Vertis has completed its exit from the European market by selling London pre-media divisions Vertis PRS and Admagic to rival firm Tag.

A new version of image personalisation software DirecType is set to be unveiled this summer.

Transeo Media is set to make a rare trade show appearance when PrintWeekLive! takes over the Wasps Arena, Coventry, in March.

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Roland DG has launched the VersaUV LEF-200, a small-format flatbed printer meant primarily for customisation.

Williams Lea is understood to have found a new figurehead for Tag Worldwide following the departure of chief executive Steve Parish, who leaves at the end of this calendar year.

Finishing specialist Alchemy Coatings has been placed into administration but its sister company Silk Hat Greetings has adopted the trading name and will continue trading the business.

YPP Group is set to launch its new licensed personalised merchandise business following a £1m investment from a local business fund.

Tag has made around 75 redundancies following the consolidation of the PRS and Admagic businesses it bought from Vertis at the end of last year.

Tag, having won this award two years on the trot, has this year been commended for its submissions, including work carried out for Ford with agency Ogilvy.