Dan poses the question: “Red sauce, brown sauce or no sauce at all?” as the culmination of the...