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Proskills helps secure 62m funding for staff training
A 62m funding deal to attract quality staff and improve training standards in the industry has been secured with the help of Proskills.
Socially aware printer Netherene buys digital creaser
A printing company, which offers employment for disabled people in Dorking, has installed a digital creasing machine from finishing equipment distributor Ashgate Automation.
Digital tempts CS Labels into second Xeikon 330 purchase
West Midlands-based CS Labels has added its second Xeikon 330 label press just over a year after buying its first.
Simpson Group job fears over loss of Sainsbury's work
Large format firm Simpson Group is preparing for the possibility of job cuts after client Communisis lost its Sainsbury's print management contract to St Ives.
BPS sets 1.5m sales target following Manchester move
Print manager Brentwood Print Solutions (BPS) is targeting sales of 1.5m in the current financial year after moving to new premises and taking on new staff.
DXG Media gains environmental recognition following relocation
Commercial B1 and B2 printer DXG Media has followed up a major investment and move by achieving environmental accreditation.
News International laughs off rumours of freesheet axe
Newspaper publisher News International has quashed rumours that it is set to pull its London evening freesheet <i>thelondonpaper</i>.
Flint Group seals Pensord deal but warns of ink price rises
Flint Group has signed a two-year deal to supply sheetfed magazine printer Pensord but has announced it will be putting up prices for its printing inks by as much as 20%.
Former IPC manufacturing director loses cancer battle
Peter Barber, the highly respected former IPC manufacturing director and print and publishing veteran, has sadly passed away.
Pragati and Silverpoint triumph at Sappi awards
Pragati Offset and Silverpoint Press secured gold in the Asian region of the Sappi Trading Printers of Year awards held at the Asian Civilizations Museum, Singapore, on 23 May.
Blackwell to install on-demand Espresso book machines across UK
Academic book specialist Blackwell will become the first UK retailer to install an Espresso Book Machine (EBM) - the in-store on-demand book printer manufactured by On-Demand Books.
Mentor adds NEC SpectraView monitors to its roster as soft-proofing takes off
NEC has revealed that Mentor Distribution is set to become one of two exclusive UK distributors for its NEC SpectraView range of colour calibrated monitors.
Colourscript adds Screen and Fujifilm for processless platesetting
Colourscript has gone processless with a Screen PlateRite platesetter and Trueflow SE workflow, together with Fujifilm's Brillia HD PRO-T processless plate.
Private equity firms gang up for Informa bid
A private equity consortium consisting of Hellman & Friedman, Carlyle and Providence Equity is in talks to buy publisher Informa, according to reports.
Quebecor World creditors mull legal bid to quash European sale to HHBV
Unsecured creditors of Quebecor World could take legal action against the proposed sale of its European division to private equity company HHBV.