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Ashgate Automation appointed Duplo Digital Dealer
Finishing equipment supplier Ashgate Automation has been appointed as a Duplo Digital Dealer.

Phoenix fury prompts boycott threat
Printers have threatened to boycott suppliers who carry on trading with pre-packs, such as commercial printer Holdmede, which traded as Pelican Press and was sold to two senior employees on the day it...
Two Sides reaches out with buyer survey
Two Sides and Print Power are encouraging every company in the industry to forward a survey on print use to all their contacts in a bid to reinforce the positive message about print media.

Vivid Laminating Technologies to launch auto feeder at Drupa
Vivid Laminating Technologies is to launch two prototype auto-feeders that have been developed to fit their Matrix range of single-sided laminating machines at Drupa 2012 (Hall 11, Stand E61).

Sotheby's licenses brand to print manager Sotheby's Imprint
Auction house Sotheby's has licensed its name to 'luxury' print management company, Spire, which will now be known as Sotheby's Imprint (SI).

Baumann Wohlenberg to launch cutting system at Drupa
Baumann Wohlenberg is using Drupa as a springboard to showcase its family of cutting systems that encompass a raft of new modules that will launch at the show.

John Clinton returns to paper with Sappi
Sappi Fine Paper Europe has appointed former M-Real man John Clinton as managing director of its UK sales office.

Esko owner to buy X-Rite Pantone in $625m deal
Danaher Corporation has made a cash offer for X-Rite, owner of design industry color provider Pantone, with the deal for the colour management specialist broadly welcomed by shareholders and senior...

ProLabel joins growing band of US digital label adopters
ProLabel has installed an entry-level Xeikon 3030 as the US flexo industry continues its shift toward digital labels.

Kirkwood buys Nu Graphics
Kirkwood Holdings has bought digital printer Nu Graphics for an undisclosed sum as part of a strategy to boost its digital footprint.

Polar announces Drupa line-up
Finishing equipment manufacturer Polar has announced a raft of machinery that will appear on its stand (A01, hall 2) at Drupa, including a number of worldwide debuts.

MB names debuts for Drupa
Finishing equipment manufacturer Mathias Buerle has announced its line-up for this year's Drupa.

D&K to showcase Europa B2 at Drupa
Lamination and encapsulation manufacturer D&K Europe is displaying its Europa B2 at Drupa 2012, the first time the machine has been seen at a major exhibition.

North Plains buys Xinet to form largest pure-play DAM in print
North Plains has acquired rival digital asset management (DAM) vendor Xinet for an undisclosed amount to form "the largest pure-play DAM vendor" in the print industry.
Print industry news roundup:H&H Group, R Booth, Tower Printing, Pelican Press, Domino
Stay up to date with your procurement supply chain thanks to print industry news at your fingertips. This week: H&H Group makes another acquisition, R Booth adds Speedmaster, Tower Printing first in...