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Print Scotland calls for more apprentices at annual awards
Print Scotland celebrated the new blood in the print industry with its fourth annual apprentice awards, while appealing for more support to expand training intake.

DM community reflects on one year of GDPR
As the EU’s updated data regulation hits its first anniversary, the direct mail and marketing sector appears to have comfortably bedded into a life under GDPR.

IDL ColourLink brings in UK's first Vutek h5
IDL ColourLink has installed the UK's first EFI Vutek h5 superwide-format hybrid printer as it looks to ramp up growth.

Landa ramps up, Edelmann CEO on "best decision"
Landa chief executive Yishai Amir said the firm will install its first W10 flexible packaging press early next year, and has revealed ambitions to achieve a rapid ramp-up in installations over the...

Industry growth slowed in Q1 but held above forecast
The first quarter of 2019 experienced a slowdown in growth following the previous quarter’s seasonal boost, but the drop-off was not as extensive as had been expected, according to the BPIF’s latest...

BDO confirmed at Howard Hunt, 250 jobs go
BDO has been confirmed as the administrator of Howard Hunt (City), with the firm’s 250 staff laid off upon appointment.

Paragon acquires Howard Hunt businesses
Paragon Group has acquired various parts of the Howard Hunt Group in a pre-pack deal.

Husband and wife open latest Signs Express branch
A new Signs Express franchise serving the Leicester and Loughborough regions has been opened by a husband and wife team seasoned in the commercial market.

Printers gain from Euro elections push
A raft of printers have benefited from an unexpected increase in work ahead of today’s European elections, which only gained the official go-ahead just over a fortnight ago.

Colourfast drives new online offering with UK’s first AccurioJet KM-1
Colourfast Financial has taken on the UK’s first AccurioJet KM-1 from Konica Minolta to drive its new online platform as it increases its focus on commercial work.

Arjo liquidators close largest French site
Arjowiggins staff at the firm's largest mill in France are set to lose their jobs after a last-ditch attempt to save the Bessé-sur-Braye mill are understood to have fallen through.

Adare SEC hits back in expat EU vote storm
Adare SEC has stood by its processes and the reputability of its international delivery network after seemingly being blamed for "thousands" of expats not being able to vote in the EU elections.

Calderprint poised to appoint administrators
Calderprint has filed a notice of intent to appoint administrators and is understood to have closed.

Wallace Print in major kit and premises investment
Wallace Print has spent more than £500,000 on a raft of new machinery and updates to its premises as it continues to grow.

Poplar boosts bookletmaking with latest install
Poplar Services Printers has installed a Horizon SPF-200L bookletmaker with sights on a significant boost in the productivity of its digital output.