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Royal Mail rival Deutsche Post no longer VAT exempt in Germany
Royal Mail rival Deutsche Post will soon no longer be exempt from VAT in Germany, it has been announced - a move that could see it lobby the UK government to apply the same rules to its mail business...

Ultimate Packaging prints Rudolph potato bags
The Very Very Veg company has tasked Ultimate Packaging with producing festive packaging for its Rudolph Potatoes.

Wallpaper* enters new decade with AR cover
IPC's design and fashion magazine Wallpaper* is using augmented reality (AR) to enhance its cover, along with a 10-page feature in its January issue.

Bauer's Empire magazine gets Mirri makeover for 10-cover special December issue
The December issue of Bauer's Empire magazine will feature 10 different covers starring movie icons of the decade.
BemroseBooth agrees sale of Derby site
BemroseBooth has agreed the sale of its Wayzgoose Drive security printing facility in Derby to Ivygrove Developments for a reported 3m.

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Illuminated posters and packaging are first products from printed electronics firm
A Belgian screen printer has teamed up with a university and a nanotechnology research centre to commercialise large-format screen printed electronics for packaging and advertising applications.

B&P Group falls to administrators
Screen printer B&P Group has gone into administration, appointing Andrew Poxon and John Titley of the Bury office of Leonard Curtis to handle the case.

Polestar Sheffield staff vote on new pay deal
Staff at Polestar Sheffield have begun voting on a three-year pay deal tabled by the company in a last ditch attempt to avoid a decision that could lead to industrial action at the site.
Carousel Envelopes installs four-colour Halm EM 4000
Envelope manufacturer and printer Carousel Envelopes has installed a four-colour Halm EM 4000 as part of a 90,000 investment.

GW Chapman sold out of administration
Litho printer GW Chapman & Sons has gone into administration and been sold back to its previous director.

David Chipperfield Architects chooses Baddeley Brothers' traditional skills for stationery work
David Chipperfield Architects has appointed Baddeley Brothers to produce materials to support its exhibition at the Design Museum.

Graham & Heslip sold for 100 plus employee liabilities
Unsecured creditors to Northern Ireland printer Graham & Heslip are not expected to receive a dividend, as it has emerged that the business was sold for 100.

Xerox toner shortage will be over by Christmas: BPIF
Xerox's toner shortage, which has affected a number of Xerox 700 users, should be resolved by Christmas, the BPIF has said.

CDMS adopts Transactis brand
Print, mail and data group CDMS has rebranded under the name Transactis, the transactional data business it acquired at the beginning of the year.