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Scottish print pioneer and J Thomson founder passes

Hamish Thomson, founder of J Thomson Colour Printers, has died aged 90.

PPR takes on OKI machines in wide-format supply deal

Print Partnership Reprographics (PPR) has signed an agreement to become an independent supplier of OKI’s wide-format ColorPainter range, including the E64s press.

Unite calls for 'urgent talks' with Trinity Mirror over jobs worries

Print operations at Trinity Mirror and West Ferry Printers will be unaffected for the time being following Trinity's acquisition of Northern & Shell's publishing assets, although Unite has called for...

New Horizon finishing kit for Imprint Digital

Imprint Digital has installed a Horizon HT-1000V three-knife trimmer and BQ-470 four-clamp perfect binder to keep up with its customers' desire for increasingly shorter runs.

BPIF's Jarrold made freeman of London

BPIF chief executive Charles Jarrold has been awarded the Freedom of the City of London for his contributions to print, after being nominated by the Stationers' Company.

Trinity Mirror and Northern & Shell seal sale deal

Trinity Mirror has agreed to purchase Northern & Shell’s publishing assets in a near-£200m deal including payments into the Northern & Shell pension schemes.

Kodak updates on ICO

Kodak is moving "full speed ahead" with its KodakCoin cryptocurrency but has warned potential investors to beware of fraudulent websites purporting to be offering KodakCoin tokens before they even...

MAMS leading direct mail charge with new enclosers

Mailing and Marketing Solutions (MAMS) is in the midst of installing two Buhrs Kern 4300 10 station enclosing machines as additions to its already-extensive portfolio.

More ink price rises on the way

Flint Group and Sun Chemical are both set to increase prices of various inks and coatings, effective from 1 March.

Heidelberg lays out ambitions for new subs model

Heidelberg has more than 100 potential customers lined up for its new subscription pay-per-use business model, and is also targeting the offering at printers using presses from competitors.

AD Bell invests in Epson kit for car wraps

Signage and graphics company AD Bell Sign Systems has bought its first Epson printer, a SureColor SC-S80600, to assist with its vehicle wrapping jobs.

Gala brings dye-sub in-house with £75k Roland haul

Gala Graphics has invested £75,000 in Roland wide-format kit to help realise its 2018 ambition to double its turnover.

PM kicks off government newspaper review

Theresa May has launched a review into the future of national and local newspapers, following the shutdown and downsizing of numerous titles across the UK.

BPIF Outlook reports muted growth in Q4 with no seasonal boost

The BPIF has released its latest Printing Outlook study of the health of the industry, reporting muted growth in Q4 without the usual seasonal boost.

Cimpress Q2 sales up by nearly a third

Cimpress grew its total sales by 32% year-on-year in its Q2 results, for the three-month period to 31 December 2017.