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Printers slam 'disgraceful' pre-pack u-turn

- Printers have slammed the government's "disgraceful" u-turn on tightening the laws on pre-packs, after business minister Ed Davey announced that he had scrapped plans to impose greater legislative controls.

PIPS hits out at government's poor advice on auto-enrolment

- The Printing Industry Pension Scheme (PIPS) has hit out at the government for its poor advice regarding the introduction of pension auto-enrolment.

Unite backs National Audit Office's support of adult apprenticeships

- Unite has backed the National Audit Office's claim that adult apprenticeship offer a good return for public money.

UPM offloads packaging production

- Paper manufacturer UPM has sold its packaging paper production to Swedish packaging paper company Billerud for €130m (£108m).

Perfect Bindery Solutions launches ODM XXL

- Finishing equipment supplier Perfect Bindery Solutions has launched the latest ODM sewing machine to the UK.

Jobs saved at Heron after working hours change

- Unite has said that a number of jobs have been saved at Wyndeham Heron after negotiations with the company.

Autobond lauds first US install for 36 SUV

- UK coating equipment manufacturer Autobond has lauded the first install of a 36 SUV inkjet spot UV machine in North America.

UPM announce Will Oldham replacement

- Paper manufacturer UPM has announced that director of newsprint sales Martin Holmes will take over as general manager of the UK sales organisation.

Goodhead Group asks BGP and Stones staff to take 13.5% pay cut

- Employees across Goodhead Group, including BGP and Stones, have gone to ballot over whether to accept a pay cut of 13.5%.

Morgana adds laminating with Vivid partnership

- Finishing equipment manufacturer Morgana Systems has said it can now offer a "complete package" after agreeing a distribution deal with Vivid Laminating Technologies (VLT).

Glossop Cartons helps NHS charity collect the pennies

- Packaging manufacturer Glossop Cartons has helped a charity organisation to collect spare change from around the community.

Government scraps pre-pack legislation plans

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

Unite/BGP collective bargaining row heats up

- 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.

Antalis launches environmentally friendly digital paper

- Paper merchant Antalis McNaughton has launched Digigreen, an environmentally-friendly paper for the digital print market.

Monkey Print regional winner of Business Accelerator competition

- Large-format printer Monkey Print has been announced as one of the regional winners for the Business Accelerators Competition.

International Paper improves Rey Text range

- International Paper has announced that its Rey Text and Graphics range are now available with improved quality.

Morgana withdraws patent claim, signs licensing deal with Multigraf

- Finishing equipment manufacturer Morgana Systems has withdrawn a patent infringement claim against Multigraf and has signed a licensing agreement with the Swiss manufacturer.

Newspapers boosted by environmental impact survey

- Printed newspapers have received an environmental boost thanks to a survey by Finnish publisher Alma Media.

Communisis lauds positive 2011 in face of struggling economy

- Communisis has said that it had a positive 2011, despite the current financial plight facing the industry and the UK economy as a whole.

Former WCB employees win unfair dismissal tribunal

- 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).