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Clarity launches wide-format nesting module

Clarity Software has released a nesting module that will integrate with its Clarity Professional MIS at the quotation stage to enable wide-format printers to offer the best price per job without...

Russell Printers acquires embroidered workwear company

Russell Printers has bought embroidered workwear company BCR Workwear to expand its services.

Bell & Bain scores UK first with Muller Martini install

Glasgow printer Bell & Bain has become the first UK printer to install a Muller Martini Diamant MC case binding line.

Overmatter: Eccles cake decoration

Overmatter might have known that when it came to his recent nuptials, PrintWeek contributor Simon Eccles would have something special and print-related up his sleeve.

Killer app: Ryedale Group hailed for printed sensor technology

Not so long ago, the idea of printing an electronic circuit would have sounded highly futuristic and sci-fi. But the future, say printed electronics experts, is now here. One exciting recent example...

The Printing Charity offers help to Global MP Mailing workers

Out-of-pocket workers at Global MP Mailing can apply to The Printing Charity’s hardship fund for financial assistance.

TJ International in £3.5m Kolbus bindery investment

Book manufacturer TJ International has upgraded its post-press facilities with a £3.5m investment in Kolbus bindery equipment.

Sun Capital confirms River deal and Polestar collaboration

Polestar owner Sun European Partners has confirmed that one of its affiliates has purchased River Group and expanded on its plans for the customer publisher to work in partnership with Polestar.

Former Polestar owner Investcorp buys SPGPrints Group

Investcorp, the Bahrain-listed private equity group that owned Polestar from 1998 to 2006, has acquired Netherlands-based screen and digital printing equipment manufacturer SPGPrints Group.

Polestar owner Sun plans River acquisition

An affiliate of Sun European Partners, owner of Polestar Group, is understood to be on the verge of acquiring the contract publishing business River Group.

APRIL refutes 'off-base' Greenpeace attack

Indonesian pulp and paper firm APRIL has refuted claims by Greenpeace that it is turning High Conservation Value (HCV) forest in its concession on the island of Pulau Padang into a plantation.

Martell to leave St Ives after 34 years

There’s change at the top of one of the UK’s biggest print groups – St Ives chief executive Patrick Martell is leaving the firm after 34 years to join £1.1bn events and business information giant...

Global MP Mailing workers appeal for help

Staff at Global MP Mailing remain unpaid and in a state of limbo, and have appealed to PrintWeek readers for help.

Kingsdown makes major digital investment

Kingsdown Printing has invested close to £500,000 in two new Ricoh presses and Duplo finishing equipment to enhance its digital and web-to-print capabilities.

CV Labels buys second Nilpeter press to meet increased demand

Scottish label manufacturer CV Labels has invested in a second Nilpeter FB-2500 UV-flexo press to keep up with increased demand for pressure-sensitive labels.