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Precision Proco in Cliftons acquisition and HP Indigo 100K install
Precision Proco Group (PPG) has acquired the trade finishing arm of Cliftons Bookbinders and taken delivery of an HP Indigo 100K at its Dagenham site.

RRD mystery buyer withdraws offer, group suffers cyber attack
The unnamed "strategic buyer" that made an unsolicited non-binding bid to acquire RR Donnelley for $11.50 (£8.48) per share in cash has withdrawn its offer.

Wide-format kit up for auction from closed Hampshire printer
A wide range of printing equipment along with a number of other assets is set to go to auction as its Alton-based owner enters liquidation.

Covid crisis results in 'long-term improvements' at Moo
Moo lost the equivalent of more than $1m a month during the pandemic-afflicted 2020 trading year as the business racked up exceptional costs of nearly $7m and sales of its core business card products...

Flexpress switches RMGT install plans
Trade printer Flexpress has cancelled its order for an RMGT (Ryobi) 970 LED UV press due to manufacturing delays and will now instead take on a 920 ST4 CD LED UV machine from RMGT.

Sad tale tops January’s most read
While our first 2022 listicle of the most-read articles on printweek.com could hardly be described as cheery collection, much like with the January skies, if you look hard enough there was the...

Xerox results crimped by Covid and supply chain issues
Sales at Xerox were effectively flat last year and came in below expectations, but CEO John Visentin believes the firm’s new business initiatives will deliver growth in 2022.

Salocin sets up standalone media agency
Nick Dixon’s The Salocin Group has created a new standalone media agency from Edit’s media team.

Futureprint brings carton gluing in-house
Futureprint has taken on a Petratto Metro folder-gluer to enable it to glue cartons in-house.

Brunswick Press supports growth with Duplo install
Brunswick Press has taken on a Duplo DBM-350 twin tower booklet system to support its growth coming out of the pandemic.

Fedrigoni UK launches annual calendar project
Fedrigoni UK has unveiled the latest edition of its annual calendar project, Fedrigoni 365.

New vehicle wrapping and signage business gathers pace
Launched at the start of this month, Wakefield-based Reactive Signs is already going strong thanks to industry support, according to its owner.

Harlow Printing expands format with RMGT install
Harlow Printing has installed an RMGT (Ryobi) 920 offset press equipped with LED UV curing to take advantage of the larger sheet size and quick drying offered by the machine.

Canon's printing business bounces back
Canon’s production printing business made a “solid recovery” last year, with further growth anticipated in 2022.

Cimpress Q2 results benefit from pandemic actions
Cimpress’ Upload & Print business has bounced back and was ahead of pre-pandemic levels in the web-to-print giant’s Q2 results.