Solopress owner Onlineprinters could be gearing up to float the group later this year.

Richard Mawson, managing director of Leeds-based equipment and consumables supplier CyanX, has been awarded the Freedom of the City of London after being put forward by The Stationers’ Company.

Screen and wide-format specialist Colour Display has invested around £150,000 in a refurbished Canon Océ Arizona 660 XT UV flatbed printer and a new mezzanine.

Rugby merchandise printer First XV has begun printing its own range of slogan t-shirts with the installation of the UK’s first Epson SureColor SC-F2100 direct-to-garment (DTG) printer.

Independent German paper mill Feldmuehle Uetersen, which filed for insolvency in January, has been sold.

Mailing equipment manufacturer Kern has appointed Michelle Heer as its new UK general manager.

Wide-format specialist SPD Design & Print is set to enter liquidation following the transfer of its assets and employees to a new company, SPD Print & Design.

Agfa has announced immediate plate price rises of up to 10% due to rocketing aluminium costs.

Claremon has taken on the assets of its Bradford neighbour Wheelden Print as the latter went into voluntary liquidation due to a shortage of funds.

Xaar has appointed a former Danaher executive as its new chief customer officer.

UK-based Infigo Software has signed a major workflow software deal with a super-niche client that prints numbers for athletes.

UK printers and signmakers scored a hat-trick at the Fespa Awards 2018 last week, scooping three gold awards thanks to their commitment and attention to detail in their work.