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Hull printer targets expansion
Digital print firm Ditto 4 Design has invested around £40,000 in its wide-format and finishing departments in response to steady growth.

De La Rue chief Cobbold gives export insights in Stationers' address
Outgoing De La Rue chief executive Tim Cobbold urged the industry to keep innovating and keep - or consider - exporting as he gave the Stationers’ Company annual lecture last night.

Killer app: Octink spreads the love for London Fashion Week
Notorious for wearing very little, and indeed nothing at all in her Wrecking Ball video, controversial pop singer Miley Cyrus was nevertheless prominently featured on a London Fashion Week window...

300 jobs at risk as Hallmark UK outsources production
Greetings card giant Hallmark UK has announced that it is to outsource its printing and manufacturing operations, currently based in Dawson Lane, Bradford, with the potential loss of up to 300 jobs.

Overmatter: Made with British rain
“When life sends you lemons, make lemonade” – a phrase beloved of every damn upbeat optimist around the globe. We have just learned of a new variant on this theme: “When life sends you Biblical...

Service Point UK report reveals "significant limitation"
Up-for-sale Service Point UK has filed its overdue financial statements for 2012, with the directors admitting a “significant limitation” on the period over which the directors are able to consider...

Tangent posts positive trading update
Tangent Communications has announced a 20% increase in its like-for-like underlying operating profit for the 12-months to 28 February 2014.

Precision Printing orders Scodix S75 digital enhancement press
Precision Printing has spent around £200,000 on a Scodix S75 digital enhancement press as it turns its attention from next generation digital press investments to added value effects that boost the...

Lincolnshire printer rises from the ashes
One year on from a devastating fire that gutted its Lincolnshire factory, Mono-Poly Printers has risen from the ashes of disaster and is now stronger than ever.

Hollywood Monster in £400,000 Vutek spend
Sign and graphics display specialist Hollywood Monster has added an EFI Vutek GS5000r to its stable of super-wide format devices in response to growth in its POS and retail work.

Sydney Beaumont launches flat sheet signage substrates
Self-adhesive vinyl distributor Sydney Beaumont (Leeds) has expanded its range of wide-format substrates to include rigid materials supplied by its new parent company Pyramid Display Materials Group.

Canon announces Fespa Digital 2014 line up
Canon is to feature a range of roll-fed inkjet and UV flatbed printers on its stand at the show, set to take place in Munich from 20-23 May.

Masterwork launches MK1450ER large format die-cutter
Masterwork Graphic Equipment has announced the worldwide launch of the MK1450ER, which is said to be the first Chinese-manufactured large format die cutter with stripping and blanking capability.

Garnett Dickinson Print MD to leave business
In an unexpected move, the managing director of Garnett Dickinson Print is leaving the company.

Print North East completes £400,000 spend
Print North East has boosted its litho output with a Komori Lithrone investment and is eyeing digital expansion later in the year.