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Writtle Holdings has gone on the offensive over its potential bid for Tangent Communications, and has publicly complained about the lack of information forthcoming from directors at the PLC.

Wyke Printers has bought two Xerox Versant 2100s to increase its capacity and productivity.

Packaging producer The Sherwood Group has bought a new Heiber & Schröder window patching machine and is looking to take on a new managing director as part of its long-term succession plan.

An improved performance at Manroland Web Systems and Böwe Systec has resulted in record results for owner Possehl Group.

The BPIF has released its latest Printing Outlook study of the health of the industry, highlighting that output and orders exceeded expectations in Q4 2015 and there is a positive forecast for Q1 2016...

An outcry over plans by the House of Lords to stop printing on vellum has generated such a storm that the tradition now appears likely to continue.

Large-format and digital print specialist Ronset has invested in an HP Latex 360 to boost its capacity and benefit from the Greenguard Gold certified inks used with the device.

Inspired Thinking Group has boosted its CRM know-how with the acquisition of digital agency Creator.

Independent directors at Tangent Communications have responded to the potential rival bid from Writtle Holdings with a holding statement.

Whistl has secured a number of client wins from competitors as well as various major contract renewals.

Andreas Whittam Smith, one of the founders of the Independent has said other national newspapers are “bound to” follow the newspaper in abandoning their daily print editions.

The owner of the Independent has confirmed that the newspaper is to ditch its print editions and go online only, making it the first national daily to cease publication since Today in 1995.

Digitalprinting.co.uk has invested in HP’s SmartStream Production Centre for its new Series 3 Indigo 7R press and two existing Indigo machines as it prepares for a push into trade printing.

Writtle Holdings could launch a rival takeover bid for Tangent Communications.

Consumer magazine print runs have declined overall but there are some winners in the latest figures from the Audit Bureau of Circulations.