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Set to be delisted next month

Shareholders agree National World takeover terms

Newspaper veteran David Montgomery is set to lose control of National World after shareholders voted in favour of the takeover offer tabled by Neo Media Publishing.

Scott: "I’m optimistic about what we can achieve together for our employees"
Apprentices bring fresh thinking

Canon stresses value of apprentices on National Apprenticeship Week

Coinciding with this year’s National Apprenticeship Week, running until 16 February, Canon has outlined the vital role apprentices have to play in the continued growth of the industry.

Simian has a 23,000sqm production facility near Groningen in the Netherlands
'Investing in a prominent international position'

Print.com parent acquires online printer Simian

Print.Group, the holding company behind European print platform Print.com, has acquired online printer Simian.

The VarioPrint iX3200 is Print Plus' first inkjet press
XL 106 work put on inkjet

Print Plus switches short runs to digital with Canon install

Bradford litho and digital house Print Plus UK has installed a brand new Canon VarioPrint iX3200, bringing new firepower to the firm’s short-run jobs.

'He crossed the Atlantic to learn from the leading printers in London'

Benjamin Franklin celebrations include working replica printing press

Fans of hand printing should hot-foot it to London’s St Bartholomew the Great church, where an exhibit celebrating Benjamin Franklin's time in London includes a working replica of the type of press he...

The winning art competition entry by Sienna
Surplus art and print materials requested

Wishesjust4you calls for industry support to help children with life-limiting illnesses

A non-profit Community Interest Company (CIC) dedicated to bringing creativity and joy to children with life-limiting illnesses and disabilities has called on printers and paper merchants to donate...

Staff find jobs in solvent closure

Meshtex sells up in orderly exit

Cheshire fabric and wallpaper printer Meshtex Limited has sold its intellectual property, kit and goodwill as it prepares for an orderly wind-down later this month.

Return to growth after two years

Direct mail advertising spend jumps 13%

Direct mail advertising spend returned to growth in the third quarter of 2024, beating the country’s overall average of advertising spend of 9.7%, according to the latest figures from the Advertising...

Girls Who Print will host an International Women’s Day Conference on 7 March
Now in its seventh year

Print HERstory Month returning in March

Next month will mark the return of Print HERstory Month, an annual celebration dedicated to amplifying women’s voices in the printing industry that coincides with Women’s History Month.

Strong Q4 anticipated

Heidelberg's order book swells in Q3

Heidelberg is expecting a strong end to its financial year on the back of incoming orders up 8.3% in Q3.

iCE HT300 three-knife trimmer installed

Bluestar sharpens up production with Horizon trimmer

Bluestar Print Finishers has installed a brand-new Horizon iCE HT300 three-knife trimmer, clearing a bottleneck on its guillotine and boosting its trimming capacity by 25%.

Fibre focus

New packaging alliance formed

A new alliance has been formed to champion the merits of fibre-based packaging amid “a critical time” for waste and recycling policies in the UK.

The Ask Agency established

Former Acorn employees launch print agency

A print agency founded by two former employees of Swindon’s shuttered Acorn Press has been met with a wave of enthusiasm after launching just a day after Acorn officially ceased trading.

Firm went into liquidation with a total deficiency of more than £150k
Firm subsequently went into liquidation

FD disqualified over false invoices

The finance director of a pre-media business has received a lengthy ban after raising false invoices that totalled more than £325,000.

Jardine: "There is plenty in the survey to be positive about"
Slow but steady improvement in 2024

Industry confidence down despite positive Q4 output

Industry confidence slipped in Q4 and subsequently order and output expectations for Q1 have flatlined while confidence for Q1 has nosedived, despite output and orders in Q4 more-or-less performing as...