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Manroland GB adds 24/7 technical support to service offering
Manroland GB has unveiled a raft of enhanced customer services offerings, including a free 24/7 UK-based technical support service.

Macfarlane Group sees pre-tax profit soar by 50%
Macfarlane Group has posted strong annual results for the year to 31 December 2008 and recorded a pre-tax profit from continuing operations up 50% to 3.7m.
Print Standardizer offers printers automated ISO 12647 compliance
Alwan Color Expertise has launched a tool to automate ISO 12647 compliance on press.

Hammond in sudden departure from Taylor Bloxham
Peter Hammond has left his role as managing director of Print People Group subsidiaries Taylor Bloxham and C&R Printing Services in mysterious circumstances.
Active Signs calls in administrators
Sign manufacturer Active Signs has gone into administration, with the majority of its staff being made redundant.
Ace Printers respond to screen demand with Grafica buy
Mumbai-based Ace Printers has installed a Grafica cylinder press to cater to demand for quality finishing jobs done through a screen printing process.
Bhaskar Group drives expansion plans with new appointment
Bhaskar Group has appointed Vijay Singh to the role of associate vice president of sales operations, as part of its plan for expansion.

KM Group quits printing as part of major restructure after Metro contract loss
Newspaper publisher KM Group is to quit printing after announcing plans to close its print facility and outsource print work.

Harrison Scott boss in legal bid to recover tax from Sir Fred Goodwin
George Thompson, joint managing director of print recruitment business Harrison Scott, has said he will sue shamed former Royal Bank of Scotland chief executive Sir Fred Goodwin for his share of...
Tangent wins European work as elections loom
Tangent Direct has been appointed by the Flemish Socialist Party (sp.a) to help deliver campaign collateral in the months preceding European and regional elections to be held this June.
Archant closes doors at Ipswich site
The doors at newspaper publisher Archant's Ipswich site were closed for the final time on Thursday 26 February.

Danscot Print buys Canon imagePress C1+
Danscot Print has said it intends to diversify its digital print offering in order to "gain a competitive edge" after investing in the Canon imagePress C1+.
Manroland states lower profit, warns of 'crucial challenges' to come
Manroland has recorded buoyant sales in a "difficult year" but warned that the "crucial challenges are yet to come" as its profit falls by more than half.

Fire ravages Southernprint bindery - 30% damage reported
Southernprint's binding division, Southern Binders, has reported damage to two of three perfect-binding machines following a blaze that stretched Dorset Fire and Rescue to its limit.
Government business loan guarantees weeks behind schedule
The government's flagship 10bn loan guarantee scheme, the first 1bn tranche of which was due to come into effect from today, is weeks behind schedule it has emerged.