Lintec Graphic Films is to use Fespa to showcase its range of PVC-free premium films for digital and screen applications.

Hickling & Squires has opened a new wide-format suite to make room for two new printers to boost its banners, posters and point-of-sale material.

Tetenal is to use this week's Sign & Digital UK show to make a play for wide-format sign companies by showing off two new papers.

Printfine has placed an order with Heidelberg for a Polar 78N Plus guillotine as part of a 120,000 upgrade of the company's digital finishing operation.

Litho printer Park Lane Press has won an environmental award for using green measures inside and outside its base including waterless kit and rainwater harvesting.

Eastman Kodak has announced its intention to sell two of its businesses to its own UK pension fund to help move towards an exit from Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

Polestar has secured a 75m contract renewal it has described as a further vote of confidence in its recently unveiled 50m press upgrade.

Xeikon is to roll out a series of Xeikon Caf events across Europe in the coming months, with the final meeting taking place in the UK.

Walstead Investments has posted maiden profits, with chairman Mark Scanlon hailing "excellent progress" in 2012 following extensive restructuring at the business.

Business organisations have given evidence at a parliamentary inquiry into the practice of late payment and its impact on UK SMEs.

Allied Images has been appointed as sole distributor of Contex large format scanners to the UK and Ireland.