Chloe Setter

Give a big hand for the human touch

Hand finishing may be a sector in decline, but there is still plenty of demand for work that is too delicate or complicated for machines to handle

BIS one of the biggest losers in Osborne's spending cuts

Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) is set to be one of the hardest-hit departments under newly announced spending cuts by chancellor George Osborne today (24 May).

Timeline: Key developments since the last Ipex

Ahead of the UK's biggest printing exhibition at Birmingham's NEC, Chloe Setter provides a month- by-month breakdown of the key product launches and developments since the 2006 show

Kellogg's launches ad campaign in print and online

For the first time in its 103-year history, Kellogg's will launch a new cereal without any TV promotion, putting its faith instead in the hands of print and online.

Calls for M&A rule changes to save UK newspapers

City rules on company ownership should be relaxed to allow for more consolidation of the newspaper industry, JP Morgan (JPM) has said.

Adobe to axe 600 jobs worldwide

Adobe has announced plans to cut 600 full-time jobs following "weaker-than-expected" demand for its recently released Creative Suite 4 (CS4) product family.

PHMedia bags pre-media company of the year award at last ever MetalFX awards

Pre-media specialist PHMedia has scooped the MetalFX Prepress Company of the Year award for the second year running.

Hoaxers print 1.2 copies of spoof NY Times

Liberal activists have printed a fake edition of the New York Times and handed out more than a million free copies to commuters.

Artisan Press puts faith in third MM Corona C18 binder

Web offset printer Artisan Press has added a third Muller Martini Corona C18 perfect binding line to its range of post-press kit.

Travel agents take fresh look at the high costs of printed brochures

Some travel agents have resorted to charging a 1-per-copy fee for printed brochures, in a bid to offset the cost of the 300m that are printed in the UK each year.