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Unite bags seven-figure payout for former Stoneywood workers
Unite the union has secured a likely £1m-plus payout for former workers at Arjowiggins’ Stoneywood Mill.

Koenig & Bauer Durst appoints new MD, gears up for growth
Koenig & Bauer Durst has appointed a new managing director as the joint venture gears up for growth and commits to further investment in R&D.

Tony Hards RIP
Tony Hards, former chairman and managing director of Intelligent Finishing Systems (IFS) and Graphic Arts Equipment (GAE), has passed away.

Clays makes non-executive director appointments
Book printer Clays has made several revisions to its non-executive board membership, effective immediately.

Xerox to cut workforce by 15%
Xerox has revealed a new operating model and organisational structure “to further the company’s reinvention” and is looking to reduce its workforce by 15%.

Jason Middleton retires 18 months after Denmaur sale
Jason Middleton has retired from Denmaur Independent Papers, a year and a half after the sale of Middleton Paper Company’s Fine Paper and Conversion division to Denmaur.

Director disqualified after Covid loan support given to dormant firm
A director of a business specialising in personalised sweets and other edible items has been barred for a decade for claiming a taxpayer-backed Bounce Back Loan on false pretences.

Communisis pension scheme heads for Pension Protection Fund
The Communisis Defined Benefit Pension Scheme is likely to become the latest industry plan to enter the Pension Protection Fund – although its professional trustee is hoping for a “much improved...

Publishing, media and design names feature in Honours List
A number of names from the publishing and media worlds have been recognised in the King’s New Year Honours List for 2024.

New year predictions: Lucy Swanston, Strategic Mailing Partnership
Chair of the Strategic Mailing Partnership and Nutshell Creative managing director Lucy Swanston believes there’s real scope in 2024 for printers to capitalise on the forecast growth in retail media...