Print management business APS Group has completed a 500,000 renovation of its Edinburgh facility to help cater for a recent Scottish government contract win.

Newspaper publisher Archant has reduced its annual energy bill by 40,000 a year after implementing a range of energy-saving measures at its Thorpe Print Centre, near Norwich.

Suffolk-based Richardson Printing has bought a two-colour Hans-Gronhi machine, citing its price for the driver behind the purchase.

Secondhand finishing equipment supplier AMS Graphic Machinery has appointed Trevor Coppin as its sales director.

Brown Brothers has become the first company to install Centurfax's MicroDot digital dotmeter, having taken advantage of UK reseller Ripware's special launch offer at Ipex.

Finishing equipment manufacturer Morgana has unveiled its latest version of the Documaster Pro digital finishing system.

The experts agree that print still has a place in direct marketing, but it now needs to fulfil a more flexible role, finds Nosmot Gbadamosi