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PrintWeek publisher wins top digital publishing award

Haymarket Business Media, parent company of <i>PrintWeek</i> was last week awarded the prestigious Best Digital Publisher of the Year for business publishing at the Association of Online Publishers...

Northern and Shell expected to announce trebled turnover this week

Newspaper publisher Northern and Shell is expected to announce a "substantial increase" in profits in its 2010 financial results.

MPC staff speak of 'desperate situation' as wait for pay hits two months

Former employees at Maurice Payne Colourprint (MPC) remain unable to claim redundancy as no form of insolvency has been entered.

Selfridges launches Project Ocean campaign

Selfridges has handed graphics production duties for its Project Ocean campaign to London-based BAF Graphics.

Limited uptake for bank lending appeals process

Business secretary Vince Cable has called on Britain's banks to raise the profile of the lending complaints system after it emerged that fewer than 100 small businesses had used the appeals process.

Akruti gives cost saving solution a boost with install of X-Rite EasyTrax on its KBA Rapida 74

Akruti, a commercial printer specialising in magazine printing in Pune has installed a semi-automatic press side scanning spectrophotometer, Easytrax from X-Rite and a Digital Information's Ink...

Ecoat nears liquidation as Crake exits print

The finisher formerly known as Best Cover UV is on the verge of liquidation, with director Darren Crake set to walk away from the industry.

Orchestra in administration, Communisis buys Bristol site

Communisis has bought Orchestra Bristol out of administration in a 2.25m pre-pack deal.

Transcontinental posts strong Q2

Transcontinental posted a 1% uptick in revenues for Q2 2011 to $514.7m, citing a run of new contracts.

Morgana launches CardXtra Plus to UK

Finishing equipment supplier Morgana has launched the CardXtra Plus finishing unit to the UK market.

Marketing students highlight role of door-drop campaigns

Royal Mail is pushing its new interactive mail service, revealing the results of research to show the next generation of marketers value door-drop campaigns.

Loveurope acquires Asset and eyes Russian expansion

Loveurope has bought fellow London-based creative production company Asset Graphics and appointed a new European business director to spearhead the group's push into Russia.

Canon and Océ merge Swiss operations

Canon and Océ have announced the decision to combine their print businesses in Switzerland.

Quantum Print & Packaging adds UK's first Diana X 115

Quantum Print & Packaging has become the UK's first owner of a Diana X 115 model folder gluer.

Monotype man Paul Foster to visit India

Paul Foster, director of Centurfax Customised Dotmeters is scheduled to visit India on 13 June 2011 on a week-long trip.