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All five defendants were sentenced at Southwark Crown Court on 31 January

Exclusive: Anton directors evaded tax 'to help ailing company'

Five former directors of Anton Group sentenced on fraud charges worth £3.1m were “not motivated by greed”, according to the judge’s closing statement at the sentencing attended by Printweek on Friday.

The UK officially leaves the EU at 11pm today

Printers still call for certainty as Brexit begins

All sides of the print sector appear unfazed with the UK set to officially leave the European Union later today, as the country faces an uncertain, months-long transition period.

The strikes are expected to affect the supplies and lead times of some types of paper

Paper mill strikes underway in Finland

Around 9,000 workers at paper mills in Finland started a three-week strike earlier this week after pay talks broke down.

HMRC: No tax evader is beyond our reach

Breaking: Anton directors sentenced for fraud

Five former directors of Anton Group have been sentenced for their part in a reported £3.1m fraud.

Monotype's library of type IP will now include FS Brabo

Monotype acquires Fontsmith

Monotype has acquired London-based boutique type foundry Fontsmith to boost its expertise and bolster its already extensive typeface library.

HP voices concerns over Xerox full-year results

HP has called Xerox “a company of questionable value” after the business, which continues to pursue a hostile takeover of HP, reported a 6.2% revenue drop for 2019 and a 2.2% decline in Q4.

Analyst: Xerox may need to raise HP bid

A financial analyst following Xerox has said the manufacturer may need to increase its bid for HP from $22-per-share (£16.89) to $26 in order to attract the company’s board and shareholders.

A number of Heidelberg presses are among around 180 lots

Cem Press assets up for auction

Machines and other assets belonging to specialist printer Cem Press are being sold via online auction.

Printflow is suitable for organisations of any size

Rapidity launches automated print platform Printflow

Rapidity has launched a new end-to-end automated print platform that enables their clients to access a customised portal to create and order their own marketing collateral, such as business cards and...

Kinyosha Printing Company was the second company to sign up for a Sapphire

Kodak and Uteco install first Sapphire Evo hybrid press

Kodak and Uteco Group have now installed their first Sapphire Evo hybrid press at a customer site as Japanese printer Kinyosha takes delivery of the new machine.