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55 jobs go as Dobson & Crowther searches for buyer
55 of Dobson & Crowther's 79 employees have been made redundant as the litho printer continues to operate with a skeleton staff while administrators work to find a potential buyer.

Ofcom launches new Royal Mail regulation review
Ofcom is to review Royal Mail regulation, following the withdrawal of Whistl from the end-to-end (E2E) delivery market last week.

QuickPrint upgrades plant list with £200k spend
QuickPrint has overhauled its press room with nearly £200,000 worth of investment in new machinery over the past six months.

Landmark appointment for Stationers' Company
The Stationers’ Company is to appoint its first female Master in a history that stretches back more than 600 years.

Wyndeham buys Artisan bindery kit, wins Argos deal
Wyndeham Group has acquired Artisan’s key bindery assets and is setting up a new business unit on the back of a three-year deal with Argos.

Dobson & Crowther falls into administration
Litho printer Dobson & Crowther has fallen into administration, putting 79 jobs at risk at the Llangollen, North Wales-based business.

Overmatter: blast from the past
Overmatter loves to take a trip down memory lane, hence PrintWeek’s inside back cover is always a must-read.

Killer app: Mad F1 car gets the max out of Roland and 3M kit
There are few worlds more glamorous than those of the Hollywood movies and Formula 1 racing, so putting the two together in print form was bound to create a high-impact product – and an ideal...

Paperlinx Ireland sale finalised
Paperlinx has completed the sale of its Irish operations, which will now be renamed Graphic & Paper Merchants Ireland.

Canon updates business analysis audit tool for graphic arts market
Canon has launched a revamped version of its Business and Innovation Scan audit tool for the graphic arts market.

Print On bolsters press hall with new wide-format and digital kit
Print On has invested in a raft of new digital and wide-format machinery to support its expansion and enable it to handle work for an increasing number of blue-chip clients.

Printer nearly doubles factory space in dye-sub move
A Staffordshire business is almost doubling its footprint after moving into dye-sublimation textile printing for the first time, with operations due to start this week.

Pressision targets faster payments with Duplo spend
High-end commercial printer Pressision is set to install a Duplo multi-finisher at its Leeds headquarters to broaden its work mix and speed up its print to invoice time.

"Things have really picked up" says family firm after investment
A traditional book binders has won a four-year contract and a slew of new work following a £70,000 investment.

Interactive print firms aim to boost reach through crowdfunding
Two interactive print technology firms have launched crowdfunding initiatives in an attempt to boost the reach of their respective technologies.