De La Rue teams with Canadian tech firm

De La Rue has entered into a new strategic partnership with Opalux, a specialist producer of smart materials for security printing applications.

Scottish print trade body rebrands and calls for members

Scotland’s print membership body, Graphic Enterprise Scotland (GES), has rebranded as Print Scotland and its director has issued a callout for members.

Enveco doubles stationery orders after perfect binder install

Enveco has bolstered its perfect binding capacity by installing a single-clamp Horizon BQ-270V at its Milton Keynes site, which has enabled the firm to handle a huge increase in stationery orders.

New name means new business for EBM Managed Services

Essex Business Machines has rebranded as EBM Managed Services (EBM) as it expands its remit to provide IT as well as print management.

Park launches wide-format division

East London-based Park Communications has invested around £750,000 to set up a new wide-format division, Park Display.

Postcard from North Norfolk

Jo Francis visits The Great British Seaside and ponders the future for postcards.

Polestar admins pursued publisher over debt

Polestar’s administrators were forced to take legal action against one of the failed print group’s biggest publishing clients in order to recoup a seven-figure sum.

PPM upgrades digital department

Commercial printer Positive Print Midlands (PPM) has invested circa-£150,000 on upgrades to its digital department, bringing in a Versant digital press, a Presstek direct imaging press and a...

Xerox and Alexir look to the future of digital packaging

Xerox has hosted a joint openhouse event with one of its users, packaging manufacturer Alexir Partnership, as part of its strategy to promote digital printing technologies within the packaging...

Agfa acquires Bodoni

Agfa Graphics has acquired Watford-based software developer and reseller Bodoni Systems.

Paper prices on the up again

A number of paper merchants have announced price increases for the third time this year.

Apple CEO Tim Cook visits Iggesund

Apple chief executive Tim Cook re-lived some student memories when he visited the Iggesund Paperboard paper mill and forest in Sweden earlier this month.