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Printer takes council to court over planning row

A row has broken out between a Yorkshire printer and Leeds City Council over the building of 12 flats on the site of a neighbouring car repair shop.

Midland Regional Printers celebrates 40th anniversary

Midland Regional Printers (MRP) has cited its 'one-stop shop' service as the reason behind its success after celebrating its 40th anniversary.

Printers have to offer more than just print, Sefas claims

Document production software specialist Sefas has said that printers dealing with blue-chip companies can no longer exist as just printers.

CPI UK chief executive Mike Taylor to step down

Fulmar Group founder Mike Taylor has announced his decision to step down from his role as chief executive of CPI UK; three and a half years after its 33m acquisition of Fulmar.

35 jobs lost as Printers Coast falls to administrators

Printers Coast in Newcastle has gone into administration with the loss of 35 jobs.

Aldridge boosts digital print offering with two Xerox presses

Aldridge Print Group (APG) is anticipating a 20% turnover increase this year, helped by investing in two new Xerox digital colour machines.

FPB and Accept Cards to aid businesses with card payments

The Forum of Private Business (FPB) has joined up with Accept Cards to launch an initiative designed to help small businesses that are struggling with processing card payments.

Rapid Print cuts hours with new gluing machine

Raffle ticket printing specialist Rapid Print has cut hours from its production process with the installation of a new gluing machine from finishing manufacturer Rollem.

Westfield shopping centre to have own customer magazine

The owners of the Westfield shopping centre in London are to launch a biannual customer magazine, it has been confirmed.

Harlequin founder heralds 'breakthrough' with new screening technology

A "major breakthrough" in screening technology that has the potential to greatly enhance the output quality of today's platesetters has been announced by Harlequin founder Andy Cave.

Blundell takes over the reins from Vaughan at Communisis

Andy Blundell has taken the helm at Communisis, replacing Steve Vaughan two months earlier than anticipated.

Znd celebrates 25th anniversary with company expansion

Swiss cutter manufacturer Znd has celebrated its 25th anniversary after completing the third expansion of its Altsttten headquarters.

Mitchell returns to print with MBI at Bezier

Astron founder David Mitchell has returned to the industry at the helm of a management buy-in (MBI) at Bezier.

Sihl launches poster papers for HP latex printers

Substrate specialist Sihl has launched a range of three poster papers that are optimised for use with HP's latex print technology.

Durst launches ink recycling scheme

Durst has introduced larger ink containers and free collection and disposal of waste ink for its Rho printers to offer improved environmental credentials and to lower its customers' costs.