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Shareholders agree National World takeover terms
Newspaper veteran David Montgomery is set to lose control of National World after shareholders voted in favour of the takeover offer tabled by Neo Media Publishing.

Canon stresses value of apprentices on National Apprenticeship Week
Coinciding with this year’s National Apprenticeship Week, running until 16 February, Canon has outlined the vital role apprentices have to play in the continued growth of the industry.

Print.com parent acquires online printer Simian
Print.Group, the holding company behind European print platform Print.com, has acquired online printer Simian.

Print Plus switches short runs to digital with Canon install
Bradford litho and digital house Print Plus UK has installed a brand new Canon VarioPrint iX3200, bringing new firepower to the firm’s short-run jobs.

Benjamin Franklin celebrations include working replica printing press
Fans of hand printing should hot-foot it to London’s St Bartholomew the Great church, where an exhibit celebrating Benjamin Franklin's time in London includes a working replica of the type of press he...

Wishesjust4you calls for industry support to help children with life-limiting illnesses
A non-profit Community Interest Company (CIC) dedicated to bringing creativity and joy to children with life-limiting illnesses and disabilities has called on printers and paper merchants to donate...

Meshtex sells up in orderly exit
Cheshire fabric and wallpaper printer Meshtex Limited has sold its intellectual property, kit and goodwill as it prepares for an orderly wind-down later this month.

Direct mail advertising spend jumps 13%
Direct mail advertising spend returned to growth in the third quarter of 2024, beating the country’s overall average of advertising spend of 9.7%, according to the latest figures from the Advertising...

Print HERstory Month returning in March
Next month will mark the return of Print HERstory Month, an annual celebration dedicated to amplifying women’s voices in the printing industry that coincides with Women’s History Month.

Heidelberg's order book swells in Q3
Heidelberg is expecting a strong end to its financial year on the back of incoming orders up 8.3% in Q3.

Bluestar sharpens up production with Horizon trimmer
Bluestar Print Finishers has installed a brand-new Horizon iCE HT300 three-knife trimmer, clearing a bottleneck on its guillotine and boosting its trimming capacity by 25%.

New packaging alliance formed
A new alliance has been formed to champion the merits of fibre-based packaging amid “a critical time” for waste and recycling policies in the UK.

Former Acorn employees launch print agency
A print agency founded by two former employees of Swindon’s shuttered Acorn Press has been met with a wave of enthusiasm after launching just a day after Acorn officially ceased trading.

FD disqualified over false invoices
The finance director of a pre-media business has received a lengthy ban after raising false invoices that totalled more than £325,000.

Industry confidence down despite positive Q4 output
Industry confidence slipped in Q4 and subsequently order and output expectations for Q1 have flatlined while confidence for Q1 has nosedived, despite output and orders in Q4 more-or-less performing as...