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Middleton to depart Mirror
Trinity Mirror's director of manufacturing Rupert Middleton is to leave the company in September.

Zerographic Systems opens London office
Xerox reseller Zerographic Systems has opened a new office in London, taking on four new employees.

Jedi Jim turns from print pro to public speaker
Jim Eastwood, sales and marketing manager at Antrim-based W&G Baird, has found fame after making it to the final of the BBC's The Apprentice.

KMI Business Technologies bags Konica Minolta award for best growth
KMI Business Technology, the Mumbai-based national distributor for Konica Minolta MFP printers in India, has been adjudged as Konica Minolta's third best distributor in the world for growth

Bobst apprentice heads to China for 10-week training course
An engineering apprentice at finishing equipment-supplier Bobst Group (UK & Ireland) is to finish his training with a 10-week placement in Shanghai.

PrintWeek India announces impressive line-up of judges for Awards
The Judgement Day of PrintWeek India Awards presented by Canon, scheduled for 29 July boasts of an elite board of 30 jury members.

PmIndia's conference on packaging printing to focus on Drupa and Green
The third Indo-German conference on Technology Trends and Developments in Packaging Printing to be held on 22 and 23 November 2011 in Mumbai.

Print young turks set off on India yatra
Six young print turks, Hyuma Mahadevia (Yamir Packaging, Ahmedabad), Akshay Poddar (Mytec Process, Bengaluru), Vasant Goel (Gopsons, New Delhi), Vividh Makhija (India Offset Press, New Delhi), Alok...

HM Printers' Peter Edwards passes away
Industry veteran Peter Edwards, owner of HM Printers, has passed away after being diagnosed with cancer.

Indian magazines flex their muscles: Condé Nast, Delhi Press, Haymarket Publications, Infomedia 18, Next Gen, Spenta Multimedia
Leading publishers tell Tanvi Parekh about their key challenges and explain their plans for expansion, dealing with new platforms and solving the distribution issue