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Boden takes catalogues to the nationals

Clothing company Boden has launched a customer recruitment drive with a mini catalogue campaign.

Live Event Branding creates Six Nations opener banners

Live Event Branding, the specialist fabric branding company, produced more than 2,000sqm of banners for the Six Nations opener between England and Wales at Twickenham (6 February).

Printed electronic greetings cards developed

A Manchester company has helped to pioneer state-of-the-art printed electronic greetings cards for Hallmark subsidiary Tigerprint.

Independent sale nears conclusion following print contract agreement

A deal for Alexander Lebedev to purchase The Independent and The Independent on Sunday is all but complete after Independent News and Media (INM) agreed to back the existing print contract.

33 jobs lost as Senator Print Finishers closes

More than 30 staff have been made redundant following Senator Print Finishers' fall into administration last week (25 February).

POP European parts company with business development director

POP European business development director Dimitri Hoebreckx has left the consortium with chairman Christian Duyckaerts taking on Hoebreckx' responsibilities.

ISBA opts for Grapo Manta

ISBA, a German protected workspace for psychiatric patients, has installed a Grapo Manta UV-cured flatbed printer.

B&P launches retrofittable eco ink for solvent kit

B&P Graphic Supplies is bringing an environmentally friendly water-based ink that can be used in solvent printers to the UK at the Sign & Digital exhibition next month.

McKenzie Clark builds gallery for footballer's photography debut

Digital print company McKenzie Clark is sponsoring former Liverpool player Craig Johnston's photography exhibition at the Retail VM & Display Show in London.

HP inks get approval for Nordic Swan eco label

Five HP wide-format inkjet inks have been added to the list of materials that meet the requirements of the Nordic Swan eco label.

Council accused by local firms of competing for print business

Two Worcestershire SME printers have accused Malvern Hills District Council (MHDC) of undermining their market by offering non-profit printing services for commercial work.

New digital trade show to be held annually

A new European trade fair for the digital print industry has been announced, with the first show scheduled to take place next year.

SFX front cover goes 3D for Doctor Who special

Future Publishing's monthly sci-fi magazine SFX, which is printed by William Gibbons, is celebrating the return of the Doctor Who television series by featuring the Time Lord in HD3D on its front...

Fourth-quarter GDP revised upwards as manufacturing outpaces growth

British GDP increased by 0.3% in the fourth quarter of 2009, revised up from an initial estimate in January of 0.1%, with manufacturing output rising 0.8%.

Reader's Digest administrator reports 'significant interest' in UK business

The administrator for the UK arm of Reader's Digest said there has been "significant interest" from potential suitors for the business, but would not be drawn on when a possible deal could be...