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Paragon buys Lettershop
Paragon Group has completed its acquisition of The Lettershop Group following a protracted process due to recent events at parent YM Group.

Landa’s lab-grown diamond firm completes $90m investment round
Benny Landa’s Lusix venture, which produces lab-grown diamonds, has completed an investment round of $90m (£74.5m).

Northern Ireland’s oldest digital printer looks to future
Northside Graphics has renewed its apprenticeship scheme, after a successful first intake.

YM fallout continues to dominate headlines in May
Unsurprisingly, this month’s ranking of most read articles was heavily dominated by the fallout from the collapse of the various YM Group companies. And while there was some good news, for example in...

Bron Curley RIP
Former colleagues are mourning long-standing Océ executive Bron Curley, who has died aged 73.

Hulley hails the printing press as he steps down at Clays
Clays CEO Paul Hulley has retired after 12 years running the UK’s biggest single site book printer.

Tributes paid to industry veteran Eric Gardener
Colleagues and customers are mourning the loss of FSC and PEFC chain of custody expert Eric Gardener, who has died.

Fujifilm ramps up in wide-format, celebrates success of digital portfolio
Fujifilm is ramping up its wide-format team with a new appointment as it prepares to unveil four new wide-format models at the upcoming Fespa Global Print Expo show.

WPG mourns chairman
Welshpool Printing Group is mourning the loss of chairman Brian Jones, who has died aged 72.

Italian Job rescue for historic Italian printhouse's presses
Seven antique print machines have been saved from scrap by a print novice after the collapse of an artisanal Tuscan printhouse that included Jodie Foster among its clients.