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DGI duo headlines half-million spend at L&S Prints
L&S Prints has invested in two new DGI Fabrijet FT-1908 textile printers as part of an upgrade and expansion of its technology, premises and output that is set to cost an estimated £500,000.
CoverUp secures EFI milestone with world first
Dublin-based large-format specialist CoverUp will install the 100th Vutek FabriVU Series machine when it takes delivery of the world’s first EFI Vutek FabriVU 340i soft signage printer.
Print Scotland hails apprentices
Print Scotland used its third annual Scottish Print Apprentice of the Year Awards to issue a call to the region’s print businesses to embrace apprenticeships.
Route One adds high-end inkjet web
Fast-expanding trade printer Route One Print has secured a multimillion pound investment to fund its growth plans, and has also added a high-speed inkjet web press to its existing array of digital...
GDPR: EU's new data regs come into force
Today is the day that the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) rules come into effect, following their adoption by the European Parliament two years ago.
Dynamic takes UK's first Versafire EV
The UK's first Heidelberg Versafire EV “cannot come soon enough” for Dynamic Print Media, which is preparing to take delivery of the digital press.
The Paperbox adds FSC certification
A specialist supplier of card and envelopes set up by a former web offset printer is celebrating after being awarded FSC registration.
Rethink CMYK in administration
Print and marketing company Rethink CMYK has gone into administration.
Solopress owner tipped to float
Solopress owner Onlineprinters could be gearing up to float the group later this year.
CyanX MD made freeman of London
Richard Mawson, managing director of Leeds-based equipment and consumables supplier CyanX, has been awarded the Freedom of the City of London after being put forward by The Stationers’ Company.
Colour Display in Canon investment and premises expansion
Screen and wide-format specialist Colour Display has invested around £150,000 in a refurbished Canon Océ Arizona 660 XT UV flatbed printer and a new mezzanine.
First SureColor F2100 goes to First XV
Rugby merchandise printer First XV has begun printing its own range of slogan t-shirts with the installation of the UK’s first Epson SureColor SC-F2100 direct-to-garment (DTG) printer.
Feldmuehle Uetersen sold
Independent German paper mill Feldmuehle Uetersen, which filed for insolvency in January, has been sold.
Kern appoints new UK general manager
Mailing equipment manufacturer Kern has appointed Michelle Heer as its new UK general manager.
SPD Design & Print transfers assets and staff prior to liquidation
Wide-format specialist SPD Design & Print is set to enter liquidation following the transfer of its assets and employees to a new company, SPD Print & Design.