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Guardian Media Group (GMG) has confirmed that The Guardian and Observer will switch from their mid-size Berliner format to a tabloid size next month.

Advent International has completed its purchase of Williams Lea Tag and has appointed a new chief executive who has already hinted at potential acquisitions.

Flint Group and Sun Chemical have separately announced price rises for packaging inks and coatings, effective from 1 January 2018.

Following the success of its debut summer newspaper, global affairs magazine and brand Monocle has launched its Monocle Winter Weekly, and expanded its sales remit to North America.

Riso has launched two new A3 digital duplicators, one of which it is referring to as the fastest of its kind.

MIS developer Tharstern has been named in the inaugural Prolific North Tech 100, the only company in the graphic arts industry to make the final cut.

Johnston Press has revealed the i newspaper is now trading in line with its plans, with EBITDA for the title averaging £1m a month for each of the past three months.

Triton Showers has installed a Konica Minolta bizhub Press 1250e along with a Watkiss PowerSquare 224 bookletmaker for its in-house printing plant.

Drytac has expanded its Protac range of pressure-sensitive laminate films with the introduction of a new anti-scratch gloss option.

ProCo has boosted its litho firepower with the purchase of a second RMGT Ryobi LED-UV press.