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Brightsource makes three board appointments to expand business
Print management firm Brightsource has made a trio of director appointments in order to "provide the platform for further expansion" at the 32m-turnover business.
Jade Press strengthens sales team with new appointments
Jade Press has made two appointments to its sales team as the Leeds-based print and design business aims to go from "strength-to strength" in 2011.

Xeikon UK appoints Paul Briggs as industrial sales manager
Xeikon UK has appointed Paul Briggs to the role of industrial sales manager, who will primarily focus on promoting the manufacturer's label presses in the north of England, Scotland and Wales.

Roberts steps down as Agfa's MD after 19 years with group
Agfa's Laurence Roberts will retire on 31 January after almost 19 years at the graphics group.

Me & My... Xeikon 3030
David Webster, managing director of Label Makers, tells Julie Yau why he wants the new addition to his company to remain his best-kept secret

CDS appoints Bailie to chief executive role
Print manager Corporate Document Services (CDS) has appointed Fergus Bailie as new chief executive after the incumbent was promoted to its parent company.

Maurice Payne Colourprint founder dies
Maurice Payne, founder of Theale, Reading-based Maurice Payne Colourprint, died this weekend (22 January), following a long illness.
BGP appoints first full-time finance director
Former Wyndeham Heron finance director Mike Edwards has been appointed as Benhamgoodheadprint (BGP)'s first full-time group finance director.

Majority of Transactis Liverpool staff face redundancy
The jobs of Transactis' 254 Liverpool-based staff are at risk after Unite revealed that RR Donnelley's acquisition of the company's production businesses would lead to "wide-scale redundancies".

PrintPack: Komori felicitates Indian printers for excellence in printing
Komori felicitated 34 of its customers from across India at a function held at Metropolitan Hotel in New Delhi on 19 January. 180 printers attended the event.