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Xerox confirms new structure with UK MD appointment
Xerox has appointed long-standing employee Andrew Morrison as the first managing director of its UK and Ireland operation.

Twenty Four Seven sings praises of new DYSS
Twenty Four Seven Design & Print has expanded its wide-format finishing capabilities after investing in a DYSS X7-1624C Superhead digital cutter.

Acquisitions a Sign of the Times for Astley
Gateshead-headquartered Astley Signs has acquired fellow sign manufacturer Sign of the Times.

YPS boosts finishing offering with fresh investments
Wide-format and digital printer Your Print Solution has invested more than £100,000 in its finishing department as it looks to up its offering to clients.

Social enterprise celebrates one-year anniversary with Makerbot installation
Commercial Group’s social enterprise arm We Do Print has installed a Makerbot Replicator+ 3D printer on its one-year anniversary.

Stanley Press Equipment founder dies
John Stanley, the founder of finishing equipment manufacturer and supplier Stanley Press Equipment, has passed away aged 79.

Data Image in global first
Data Image Group has claimed to be the first company in the world to take delivery of an Esko Kongsberg C automated robotic production system.

Rumoured delay to DMGT Didcot closure
Closure of the Daily Mail & General Trust's (DMGT) Harmsworth Didcot printing site could be delayed until early next year.

Paperlinx employees finally receiving payouts
Former employees of Paperlinx are only just starting to receive their payments for wage arrears and holiday pay, while the Protective Award proceedings will now drag on until next year.

Regulator confirms charity fundraising plans
The Fundraising Regulator has confirmed its plans for the Fundraising Preference Service (FPS).

Agfa ends talks with potential buyer
Agfa and CompuGroup Medical SE have ended discussions over the latter’s potential takeover bid.

API acquisitive in Amsterdam
Foil and laminate manufacturer API Group has acquired Netherlands-based Amsterdam Metallized Products (AMP).

De La Rue: 'minute traces' of animal products in polymer
The tallow backlash that has engulfed the Bank of England has also caused De La Rue to revisit its polymer formulation, PrintWeek can reveal.

Tallow row causes Bank backtrack
An outcry over the use of miniscule amounts of animal by-products in the production of the new fiver has caused the Bank of England to look at changing the formulation of the banknote substrate.

Didcot closure costs to reach almost £50m
The Daily Mail & General Trust (DMGT) has announced that the proposed closure of its Harmsworth Didcot site will cost just shy of £50m.