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Former chancellor hails industry at charity luncheon
The Printing Charity’s Annual Lunch returned after a three-year hiatus yesterday, where the charity’s president, former chancellor George Osborne, hailed the importance of print.

Fasprint winds down after 38 years
Fasprint will close its doors on 30 November, after 38 years of trading.

Grafenia reports on first half
Grafenia has posted its first results that reflect the sale of its manufacturing operations.

Emerge Advertising in Titanium install
Emerge Advertising has invested in a Titanium 2516 cutting table with router from International Graphics Supplies (IGS) to ease a finishing bottleneck caused by manual cutting processes.

Macfarlane trading in line with expectations
Macfarlane Group said it is expecting its results for 2022 to be ahead of last year and in line with its full year expectations.

IPIA reveals details for ‘jewel in the crown’ event
The details have been outlined for the IPIA’s Recognising Excellence Expo, Gala Dinner, and Awards, which will take place next week.

Linney solar spend to pay back faster than expected
Linney is set to pay back the £600,000 it invested in solar panels earlier this year in just over a year – far earlier than the original projection of almost five times as long.

HP to slim headcount by 2025
HP Inc said it expects to reduce its gross global headcount by around 4,000 to 6,000 employees by the end of its 2025 fiscal year.

De La Rue management 'confident' despite third profit warning
Shares in De La Rue have slumped again after the group issued its third profit warning this year and said it could breach its banking covenants if it is unsuccessful in securing key contracts at its...

National World shelves Reach ambitions
National World will not pursue its potential offer for fellow news group Reach.

CarbonQuota and Print Hub Global team up
Procurement consortium Print Hub Global has partnered with CarbonQuota on a new initiative aimed at reducing the carbon impact across its supplier base.

Digital 23 commits to Mimaki
Exhibition and signage specialist Digital 23 has installed a 1.6m-wide Mimaki UV printer after finding another recently installed Mimaki so economical that it was producing nearly all of the company’s...

Last chance to enter the 2023 Printweek Awards
The final entry deadline for the 2023 Printweek Awards has been announced, meaning there is just under two weeks to start your online entry and play a part in ‘driving print forward’.

CWU launches 'no confidence' action against Royal Mail CEO
Workers at Royal Mail delivery offices across the UK have been pictured supporting a ‘no confidence’ motion in CEO Simon Thompson, in the latest salvo against Royal Mail management organised by the...

Bex Design & Print buyer set for reverse takeover
The engineering and manufacturing specialist group that acquired screen and digital printer Bex Design & Print earlier this year is set to be purchased itself in a proposed reverse takeover deal worth...