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Surging cutter demand drives growth at B&W
A spike in demand for automated flatbed cutters has prompted manufacturer Blackman and White to expand its technical sales department.

Forward founder appointed to chair children's charity
Neil Mendoza, founder of Forward publishing, has been appointed chairman of The Prince's Foundation for Children and the Arts.

Boss celebrates 30 years at RM (Rotary) Services
RM (Rotary) Services managing director Alistair Sawyer is celebrating 30 years at the supplier of punching tools to the print industry.

Employee absence down in paper and printing
The average number of days lost per year for each employee in the paper and printing industry has fallen for the second year in a row, according to the latest annual Absence Management survey from the...

Heidelberg UK's Mark Hogan promoted to global sales role
Heidelberg UK marketing director Mark Hogan has been promoted to head up worldwide sales of finishing equipment for the manufacturer in a newly-created role.

Business inspection: Alternative strategies for sales success
A sales team might seem like an essential part of any business, but that's not always true

Interview: 'Whatever it takes to do the job well'
There probably aren't many people that would contemplate starting a business in the print industry at 21, but that's exactly what First 4 Print Finishing managing director David Nestor did. And, as if...

Results bear out a radical restructure
It is 2009 and St Ives' chief executive Patrick Martell, who joined the group as an apprentice in 1980, is giving his first major interview since taking the reins in April of the worst year in the...

Unusual moves as major groups trade sales directors
Two of the UK's biggest printers have their sales director on gardening leave due to an unusual incidence of simultaneous recruitment activity.

Communisis director Singh leaves in reshuffle
Communisis group business development director Gurdev Singh has left the company amid a reshuffle of its senior sales staff.