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New HP Scitex boosts NEC Graph-fix's capacity for retail jobs
NEC Graph-fix has bought an HP Scitex 11000 industrial press to upgrade its capability amid a busy year of developments for the firm.

UK-first EFI H1625-SD is 'holy grail' for Plastic Formers
Plastic Formers has taken on the UK’s first EFI H1625 SuperDraw, taking its first steps into digital print.

'Beast from the East' causes printers problems
Printers across the UK are battling blizzards and road closures as they strive to keep the presses turning, but the extreme weather conditions have forced at least one company to enact a temporary...

Goss and Manroland Web Systems set to merge
Goss International’s printing press business and Manroland Web Systems are to combine, with Contiweb set to become a standalone company.

Digital Wordcrafts invests £380k in new wide-format kit
Digital Wordcrafts has enhanced its wide-format offering with the installation of an Agfa Anapurna H3200i LED-UV press and a Zünd G3 XL3200 digital flatbed cutter.

Ex-COO returns to Trinity Mirror to aid N&S integration
Trinity Mirror is understood to be drafting in its former chief operating officer Mark Hollinshead to oversee the integration of Northern & Shell’s newly acquired titles after shareholders voted...

The Henna Press goes into liquidation following FT Solutions hit
Watford-based printer The Henna Press has gone into liquidation after being hit for six figures when its biggest client, FT Solutions, went into administration last month.

Kenads resurrects 70-year-old Thompson platen press
Kenads Printers is endeavouring to preserve a piece of print history by installing and restoring a Thompson-British automatic platen press from the 1940s.

Time Inc UK sale confirmed
Time Inc UK's new owner has pledged to bring "clarity and simplicity" to the business, which has become the latest publishing group to be acquired by a private equity house.

Print-Leeds signs five-year deal with Agfa
Print-Leeds has signed a new five-year plate contact with Agfa and invested in the manufacturer’s Arkana processor and Asanti wide-format workflow software.

Print grows for HP in tandem with overall Q1 boost
HP Inc has grown its Q1 turnover by 14% year-on-year – from $12.7bn (£9bn) to $14.5bn – with its Printing division also up by 14%, from $4.5bn to $5.1bn.

ProCo rounds off post-press overhaul
ProCo has completed its latest post-press review after investing in a Horizon CRF-362 creaser-folder and a Horizon SPF-200A bookletmaker.

New Xerox Rialto at PM Solutions a Scottish first
PM Solutions has bolstered its digital print offering with two new Xerox machines, including Scotland’s first Rialto 900 inkjet press.

Printed Easy first with "game-changing" Indigo 12000 HD
Printed Easy is poised to install the first two HP Indigo 12000 HD presses in Europe in a major upgrade of its B2 digital facilities.

New salvo from Icahn and Deason over Xerox deal
The two high-profile Xerox shareholders who are opposing its proposed sale to Fujifilm are now urging the Xerox board to explore the potential for a better deal – such as selling to a rival –...