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Print firm fined £13,000 after worker loses finger
Ashford Colour Press has been fined £13,000 and ordered to pay £1,278 in costs after a worker lost a finger and seriously injured another during unsafe maintenance work on a bookbinding machine last...

Plus2Print invests in Mimaki CJV30-100
Irish printer Plus2Print has branched out into wide-format printing with the purchase of a Mimaki CJV30-100.

Wyndeham reorganises for life after IPC
Wyndeham Group will keep Southernprint open, despite the loss of the IPC Media contract, thanks to a new working time agreement with staff.

Adare Limited increases capacity following Ricoh investments
Direct marketing business Adare Limited has seen an increase in its capacity and volume following the completion of its comprehensive upgrade programme.

Callprint hits the acquisition trail with Premier deal
Callprint Group has acquired London-based digital print and repro rival Premier Reprographics to boost its presence in the capital and broaden its international reach.

Telegraph in TNT doordrop deal
Telegraph Media Group (TMG) is adding a fresh, highly-targeted marketing option to its services through a new partnership with TNT Post Doordrop Media.

Barnard & Westwood plays host to HRH The Duke of York
HRH The Duke of York visited printing and bookbinding company Barnard & Westwood last Thursday (May 29).

Allprint Display buys Zünd table to target packaging sector
Allprint Display has installed a new Zünd G3 L2500 cutting table to help it to move into the packaging market and increase capacity to meet growing demand.

Overmatter: The Daily Towel
Newspapers used to be described as ‘tomorrow’s chip paper’ back in the day when it was okay to repurpose this plentiful printed matter down at the local chippie.

Killer app: Caps Cases creates polling booths for Cornwall
Although common in the US and Australia due to their low cost, ease of storage and recyclability, cardboard polling booths had not been seen in the UK until last week.

Benford UV completes biggest installation to date
UK UV curing systems manufacturer Benford UV has continued to grow its export market after completing its biggest installation to date in the US.

Bank lending to SMEs falls in Q1 2014
Data from The Bank of England has shown that lending to small and medium-sized businesses under the Funding for Lending (FLS) scheme has fallen in the first quarter of this year.

New print and graphic design firm set to open in Nottingham
Two friends with extensive print experience are set to open a new print and graphic design firm in Nottingham next month.

GI Solutions secures high-speed web press double
GI Solutions has invested £3m in two HP T-series high-speed colour inkjet presses as the £37m turnover group edges towards 50% of its print sales being generated by digital.

Gemini Print Group invests in Speedmaster SX 74 to increase print output
Gemini West, part of the Gemini Print Group, has completed its extensive 12-month investment programme with the installation of a five-colour plus coater Heidelberg Speedmaster SX 74.