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Domino launches 950BK mineral oil-free black ink
Domino Printing Sciences has launched a 100% mineral oil-free black ink for use with its C6000 drop-on-demand outer case coding printer for food packaging applications.

Crews tackle fire at Kent paper mill
Firefighters have been called to a paper mill in Northfleet, Kent after a fire broke out this morning.

PCL Digital invests in HP Indigo 5500 and Enfocus Switch
Birmingham-based PCL Digital has invested £250,000 in an HP Indigo upgrade and new Enfocus Switch workflow.

Blue Sky Print invests in Prinect workflow
Blue Sky Print has invested in a new Prinect workflow with Signastation imposition and PDF Toolbox pre-flighting after trading in its old two-colour B2 press for a secondhand SM74 five-colour B2 press...

Asda becomes first retailer to adopt PantoneLive
Asda has become the first retailer to implement the PantoneLive cloud-based colour standardisation and verification tool across its entire global supply chain.

Royal Mail releases Classic Children's TV stamps
Stamps featuring 12 much-loved children’s television characters have been released by Royal Mail.

Konica Minolta takes stake in MGI
Konica Minolta has entered into a strategic alliance with MGI Digital Graphic Technology and taken a 10% stake in the French manufacturer, which makes a range of digital print and finishing equipment.

EFI adopts HTML5 in latest Digital StoreFront release
EFI has based the latest version of its Digital StoreFront (DSF) web-to-print software on the HTML5 standard, which ensures consistent viewing across all operating systems and devices, including...

M Partners Wide appoints sales support specialist
M Partners Wide, the South London wide-format print equipment distributor, has appointed Bhupinder Bharat to the role of sales support specialist.

Adobe adds 3D printing capability to Photoshop
Adobe has taken its first steps into the world of 3D printing by adding support for the fast-growing print technology to Photoshop, as part of a major upgrade to Adobe Creative Cloud.

Barclays begins SME account consolidation
Barclays is consolidating all of its 500,000 business current account customers onto one of two new payment plans, launched in May 2013, with a minority of customers facing a significant hike in...

Graphic Measures International targets Europe
Packaging quality measurement agency Graphic Measures International (GMI) has opened a UK sales centre to widen its certification reach to European retailers and print managers.

Ibis unveils 'stretched' Smart-binder X
Ibis Integrated Bindery Systems has launched a "stretched" version of its Smart-binder in-line digital saddle stitcher designed for high-speed production of low pagination A5 booklets and for...

RDI in multimillion-pound inkjet spend
Real Digital International (RDI) has invested close to £3m in two Screen inkjets in a UK direct-mail first as the company capitalises on 2013 client wins and targets further growth in 2014.

Fuller Davies buys NexPress to boost digital firepower
Ipswich print-and-mail specialist Fuller Davies has purchased a Kodak NexPress SX3300 digital colour press to upgrade its digital capabilities.