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Surface Print in double install
Wallpaper manufacturing business Surface Print has increased its production efficiency and opened up a range of new markets after investing in two new HP Latex 3600 printers.

Fujifilm reports on first half
Fujifilm’s Materials division, which includes graphic communications, has posted sales up 13% in the first half of the financial year.

KM: Tatsuno resumes production; working on stable toner supply
Konica Minolta has resumed toner production at its Tatsuno Factory and the business said it is continuing work on rebuilding a stable supply of toner.

Whistl buys Relish business
Whistl has acquired sampling specialist Relish from Kin + Carta as the business, formerly St Ives, wraps up its divesture of non-core operations to become a pure-play DX (digital transformation)...

AM Labels expands portfolio with new press
Label printing machine specialist AM Labels has expanded its portfolio with the addition of a new digital label press.

DMGT: newsprint increases at levels 'not seen since 1996'
The owner of the Daily Mail is likely to implement redundancies – rather than put up the price of its newspapers again – as it looks to cut costs as it battles the biggest increase in newsprint costs...

Komori sales on recovery track
Komori has revised its sales and profit forecasts for both the half- and full-year, with sales recovering but the availability of components and materials crimping the group’s ability to deliver.

Recruitment event shares tips on hiring young people
A hybrid conference held earlier this week shared tips and ideas on how to recruit and encourage young people to join the print industry.

Three hires and a promotion at Visual Print and Design
Visual Print and Design has added three new members to its team and promoted a fourth internally as demand for its print and design services continues to grow.

Matthews takes on new role at Tecnau
Chris Matthews has joined Tecnau as its new area manager for the UK and Ireland.

Lucian Freud print bought for under £12 expected to sell for thousands
A rare, limited edition print by 20th century painter Lucian Freud is expected to make at least 1,000 times the price paid for it earlier this year when it goes under the hammer later this month.

Service Graphics consolidates Display operations
Service Graphics, part of the Paragon Group, has proposed the closure of one its Display large-format facilities.

Portals completes Fedrigoni security buy
Portals has completed the acquisition of Fedrigoni’s specialist Security business.

Wilmot-Budgen first with Inca EoS upgrade
Wilmot-Budgen has upgraded its Inca Onset R50i to an Onset X2 using Inca’s ‘End of Support’ upgrade option, becoming the first firm to do so in the process.

RRD to be acquired by LSC owner
RR Donnelley & Sons (RRD) is set to be acquired by affiliates of Atlas Holdings and go private in an all-cash deal worth around $2.1bn (£1.54bn).