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Woods of Perth makes 57 of its 71 staff redundant
Woods of Perth has made 57 of its 71 staff redundant following its fall into administration last week.

Insolvency rate shows signs of improvement for start of 2010
The health of the print industry has shown little improvement but has not significantly worsened during the start of 2010, according to the latest insolvency figures from Euler Hermes UK.

Archant launches 'alternative route to market' Cambridge newspaper
Newspaper publisher Archant has launched a weekly newspaper, using "alternative routes to market".

Wired has trust issues with 'scratch-off' cover
Wired magazine, printed by St Ives Web, has produced a special latex scratch-off cover for its June issue.

Penguin Classics launches Red editions
Penguin Classics has joined up with the Aids awareness group (Product) Red to produce a selection of titles that will raise money for fighting the disease in Africa.
Wifag set to cut a further 170 staff
Press manufacturer Wifag will make a further 170 redundancies this year, taking the total number of jobs cut to more than 550 in just over a year.
QIPC dismisses latest QuadTech patent infringement claim
QI Press Controls (QIPC) has dismissed QuadTech's latest US patent infringement claim, saying it has taken the first step towards a "total vindication" in the ongoing legal battle.

Printing.com announces web-to-print and Australian franchise plans
Printing.com has said there is still "a chronic lack of confidence in the SME market" after it posted a 17.4% fall in pre-tax profit to 1.7m in its preliminary results for the year ending 31 March...

De La Rue to close final salary scheme
De La Rue has become the latest print company, and possibly the last, to close its final salary pension scheme.

Ricoh Fantasy Football winner revealed
Tim Baigent, of Taunton-based Glyder, has been crowned winner of PrintWeek's Ricoh-sponsored Fantasy Football League, winning 10k worth of Ricoh kit to boot.

Fears of knock-on effects after MMC calls in the administrators
Printers and publishers have been warned that they could suffer "adverse effects" further down the line following the administration of The Magazine Marketing Company (MMC) - the UK's largest...

FT parent distances itself from comments about cutting print operation
The parent group of national newspaper the Financial Times has had to deny claims that it will be scaling down its print operation in the next five years.
CPM reveals its new website
Specialist finisher Curveball Print Media (CPM) has relaunched its website in a bid to attract new business.
Pyramid upgrades Ti52 to bring work in-house
Commercial printer Pyramid Printers has increased its in-house finishing by upgrading an existing Heidelberg Ti52 Stahlfolder.