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Warning to banks over stolen blank passports
Entrust, the company behind the digital signatures on UK passports, has warned banks to be vigilant following the theft of around 3,000 blank passports last week from a delivery van in Manchester.
Former OFT founder quits to form own cold-foiling business
One of the founders of cold-foiling manufacturer OFT - John Hopkinson - has left the company to start up his own business.
Murdoch declares permanent price drop for The Sun
Rupert Murdoch has turned the clocks back 15 years and announced a nationwide, permanent price cut for <i>The Sun</i> newspaper.
New figures show 60% rise in company administrations
Company administrations have jumped 60% in the second quarter of 2008 compared to the same period last year, according to the latest statistics released by the Insolvency Service.
Staff made redundant as Bovince calls in administrators
Screen and digital printer Bovince has gone into administration, making its 34 staff redundant.
First editions of the Telegraph printed at Knowsley
News International's printing subsidiary Newsprinters has begun contract printing the <i>Daily Telegraph</i> at its Knowsley print site.
Chris Fowler International bought out by Spanish print giant
Financial printer Chris Fowler International (CFI) has been acquired by Spanish printing group Service Point Solutions (SPS) for Euro12m (9.5m).
Printing to recommence at newly launched Butler, Tanner & Dennis
Butler and Tanner today reopens for business as Butler, Tanner & Dennis (BT&D), following the last-minute buyout by media entrepreneur Felix Dennis.
Nampak's MY Healthcare site relocates work after fire devastates the Surrey plant
Almost 100% of MY Healthcare's work in progress has been relocated following a huge blaze that broke out at its Thorpe site in Surrey at the end of last month.
Business as usual at Clays despite major power cut
Book printer Clays has said well laid disaster recovery plans ensured that production continued over the weekend even though a fire at a Bungay sub-station on Friday morning resulted in complete power...
Dunwoody pulls out of print following administration buyout
Dunwoody Marketing Communications has been bought out of administration and will be resurrected without its loss-making print arm.
Unique spends 100,000 on kit to avoid need to increase prices
Finishing company Unique Print Finishers has splashed out almost 100,000 on new equipment in order to improve efficiency and avoid price increases.
Stralfors wins 1.7m Southern Water print contract
Stralfors has been awarded a 1.7m contract with Southern Water to supply print and mail services for its customer billing and other associated communications strategy, following a competitive tender...
Simpson Group rides out the post-Sainsbury's storm
Simpson Group has announced five redundancies fewer than initially expected after losing its Sainsbury's contract to St Ives.
Appleton turns to private equity for BemroseBooth sale
BemroseBooth, the provider of security and transactional print services, has been sold to US private equity house American Industrial Acquisition Corporation (AIAC).