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IPG helps HP to an 11% rise in net revenue
HP's net revenue for its second quarter has risen 11% year on year to hit $28.3bn (14.4bn), helped by $7.6bn from its Imaging and Printing Group (IPG).
POD publisher files suit against Amazon in epic battle over on-demand contract
Amazon's battle with the print-on-demand (POD) sector looks set to reach the courts after a small US-based POD publisher filed a class action lawsuit this week alleging breach of US antitrust law.
27 jobs axed as Newsquest outsources pre-press staff to India
Newsquest has confirmed that 27 pre-press jobs at its Brighton and Swindon sites are to be cut with the positions outsourced to India.
TMN chiefs launch 52.8m cash buyout bid
TMN bosses have launched a 52.8m management buyout bid valuing shares at 70p each, after having dismissed a bid of 40m from Tangent Communications as substantially undervaluing the marketing services...
Fire crews tackle blaze at Bezier's Wakefield site
Firefighters spent several hours battling a fire at Bezier's Silkwood Business Park, Wakefield, this morning, after a blaze broke out in its pallets section.
New MD takes helm at B&P Graphic Systems
B&P Graphic Systems has appointed Andrew Wilson as its new managing director.
BGP replaces outgoing MD
Benhamgoodheadprint (BGP) managing director Peter Clark is set to retire later this year, to be replaced by current BGP performance improvement director Colin Langston.
Polestar wins contract for Observer magazines
Polestar has won a three-year contract with Guardian News and Media (GNM) to produce <i>The Observer's</i> weekly and monthly magazines.
30m contract boost for Quebecor World
Quebecor World is on the road to recovery following the signing of a $60m (30.6m) multi-year printing contract with Bauer Publishing.
Printers star in top 20 green companies list
Pureprint Group and Severnprint have reinforced their environmental credentials after being named in the UK's top 20 green companies.
SCR Envelope Solutions buys UV press for overprint work
SCR Envelope Solutions has bolstered its overprinting capacity by taking delivery of its third four-back-one-colour UV press, a Halm EM5000.
Litho Supplies shares drop in response to management statement
Litho Supplies' gloomy start to the year continued this week when an interim management statement prompted a further fall in the company's share price.
Pop Displays to merge with Easypack following Rapide purchase
Commercial printer Rapide has been acquired by point-of-purchase packaging company Pop Displays for an undisclosed sum.
'Landmark deal' secures more rights for agency workers
More than 1m agency workers have been granted increased rights following a "landmark deal" between the Confederation of British Industry, the government and the unions.
UPM Tilhill kicks off massive tree planting project
Forestry company UPM Tilhill has begun planting around 1.2m trees in one of the UK's largest commercial woodland projects for more than a decade.