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Government scraps pre-pack legislation plans

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The Government has canned proposals to introduce a moratorium period during pre-pack administration sales.

BPIF backs FSB call for help for small firms

BPIF public affairs adviser Andrew Brown has cautiously backed the Federation of Small Businesses' (FSB) calls for the government to "think small" in order to catalyse job creation.

RCS installs UK's first electric vehicle rapid-charge station

Trade printer RCS has taken delivery of the UK's first privately owned rapid-charging station for electric cars and vans.

Unite/BGP collective bargaining row heats up

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The spat between BGP and Unite continued to rumble on this week, with the union now claiming it has proof that it has collective bargaining rights at the company.

Former WCB employees win unfair dismissal tribunal

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Seven former employees of failed finishing house West Country Binders (WCB) have won an employment tribunal over unfair dismissal with related company UK Book Binders (UBB).

Prinovis in Bertelsmann's €1.2bn Arvato print spin off

Bertelsmann has announced plans to spin off its gravure and international print businesses, including Prinovis, into a separate €1.2bn (£1bn) print division.



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HH Global launches packaging management service

HH Global launches packaging management service

27 January 2012

Print management company HH Global has launched a packaging management service in a bid to expand its retail offering.

 
 
Lucid Dream unveils online PDF editor and pre-flight tool

Lucid Dream unveils online PDF editor and pre-flight tool

27 January 2012

Lucid Dream Software is beta testing ArtAffirm, a new cloud-based PDF editor, pre-flight and layout tool that will allow printers' clients to pre-flight and correct their own artwork before submitting the print-ready files.

 
 
Ricoh named one of world's most sustainable organisations

Ricoh named one of world's most sustainable organisations

27 January 2012

Digital press manufacturer Ricoh has been named among the top 100 most sustainable businesses in the world for the eighth consecutive year at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

 
 
EFI launches APPS recruitment drive on back of record growth

EFI launches APPS recruitment drive on back of record growth

27 January 2012

EFI hails APPS and inkjet divisions following "record" performance in 2010 full-year results and launches a US-wide recruitment drive for print consultants to join its professional services team.

 
 

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How to navigate the difficult route to career relocation

How to navigate the difficult route to career relocation

27 January 2012

If George Thompson, joint managing director at recruitment company Harrison Scott, is right, then the first thing any print worker looking for employment needs to do is buy a map. And not a little, local A-Z map, either: they need a big, UK-wide, eve...

 
 
What you need to know to make the most of your IT

What you need to know to make the most of your IT

27 January 2012

Once upon a time, the first thing a printer would show a prospective new client was the press. This, after all, was the company's beating heart, its moneymaker - this was where the magic happened. These days, however, the average print business is ju...

 
 
Digital adds a special touch

Digital adds a special touch

20 January 2012

The skin of a lizard brought to life through tactile ink, a glitzy metallic greetings card and sophisticated security inks: all effects which once were only pipe dreams for digital printers. However, many of these digital dreams have become reality. ...

 
 
Loricas finds the solution to its shortfall

Loricas finds the solution to its shortfall

20 January 2012

Loricas Solutions is a growing north-east-based direct mail house that has been in operation in one form or another for around 22 years. The firm rebranded last year from NEMC Design and Print, following a £150,000 investment in new mailing kit and a...

 
 

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