Business

Newspapers and magazine inserts are bucking the downward trend of printed media according to new figures which show a 6% year-on-year increase between 2010 and 2011.

Eclipse Colour has acquired the remaining shares of 4DM, completing the buyout of founders Charles Grant-Salmon and Les Ritchie it began in February 2011 with the purchase of an initial 10% stake.

Kodak has postponed the planned auction of its digital imaging portfolio "until further notice" instead suggesting that it may form a new licensing company to repay its debts.

Domino Printing Sciences has used its third-quarter management statement to highlight the roll-out of its N600i full-colour label press as well as concerns over market conditions in Europe and China.

Web-offset publishing printer BGP has won a three-year agreement with Dennis Publishing worth around 3m per year.

Hawthornes of Nottingham looks set for liquidation after a meeting of creditors was scheduled for 24 September by KPMG following instruction from the company's directors.

F1 Colour has doubled the size of its in-house web development team with a second appointment in two months in web developer Daniel Hill.

Bournemouth Colour Press has traded in its four-year old Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 75 press for a new five-colour model, adding a coating unit.

Stationery manufacturer Duraweld is to cut up to eight jobs from its 70-strong workforce to address changing market needs.

Newcastle-based printmaking studio and gallery Northern Print gathered artists, local residents and children from the Inky Print Club to create a panoramic view from Newcastle's famous Swing Bridge to...