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Killer app: Service Graphics delivers an ‘Altered’ view of icons
Boxpark in Shoreditch – well known among London’s trendy types for its pop-up shops – is playing host to pop-up print this month. Artist Yoni Alter has taken the top spot, literally, at the big banner...

PrintWeek Power 100 goes live
The new look PrintWeek Power 100 goes live today, with more than one third of the industry figures in the listing making their debuts.

DS Smith in world first with Onset S40i corrugated printer
DS Smith has been revealed as the first packaging company worldwide to have installed Fujifilm's digital print system for corrugated board, comprising the Onset S40i, Uvijet OL inks and an automated...

PPA takes action to raise awareness of illegal magazine sales
The Professional Publishers Association (PPA) has ramped up its campaign to help safeguard the magazine supply chain from losses caused by illegal sales.

ERA accolade for Prinovis UK
Prinovis UK was among the winners at the recent European Rotogravure Association (ERA) awards.

Senior Polestar director leaves group
Polestar has parted company with one of its longest-serving directors.

Middleton targets packaging and large-format growth and sells recycling division
West-Midlands based merchant and convertor Middleton Paper has made a multimillion-pound investment in kit and stock as it focuses its growth plans on the packaging and large-format sector after...

Creditsafe's new ratings model slashes print credit scores
The launch of a new ratings model by credit information supplier Creditsafe has resulted in a widespread downgrade of UK printers' credit scores.

Royal Mail sets aside £18m for French antitrust fine
Royal Mail has set aside £18m in respect of legal costs and any potential fine arising from the French antitrust investigation into its European parcels subsidiary GLS (Global Logistic Systems).

CS Labels makes Canon investment for proofing
Digital label printer CS Labels has invested in a Canon imagePrograf iPF 6450 large-format printer to enable it to provide colour-accurate proofs.

Adobe Creative Cloud goes mobile at MAX 2014
Adobe has updated Creative Cloud adding nine tools for mobile use.

Hunts opts for Komori H-UV for new Light Dry offer
Hunts has hit the ground running with its new Komori H-UV press, notching up 100 jobs and 700,000 impressions in the first week of live production.

Canon launches Digital Dimensions hub
Canon has launched a subscription-based online hub, Canon Digital Dimensions, with the aim of helping its customers to grow their businesses.

St Ives hails successful acquisitions strategy
Marketing services is now a near-£100m business for St Ives, while like-for-like print sales have nudged up after the group’s exit from commodity print markets.

Wyndeham signals end of the line for Heron
Wyndeham Group has begun a 45-day consultation at its loss-making Heron site that could mean the end of print production at the factory.