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Telford-based Graphics and Print collapses after £1m contract loss
Commercial printer Graphics and Print has fallen into administration following the loss of a major £1m contract, resulting in the loss of 39 jobs.

Coveris announces St Neots Packaging acquisition
Plastic packaging giant Coveris has acquired St Neots Packaging as part of a move to support its continued growth in cartonboard.

Pureprint targets growth with BT&D sales hires
Pureprint is targeting growth in its colour book and corporate publishing print operation after setting up a new sales office in Frome, Somerset, manned by a senior team from collapsed book printer...

HOA reaps benefits of in-house digital
Specialist print management and design service provider HOA Creative Communications has expanded its services after bringing its digital printing capabilities in-house.

French firm UNI adds UK manufacturing with Arteb deal
UNI Packaging has acquired Merseyside-based flexible packaging printer Arteb.

Pandaprint steps up to five colours
Dunfermline-based Pandaprint has ordered a Heidelberg Speedmaster SX 74-5 press, which will replace its first B2 machine, a Komori Spica, later this summer.

Marstan Press secures ISO colour standard
Marstan Press has crowned the installation of its new press by gaining Heidelberg ISO 12647-2 colour certification and joining the vendor’s Colour Club of accredited printers.

Lexon boosts shrinkwrapping to increase efficiency
Lexon Group has invested in Audion equipment to make its shrinkwrapping process more efficient.

Q-Quote online quotation software launched
Proximity Solutions UK has developed a new cloud-based job quotation and e-commerce system, Q-Quote, which allows printers to add an instant quote facility to their websites for a range of commercial...

Kodak launches Prosper 6000 series
Kodak has unveiled the latest generation of its Prosper high-speed inkjet web press, the Kodak Prosper 6000, which features all new paper transport, drying and ink technology.

Fespa t-shirt design and World Wrap Master winners announced
The winners of Fespa's t-shirt design and World Wrap Masters competitions have been revealed.

Personalised newspaper service launches
PaperLater, a service to create and mail users a bespoke newspaper based on online content, has been launched by The Newspaper Club.

Visual Print brings digital inhouse with RGF funding
Visual Print & Design has brought digital print in-house as part of plans to double in size over the next year.

Heidelberg business review underway as it looks at further buys
Heidelberg will review its ‘weak margin’ product segments over the next six months and could spin-off or discontinue some of its operations, while at the same time looking to acquire in growth areas.

Technique moves into digital with Konica buy
Technique Print Group has branched out into digital printing after investing in a Konica Minolta C6000.