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The majority of the hardship fund set up by Butler, Tanner & Dennis and administered through the Printers' Charitable Corporation (PCC) has now been allocated.

Mail & Print Services (MPS) has upped staff levels by a third after landing a 500,000 digital mailing contract with Dumex, part of Cow & Gate.

Printers, publishers and manufacturers have just three weeks remaining in which to claim overpaid VAT for the period prior to 1 May 1997, following January's landmark House of Lords ruling in favour...

The BPIF has launched a carbon calculator aimed at cutting through the "accreditation clutter" and setting transparent carbon benchmarking.

Roland DG says it will showcase its "increasingly diverse portfolio", including the print-and-cut VersaCamm series and the VersaArt RS-640, at this year's Sign & Digital UK.

Print4tomorrow is targeting improved turnaround times after overhauling its digital printing operation with a 150,000 investment in two new Xerox machines.

Digital Ad Lab (DAL) and the London College of Communication (LCC) have launched a student mentoring scheme with the aim of encouraging enthusiastic young people to join the print industry.

MWL Print Group has responded to a growing demand for digital colour by investing in a HP Indigo 3050, complete with SmartStream Designer software.

Tangent Communications has reiterated its intent to bolster its digital marketing operation on the back of acquiring London-based agency Lateral.

Polestar has made two high-profile appointments to its board as it gears up to "accelerate its growth" and take advantage of the "difficult market conditions".

Press manufacturer KBA has brought in former Mitsubishi UK sales director Phil Murphy as its new area sales manager for London, the Home Counties and the east of England.

Carlton Press Group has gone into administrative receivership with the loss of 63 staff after incurring bad debts and suffering the effects of the recession.

Digital printer Stroma and digital press manufacturer Oc have celebrated the five millionth newspaper to be digitally printed at Stroma's west-London facility.

HP has launched a financing scheme for its wide-format product range.

EFI Vutek has launched a new UV-cured super-wide printer range, the GS series, which it says combines speed and quality in a single machine.