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Amid “intensive talks” Royal Mail has once again agreed to extend the ballot deadline of the Communication Workers Union’s industrial action, for a “final” time.

St Ives Bradford has been re-branded as Global Media Production under new owner Cogent B2B.

RMC Digital has taken delivery of its third Vutek printer in three years for wide-format multi-layered graphics.

Wide-format digital printer Sign Man has sold a 50% stake in its business to marquee and gazebo manufacturer Gala Tent.

Transactional print and mailing house FCS LaserMail has bought a host of new kit as part of an ongoing investment that is likely to hit £750,000.

Goss International has confirmed it is to cut its Lancashire-based UK workforce by 50% as part of its ongoing global restructure.

The Sherwood Press is looking to increase capacity in packaging by more than double after buying a new Bobst Expertfold 110 A2 folder-gluer machine as part of a £3m two-year investment.

Digital Wordcrafts has installed a new Mimaki JV5-320S 3.2m-wide solvent printer to help the Leicester-based company bring more work in-house.

Contract wins for Rocket have prompted the digital printer to look at buying a second 3.2m-wid EFI Vutek QS to drive expansion and cope with the extra work generated from its first Vutek install...

Optichrome has installed Kodak Colorflow Software Pro with ink optimisation to boost colour consistency, save money and improve environmental impact.

The design for 2014’s official National Apprenticeship Week t-shirt has been won by Benson Group trainee Becky Timson.

Following its fall into administration in August this year, Horner Brothers Print Group has now fully transferred to the ownership of Paragon Group UK.

EFI has acquired German MIS developer Lector Computersysteme for an undisclosed sum.

Following its profit warning issued at the beginning of the month, the German press manufacturer has posted a pre tax loss of €16.3m for the first nine months of 2013 on revenues of €729.9m.

Total revenue was down 6.8% year-on-year although Johnston’s digital strategy is beginning to pay off, the company said in its interim management statement.