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Danwood founder suspended following accounting irregularities
Danwood Group Holdings has suspended four of its senior managers, including founder and chairman Colin Daniels, pending investigation.

Johnston Press appoints group HR director
Johnston Press has appointed Steve Gilliver as new group director of HR as the company looks to implement a raft of staff development initiatives.

Newsprinters secures Metro contract
Newsprinters has been permanently appointed the <i>Metro London</i> contract after printing the paper on a temporary basis since previous printer Newsfax went into administration.

Madejski holds Polestar shares
PrintWeek can confirm that Sir John Madejski has become a shareholder in Polestar Print Holdings, which acquired Madejski's Goodhead Group in a pre-pack deal last year.
Quad/Graphics Dubuque plant facing closure
Quad/Graphics said this week it will close its Dubuque, Iowa book printing plant and transfer the work to its other facilities.

DS Smith finance director to step down
Steve Dryden, group finance director of DS Smith, has announced that he is to leave the company to join a private equity-backed business.

KBA promotes Scully following Nixon's departure
KBA has promoted Chris Scully to executive sales director, eight months after Mark Nixon left the position following a strategic fallout.

KBA agrees working time changes with union IG Metall
KBA has agreed a new set of employee regulations which will see staff jobs in Germany protected until 30 June 2015, but will give the company the right to reduce weekly working times.

Why you must give qualifications the third degree: print training interrogated
The last UK university print course closed in 2012. Many argue that on-the-job training is now the only answer, but others say this is costly and takes too much time. So, could there be another way?

Paperlinx confirms Allen as CEO
Paperlinx has appointed Dave Allen as its chief executive following four months without a permanent head.