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Budget 2013: Live text

Live updates of the Budget 2013 and the measures that will impact UK print as it happens.

Filtrona announces 160m Contego Healthcare acquisition

Plastic, foam and fibre products supplier Filtrona has today (19 March) announced its acquisition of Contego Healthcare for £160m.

Trenton Box stands by Komori for latest investment

Trenton Box took delivery of a new six-colour Komori Lithrone GL640 yesterday (4 March), the latest investment of its two-year multimillion pound upgrade plan.

Rigid Containers unveils 6m expansion plan

Rigid Containers, part of the VPK Group, has revealed details of a new production facility set to open in Somerset in April to service its South West customers.

Printers received average of 90k each from EFG scheme

Commercial printers that applied to the Enterprise Finance Guarantee (EFG) scheme have received an average of around 90,000 each in government-backed funding.

Record breaking B1 press arrives at Chesapeake

The world's longest B1 Heidelberg press, comprising 17 units and an inline cold foiling option, has been installed at Chesapeake's East Kilbride facility.

Swiss firm Model revealed as Fujifilm packaging ink beta site

Swiss-based corrugated and carton board packaging group Model has been revealed as the beta site for Fujifilm's Uvijet OC inks for digitally printed corrugated packaging applications.

Wood trade law set to shut down illegal logging

The government today passed a law that will obligate businesses dealing with timber products to keep diligent records of the supply chain in a bid to tackle illegal logging.

Chesapeake Limerick gets Europe's first Komori GLX 740RP

Chesapeake will install Europe's first Komori GLX 740RP at its Limerick plant next week as part of a multi-million euro upgrade.

Graphic Dimensions eyes labels growth following WS6600 install

Atlanta-headquartered Graphic Dimensions is targetting growth in the wholesale labels industry after installing an HP Indigo WS6600 and launching a label division, New Dimension Labels, late last...

LCC to host GWG's first London seminar

The Ghent PDF Workgroup (GWG) will present two free seminars on the latest best practices for PDF production in commercial printing and packaging at the London College of Communication (LCC) next...

Domino reveals first N600i install

Cambridge-based inkjet manufacturer Domino has revealed the identity of its first N600i inkjet label press customer.