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Chouhan: I think the industry is in a really good place at the moment
Fourth CMC One

CMS signs for fifth CMC paper wrap line

Central Mailing Services (CMS) has signed for its fifth paper wrap machine from CMC as demand for the service continues to grow for the company.

Prontaprint London had to fit the new machines through the front door rather than take out the historic windows
Two new Xerox machines installed

Prontaprint London refreshes Xerox lineup after MBO

Prontaprint London, the Marylebone branch of the B2B and retail print provider, has installed a pair of new Xerox digital printers following a recent MBO.

Smurfit Kappa UK lost 8,000 tonnes of compressed board to the 2022 blaze. Source: West Midlands Fire Service
June 2022 blaze

Smurfit Kappa UK sues caterer and Birmingham Council over 2022 fire

Smurfit Kappa UK is suing a small Birmingham catering firm, and Birmingham City Council (BCC), over the 2022 fire that saw 8,000 tonnes of compressed cardboard go up in flames.

The new machine has been running since hitting the ground
Targeting £2m sales

Blackwell Print brings perfect binding in-house with Horizon install

Historic printer Blackwell Print has installed a new Horizon BQ-270 perfect binder at its Great Yarmouth facility, allowing the firm to bring perfect binding in-house.

BPD Group will see the EFI Nozomi arrive in late October
Mimaki JFX200 also installed

BPD Group to install Nozomi as part of mega inkjet spend

B-Print and Display Group (BPD) has invested in a brand-new EFI Nozomi 14000.

Cojocaru and Stefan, old friends, have set up their wide-format firm in Poole, Dorset
Trading since October 1

Poole wide-format start-up makes first pass with Mimaki

Infinite Impressions, a brand-new wide-format print firm officially launched on 1 October, has begun printing.

Carter: Pro Z75 continues to evolve and develop at pace
Technology portfolio front and centre

Ricoh hosts customer event and readies Z75 B2 inkjet for UK demos

Ricoh UK hosted its second annual Print Evolution Live event last week, where around 60 clients and prospects got first sight of the Ricoh Pro Z75 B2 inkjet on UK soil.

Stilwell (L): Bridgnorth's graduate designer has been "absolutely super"
New AccurioPrint C4065 and fresh hire

Bridgnorth Print Services updates roster with new Konica Minolta

Shropshire on-demand digital and wide-format printer Bridgnorth Print Services has invested in a new Konica Minolta AccurioPrint C4065 to capitalise on a strong year-end performance at the company.

Flew many missions in WWII

RIP print centenarian Bill Mould

William Edward Mould, known as Bill, has died aged 100 after a long life of extraordinary achievements and variety.

Hunter (L): the Canon "hasn't stopped" since being installed
Productivity up 30%

The DS Group invests for efficiency with new Canon and Morgana

Clacton-on-Sea-based printer The DS Group has invested in a new Canon imagePress V1350 digital production press and Morgana BM5035 bookletmaker to cement growth achieved in 2024.

Narayan: craft skills built up over 40 years
Fine binding, restorations and box making

Bensons Bookbinding seeks new location

Craft bookbinder and box maker Chris Narayan is searching for new premises and hopes to find a printing company or related business with some suitable spare space.

Xerox's sales increased slightly in Q2
Supports Reinvention strategy

Xerox expands IT Services presence with $400m acquisition

Xerox has agreed to acquire ITsavvy, a US provider of integrated IT products and associated services, for $400m (£307m).

(L-R) Dean Stayne from IFS and Paul McGuigan from Pyramid Press with the new Horizon machine
Next-generation saddle-stitching system

Pyramid Press increases flexibility with Horizon install

Pyramid Press has increased its production flexibility to meet greater demand for short-run fast turnaround print following investment in a Horizon iCE StitchLiner Mark IV.

Admins appointed

CB Printforce UK shuttered

On-demand book and journal printer CB Printforce UK has gone into administration.

Duraweld's Samed has already completed a mammoth job of 350,000 covers
Canon Arizona and Samed paper-over-board machine

Duraweld fires up run lengths with new kit

Custom stationery and packaging manufacturer Duraweld has fired up its in-house manufacturing capacity with a brand-new Canon Arizona 1380 GT flatbed printer and Samed Darix Turbo paper-over-board...