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IPC launches Marie Claire Runway
IPC is launching Runway - a biannual fashion companion to its Marie Claire magazine.
PIPS hits out at government's poor advice on auto-enrolment
The Printing Industry Pension Scheme (PIPS) has hit out at the government for its poor advice regarding the introduction of pension auto-enrolment.
Printers slam 'disgraceful' pre-pack u-turn
Printers have slammed the government's "disgraceful" u-turn on tightening the laws on pre-packs, after business minister Ed Davey announced that he had scrapped plans to impose greater legislative...
Xerox and Presstek appoint new presidents
Presstek chief executive Jeff Jacobson will join Xerox later this month as president of its Global Graphics Communications division and be succeeded by Fujifilm's former US chief operating officer...
St Ives settles over data misuse wrangle
Two former employees of St Ives have agreed to pay the PLC £90,000 in damages after they admitted sharing confidential information with two directors at Inspired Thinking Group (ITG).
Paperlinx investors bid to oust chair and appoint representative as director
A group of Paperlinx investors representing around 5% have made a bid to oust the company's current chairman Harry Boon.
Telegraph prints seven-day Heston Blumenthal recipe collection
The Telegraph will launch its Heston Blumenthal recipe collection in tomorrow's edition (Saturday 4 February), which includes two 52-page A5 booklets and five six-page A5 cards.
UK investor buys entire Manroland sheetfed arm
Langley Holdings, a 500m (415m) turnover engineering group based in Retford, Nottinghamshire, signed a deal late yesterday to buy Manroland's Offenbach production facility as well as more than 40...
Spectrum goes digital with Ricoh and pre-orders Heidelberg's latest MIS ahead of Drupa launch
Leicester-based Spectrum printing has overhauled its prepress and workflow as well as introduced digital printing with a Ricoh Pro C 751 Graphic Arts Edition.
Specle Studio allows remote automation of ad workflow
Specle, famed for its eponymous online ad spec database, has continued to evolve its service offering with the launch of Specle Studio, a cloud-based tool to enable greater automation of advertising...
Quad/Graphics acquires Dallas-based Williamson Printing
In a bid to exploit the lucrative Dallas market for corporate printing, Quad/Graphics announced the acquisition of Williamson Printing, a 128-year-old company with facilities that specialize in short-...
Ikea's Farkas joins GMG to head up marketing
GMG has appointed Michael Farkas as marketing director after nearly a decade masterminding the production workflow behind the Ikea catalogue.
Xaar dismisses Chinese 'strike' claim
Xaar has dismissed claims made by the former staff of its Chinese subsidiary that they had not resigned, as per Xaar's public statement last week, but were instead "on strike".
AGI-Shorewood plans high end packaging acquisition
AGI-Shorewood is looking to strengthen its presence in the high end packaging market by acquiring another company, European chief executive Tony Garnish has confirmed.
Cut corporation tax to boost growth, says think tank
Calls for corporation tax to be cut to boost business and revive Britain's economic growth have provoked a mixed response from printers.