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ePS acquires Tharstern
eProductivity Software (ePS) has acquired MIS provider Tharstern Group to further its inorganic growth strategy and enhance its customer offering.

Snows Business Forms admins reveal more as various assets sold
The joint administrators of long-established Southampton forms and custom stationery supplier Snows Business Forms have outlined the circumstances that lead to the closure of the business, and...

APS invests £5m into Preston Brook facility
APS Group has invested £5m into its 9,290sqm secure inbound/outbound Preston Brook facility near Runcorn.

Komori's Sutton to retire
Neil Sutton will retire at the end of this month after a near-30-year career at Komori, and has received a Lifetime Achievement Award as part of his send-off.

Sign & Digital UK impresses at the NEC
The 2023 edition of Sign & Digital UK (SDUK) has been warmly received, as in-person trade shows continue to prove their worth in the post-pandemic business environment.

Bell & Bain investigates inkjet options
Bell & Bain is scoping out the potential for reel-fed colour inkjet as part of its future investment options.

Sirane to install first UK HP Indigo 200k
Packaging converter Sirane is to become the first company in the UK – and one of only three worldwide – to take delivery of HP’s new Indigo 200k Digital Press.

Sirane launches world-first pouches
Packaging manufacturer Sirane has launched a range of oven-friendly films and pouches printed with heat-resistant water-based inks, in what the company has called a world-first.

Fusion Digital expands with Agfa install
Fusion Digital Print (FDP) has set up a new fabric department, which kicked off with the installation of an Agfa Avinci CX3200 dye-sub machine in January.

Offset Print & Packaging takes delivery of huge press
Installation of Offset Print & Packaging’s first-of-its-kind Koenig & Bauer Rapida 145 is underway, following the completion of extensive preparatory works including the removal of a 40-metre...

Digiprint Nettl launches new sustainable range following HP install
Digiprint Nettl has launched an environmentally friendly range of products following the installation of an HP Latex R1000 printer.

Industry leaders react, three years on from lockdown
While today (23 March) marks three years since the first Covid lockdown was implemented in the UK, the impact of that and subsequent lockdowns are still felt across the industry while the...

Total refit for University of Leeds’ print centre
The University of Leeds (UoL) installed a swathe of new Konica Minolta and Duplo kit after putting its print centre refit out to tender.

HP unveils Indigo 200K
HP has launched its latest entry into the flexible packaging market, the digital mid-web 200K press.

UPM makes further reduction to uncoated capacity
UPM has announced a further reduction in uncoated magazine paper capacity and has brought forward the shutdown of its Austrian newsprint mill.