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Staff at two RR Donnelley sites in Gloucestershire are set to hold a protest later this week because of a dispute over changes to their terms and conditions.

Industrial Inkjet (IIJ) is to open a customer centre as part of an investment that could be as much as £2m to cope with a jump in demand for training for its print engines from across the world.

PBL Print is undertaking a production “metamorphosis” costing £2.3m and involving a clear-out of five Heidelberg presses to be replaced by two newer versions and three digital machines.

Pureprint Group is looking to take on additional apprentices after extending its in-house apprenticeship scheme.

Xaar boss Doug Edwards has laid out ambitious plans for the inkjet manufacturer to more than double turnover by 2020.

Family business Print On has moved to larger open-plan premises to house three recently acquired wide-format machines.

Commercial printer Abbotsgate Hull is saving thousands of pounds and boasting higher quality print at faster speeds after installing a used Presstek 34DI direct imaging press.

Chancellor George Osborne announced a number of business tax reforms in a Budget speech yesterday (16 March) that was largely welcomed by the print industry.

Kodak has reduced its losses on worldwide sales that fell 15% in 2015 to slip below the $2bn mark.

Two young people have helped christen a new graduate recruitment programme at one of the world's biggest envelope wholesalers, Blake.

Imagenet, the graphics services division of packaging giant Coveris, has acquired graphics business Rivendell Europe for an undisclosed sum.

Jones & Brooks has marked its 140th anniversary with a move into B2 litho production after investing in a five-colour Speedmaster SX 74 with coater.

South London-based large-format specialist Odessa Print Group has bought a second HP Scitex 11000 flatbed printer to boost its capacity and help its continued growth.

The BPIF has worked with a group of college students to encourage school leavers to consider a print apprenticeship as part of National Apprenticeship Week.

Kent-based litho and digital printer TT Litho has installed a new B2-format offset litho press from Ryobi.