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Keith Johnson revealed as second investor in Haynes acquisition
Print veteran and former Canvey Island football club chairman Keith Johnson has been revealed as the second investor behind JF Print's acquisition of the book manufacturing arm of Haynes Publishing...
Now is the time to invest in print, says Kelvin Graphics buyer
The buyer of failed Manchester printer Kelvin Graphics has said that there will not be a better time to buy a print company.

Prinovis enters consultation period with sales director Ross Borton
German gravure giant Prinovis Liverpool has entered into a period of consultation with its UK sales director Ross Borton.

DMGT campaign asks Metro readers to recycle
Freesheet <i>Metro </i>has launched an environmental campaign focusing on a raft of recycling initiatives for the daily paper.

Gildenburgh invests in Xerox 700
Gildenburgh has responded to an increasing demand for short-run work and taken its first steps into "true digital" with a Xerox 700 digital press.

MP visits TPF Group's Guildford facility
TPF Group has received a visit from shadow health minister Anne Milton after the print management company took on 38 staff from Guildford-based financial group, Allianz.

UPDATE: Heronsgate in administration but 'deal imminent'
Digital and litho printer Heronsgate has been placed into administration but a deal to sell the business to newly formed Full Spectrum Print Media is understood to be imminent.

Oc claims 'world first' as newspaper group upgrades to digital
A Spanish publishing group is to produce a range of local newspapers and magazines entirely on a digital press, described by Oc as the world's first short-run production site for domestic titles in...

QuarkXPress upgrade price to be frozen until September
Quark has announced that users with old licences of its eponymous desktop publishing software, QuarkXPress, will be able to upgrade to the latest version for the same low price until 30 September...
Simpson re-elected as Unite's joint general secretary
Derek Simpson has been re-elected as joint general secretary of Unite after last week's vote.

BJ's Print & Design buys Ryobi 784E
BJ's Print & Design has bought a second-hand Ryobi 784E from Apex Digital Graphics as it consolidates its operations into one unit.

Paragon appoints two category managers
Document management specialist Paragon has bolstered its procurement team with the appointment of two category managers.
St Ives Direct invests in five spine-creasers
St Ives Direct in Bradford has said that it can now target huge run lengths, after investing in five spine-creasers from Tech-ni-fold.

Agfa and Canon sign imagePress distribution deal
Print giants Agfa Graphics and Canon have signed a distribution deal that will enable Agfa to distribute Canon's imagePress digital colour presses in the UK, <i>PrintWeek</i> can exclusively reveal.

De La Rue to create 70 jobs
De La Rue has announced it is to create 70 new production jobs in the North East following an increase in foreign currency production.