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UK firm first in world for Acuity Ultra
Surrey-based creative production firm Echo House, has become the first company in the world to purchase a superwide-format Acuity Ultra from Fujifilm.

Xerox: Fujifilm deal is canned, CEO resigns
Carl Icahn and Darwin Deason have emerged victorious in the war over control of Xerox – the proposed takeover deal with Fujifilm is now off and Xerox CEO Jeff Jacobson will be replaced by John...

Warwick Printing Company in Ashgate investment
Warwick Printing Company has become one of the first printers to purchase Ashgate Automation’s KF640 bookletmaker and trimmer with a squarefold in-line unit.

Second Aleph installed at Stead McAlpin
Fabric printer Stead McAlpin has invested in a second Aleph TXB-160S digital textile belt printer in order to expand its pigment capabilities.

MBA appoints former Adare director
MBA-Group has recruited a former Adare SEC director to spearhead growth in digital technology and wider communication services.

Bang Tidy dye-sub investment for clothing specialist
Bang Tidy Clothing has invested around £90,000 in new kit to enable it to offer a specialist dye-sublimation print service onto large-format aluminium sheets from substrate supplier Metal.

GD Web Offset and EWO switch up after fire
GD Web Offset and sister company EWO Media have switched to 24/7 working in order to absorb the work previously done on GD’s fire-damaged M4000, and the business has also secured fresh investment.

Sherwin Rivers ups efficiency with Horizon investment
Print and design company Sherwin Rivers has invested around £60,000 in a Horizon SPF-200A bookletmaker with two Horizon VAC-1000 collating towers to boost its capacity and efficiency.

£500k investment at Anglia Labels includes Domino install
Anglia Labels has spent £500,000 to install a five-colour Domino N610i inkjet label press and adapt its operation to accommodate the new machine.

MPS Belfast takes its first-ever Heidelberg Speedmaster
Multi Packaging Solutions (MPS) has installed the first Heidelberg press at its Belfast operation, a six-colour Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106.

Xerox 'sets record straight' over Icahn comments
Xerox’s board has released an open letter to shareholders in response to what it described as “false and highly irresponsible fearmongering” by Carl Icahn.

Hobs Group divests MPS arm
Hobs Group has sold Hobs On-Site, its managed print services (MPS) division, to independent IT services business SCC, for an undisclosed sum.

Sonora sales jump in Kodak Q1 results
Kodak achieved double-digit growth in volumes for its Sonora process-free and Flexcel flexo plates in Q1, but posted a loss for the quarter amid moves that could lead to more M&A activity at the...

Communisis strengthens board
Communisis has appointed an additional non-executive director who bring extensive experience in financial services and retail to the PLC.

Former Cestrian MD launches new project management business
Former Cestrian managing director Phill Reynolds has launched new business OPOC, which offers a field management tool of the same name to make data collection more efficient, allowing businesses to...