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Repropoint launches eco-friendly poster range
Digital printer Repropoint has launched a range of eco-friendly posters, banners and signs that the company is pitching at indoor and outdoor applications.

Bauer debuts on the iPad with Empire app
Bauer Media has launched its first iPad app debuting with Empire magazine.
Dragons' Den-style show Lions' Lair returns to EasyFairs 2011
The popular <i>Dragons' Den</i>-style ideas show the Lions' Lair will return to this year's EasyFairs packaging exhibition.

R3 calls for Insolvency Service to investigate more directors
Insolvency trade body R3 has called on the Insolvency Service to take more action when company directors are reported for suspicious behaviour.
Sir John Madejski forced to sell Station Hill redevelopment
Goodhead Group owner Sir John Madejski has taken a hit on his Station Hill redevelopment in Reading after a breach of covenants prompted a sale.

Technoprint's York site still in limbo despite Museum Trust U-turn
Technoprint's York subsidiary Barringtons of York, which faced closure before Christmas because its site was being sold to York Museums Trust, has won a reprieve after the Trust pulled out of the...

Henry Ling boosts efficiency with UK-first Kolbus ZU 822 gatherer
Book and journal printer Henry Ling has installed the UK's first Kolbus ZU 822 gatherer increasing the number of stations it can fit on its binding line.

Drytac employs new sales director
Lamination film and machinery manufacturer Drytac Europe has appointed Steve Broad as its sales director.

Bobst brings in new regional sales manager
Finishing equipment manufacturer Bobst has appointed Craig Moran as a sheet-fed regional sales manager.

Food packaging firm fined after laminator incident
A food packaging firm has been fined more than 30,000 by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after an employee was dragged into a laminator.

Oberthur urges De La Rue shareholders to demand contract and customer info ahead of bid deadline
Oberthur has asked De La Rue shareholders to pressure the banknote giant into revealing the company's "current position and prospects" after its takeover target won a deadline for the French firm to...
UPDATE: Overturned lorry carried printing chemicals
An overturned lorry that shed its load, temporarily closing the entry slip road to the M6 southbound at Junction 31 on Monday (10 January), was carrying printing chemicals.

Former director of Heidelberg Southern division John Knight dies
Former Heidelberg Southern division director John Knight has passed away at the age of 73.
MDA Creative closes after contract loss cuts turnover by 55%
Commercial printer and advertising specialist MDA Creative has gone into administration after losing one of its biggest contracts.