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Esko has acquired artwork management specialist Blue Software to augment its suite of software tools.

Xerox’s new chief executive has pledged to “transform” the business in order to better serve customers and stakeholders, and has also stated that the group is not being actively offered for sale.

Trade finisher Ace Binding has invested in the UK’s first Renz Inline 500 Classic fully automatic punching and ring wire-binding machine.

Guardian Media Group (GMG) has increased its revenues and narrowed its losses as digital sales have overtaken print for the first time.

Johnston Press has been threatened with legal action by its largest shareholder over rumours that the company may be pre-packed after its shares fell to an all-time low of 3p.

Adobe has announced version 5 of its Adobe PDF Print Engine (APPE 5) rendering technology for pre-press workflows.

SP Group’s owner has cited the loss of a major customer and a catastrophic halving of forecasted sales at the business as precipitating the shock decision to put the business into administration.

An employee at Wyndeham Bicester has died following an incident involving a roll clamp truck.

Charing Cross Print has concluded a 12-month, circa £380,000 re-equip that has seen it invest in machines from Duplo, Xerox, Vivid and Ideal.

Print4 is anticipating a bright future for the print industry as it enjoys a week of work experience with an “incredibly bright” 15-year-old student.