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Skanem Liverpool is set to make a quarter of its workforce redundant following the loss of a Unilever contract that utilised half of its production capacity.

The three buildings previously leased by Sunline Direct Mail are up for sale.

Syncoms Group vice-president of print and technology Ali Ridha Jaffar will present three Business Builder sessions at the EFI Connect 2019 conference in January.

Nationwide Print has installed a Komfi Delta 52 laminator, bought through UK agent Friedheim International, to run alongside its current kit and increase its capacity for longer runs.

Leeds-based z-fold card manufacturer Alpha Card has made its second acquisition in six months after snapping up French direct marketing materials distributor Media de Poche.

Johnston Press has been acquired in a pre-pack deal by JPIMedia, a newly-formed company controlled by a consortium of Johnston's debt investors led by US hedge fund GoldenTree Asset Management.

The Big Ink Tank has installed an Agfa Anapurna H3200i UV LED, its first new wide-format printer, as part of a £200,000 spend.

Letterpress specialist Typoretum helped to keep print history alive in the latest film from Mike Leigh by serving as consultants in a crucial scene set at the offices of the fledgling Manchester...

Former Communisis director Tom Prestwich has joined Adare SEC as its new chief operating officer.

A new government initiative to boost the creative industries has been welcomed by printers, provided that it has a knock-back effect on the prosperity of their own sector.