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A manufacturer of specialist pigments used for a range of applications including ink and papermaking has been fined £200,000 after a driver suffered chemical burns at its site.

While the passing of Heidelberg's Mark Singer, Xerox’s Drupa withdrawal, and The National Trust offshoring its Handbook were the top stories, the month featured its fair share of good news too.

Organisers of the upcoming Printing United Expo are prepping for their biggest show yet, with the exhibition aiming to be “a place where everyone can wet their beak”.

Continental printer Riccobono Group has become the biggest gravure printer in Europe after completing its takeover of Germany’s TSB.

The Strategic Mailing Partnership (SMP) Awards returned last night (28 September) to celebrate the successes of the mailing industry.

National World has swooped to acquire Midland News Association and its sister company Press Computer Systems in a deal that will propel the group beyond the £100m turnover mark.

Xerox is set to purchase all of the company’s shares that are owned by activist investor Carl Icahn for around $542m (£442m).

Catherine, Princess of Wales visited historic textile printer Standfast & Barracks on Tuesday (26 September) as part of a tour of northern textile manufacturers.

Grafenia is changing its name to Software Circle to “better reflect who we are”.

Net sales at Walstead Group were up 11% last year, but operating margins slipped in the face of “huge and volatile” increases in input costs at the pan-European business.

Marketing services company Inspired Thinking Group (ITG) has appointed industry specialist Darren Singer as its new chief financial officer to spearhead its global growth charge.

Regional news publisher National World has stepped up its efforts to become the next owner of The Telegraph Media Group (TMG).

The National Trust’s Handbook will be printed outside the UK for the first time after Walstead Group lost the job following a tender process.

Union Unite has criticised packaging printer Cepac Darlington, which it claims that – in addition to threatening redundancies – has also told staff that they will be “fired and rehired” on inferior...

The BPIF is among more then a dozen trade associations to support Make UK in its criticism of Rishi Sunak’s decision to backtrack on some of Britain’s net zero initiatives.