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FT Solutions lauds Aldermore bank as expansion continues
Print service company FT Solutions has lauded its new bank, Aldermore, for allowing it to continue to grow when its existing lender backed away from the print industry.

Fespa Hall of Fame winners revealed
Fespa has announced the overall and individual country winners of its 2012 Hall of Fame.

St Ives fined following 2008 Peterborough death
St Ives has been fined 112,500 following the death of a maintenance engineer at its Peterborough plant in 2008.

TOD to 'treble service portfolio' with Impala buy
Tangent subsidiary Tangent On Demand (TOD) has brought a host of work in-house and expanded its offerings with the installation of a SwissQprint Impala press.

Antalis McNaughton launches 74 products to UK market through Coala range
Paper supplier Antalis McNaughton has today (27 March) launched a new range of wide-format substrates, featuring 74 products new to the UK.

PS2 Print installs UK's first Speedmaster SX press
PS2 Print is to install the UK's first Heidelberg Speedmaster SX 74-5 as part of plans to diversify into B2 litho.

Budgeprint boosts wide-format capabilities with HP Designjet L26500 investment
Budgeprint has invested in a HP Designjet L26500 wide-format printer in a bid to boost its environmental credentials and cut turnaround times.

Masterpiece Graphix adds digital product range
Substrate supplier Masterpiece Graphix has added white polyester (PET) products for liquid and dry toner digital presses to its range.

AGI-Shorewood produces packaging for Twilight DVD
Media packaging specialist AGI-Shorewood has helped to bring the latest film in the popular Twilight saga to the UK market on DVD and Blu-ray.

John Price Printers installs ten-colour Komori Lithrone
John Price Printers has installed a Komori ten-colour Lithrone S1029 Perfector to boost capacity and to replace an older press.

OMMprint installs new Inca Onset S40 flatbed printer
Wide-format specialist OMMprint has invested in an Inca Onset S40 digital flatbed printer as part of a strategy to increase capacity and enter new markets.

Chesapeake installs seventh UK Komori
Print giant Chesapeake has extended its two-year worldwide spending spree to 45m and added a seventh Komori to its UK arsenal.
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Printers back government plans to make employee dismissal easier
Printers have backed government proposals to make it easier for small employers to dismiss under-performing members of staff.