Two Lancashire-based printing companies, Empine Print and Printed Cup Company, have been nominated for a number of awards recognising personal achievement.

Two Peterborough-based printers, Printmarshall and the Creative Company, have merged to form Printmarshall Creative.

Northside Graphics is targeting accelerated growth by embarking on a fresh round of kit investment supported by HSBC.

Macfarlane Group has acquired Nottinghamshire-based Greenwoods Stock Boxes (GSB), its first and potentially last 2017 acquisition.

Xpress Group has invested in a new Rollsroller Premium flatbed applicator system to boost productivity.

Waitrose’s in-house printing operation is planning a “complete renewal” of kit as it looks to streamline production.

Advertising display and POS specialist Retail Print Solutions has completed a £2m summer investment drive that has seen it replace existing machinery with a fleet of new kit.

Elanders UK has acquired swing ticket producer Spreckley for an undisclosed sum.

BPIF Specialist Services is the new face of the federation’s consultancy division.

Mimaki will launch two new 1.6m-wide roll-to-roll LED UV print and cut machines later this year.

Netherlands-based photo album printer Albelli, which itself was sold by Cimpress in July this year, has bought Dutch photobook and AI specialist ReSnap.

Boss Print has unveiled Robox – a handmade box that can be shaped into the body of a robot – to show off “the creative power of print”.