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Top Signs adds second printer with SureColor install
Top Signs has installed an Epson SureColor SC-S80600 to better serve growing demand for signage.

Willowbridge Labels enhances digital with Xeikon spend
Willowbridge Labels has upgraded its digital capabilities after installing a Xeikon Label Discovery.

Superior ready for increased volumes as new Versafire arrives
Superior Creative Services has taken on a Versafire EP production printer from Heidelberg to accommodate a sharp rise in demand for its digital output.

Print My Way established in memory of Martyn Young
The former operations director of First2Print has returned to the print sector following her husband’s passing in 2017 with the launch of her new print management company Print My Way.

Xerox margins and EPS up but sales down in Q1
Xerox has reported operating margin and earnings per share (EPS) growth in Q1 but its revenue fell by 9.4%.

Stag Print celebrates 40th birthday
Stag Print is celebrating 40 years in business this month and has attributed its lasting success to constantly evolving its service offering.

New co-investor for Zanders Paper
A Swedish company has become a co-investor of German papermaker Zanders Paper.

Charing Cross invests in Xerox Iridesse
Charing Cross Print has bought a new Xerox Iridesse press with additional gold, silver, white and clear ink stations to bolster its high-end digital offering.

Bow Design rebrands under new ownership
Bow Design has been acquired by Ministry of Furniture to become its graphics and print wing.

Bluetree gains living wage accreditation
Bluetree Group has attained official accreditation as a real living wage employer from the Living Wage Foundation, now paying all employees at least £9 per hour.

UK ops hold steady in Antalis Q1 results
Operating profits at Antalis were down by almost a third in Q1, but the merchanting group said that its business in the UK had “held up well”.

Epic adds hot foiling service with multi-purpose Kama ProCut
Epic Print has launched in-house hot foiling services for the first time on its recently installed Kama ProCut 76 die-cutting system in a bid to expand into the packaging sector.

Circle Media: all print plants now failed or for sale
Circle Media Group has hit the buffers and appears likely to disappear from print altogether – its Austrian web offset business is the latest subsidiary to file for bankruptcy, while the rest of the...

Words & Spaces invests in Ryobi press and Heidelberg workflow
Words & Spaces has invested in a new RMGT (Ryobi) 685 five-colour B2 press as well as installing Heidelberg’s Prinect workflow software to strengthen its offering.

DS Smith study says UK recycling “at tipping point”
Packaging giant DS Smith has released new research that says the UK will fall short of its 2035 recycling targets by more than a decade.