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Fears are mounting for the future of publisher Highbury House Communications as former <i>Sun</i> editor and chairman Kelvin MacKenzie said these are its darkest hours.

Communisis said it is still in talks with a potential purchaser of all or part of its business.

ArjoWiggins plans to follow other paper suppliers by increasing its prices in the new year.

Bahson Colour Print is hoping to increase its turnover to 7.5m and improve profits for 2006 after investing over 2.5m in new Heidelberg kit.

Interprint in Knaresborough is aiming to grow by up to 20% after replacing its two Heidelberg presses with a pair of five-colour Komori Lithrone 528 machines.

Pageflex has launched variable data software Persona Cross Media for targeted and personalised content in print and email.

Printers and print equipment suppliers in Hemel Hempstead have all been affected by the Buncefield oil depot explosion.

<i>The Sunday Telegraph</i> and <i>The Sunday Herald</i> have reaped the benefits of redesigns during November, with circulation hikes of 8.1% and 5.7% respectively.

Heidelberg has confirmed its move into very large format sheetfed presses as it extends its focus on the packaging market.

The PPA has claimed a partial victory in its battle with Postcomm over price controls for magazine delivery service Presstream.

Colour Collective aims to teach old scanners new tricks with software for a discontinued line of Heidelberg scanners.

Font library Monotype has reported on the five best selling fonts in the festive season.

Daily Mail & General Trust has put its 50m Elsham Wold press project on hold following its decision to put regionals division Northcliffe Newspapers (NNG) up for sale.

Passport printer Security Printing Systems (SPS) is up for sale with a reported price tag of 150m.

The Canadian Government has put together a 868m ($1.5bn) rescue package for its troubled pulp and paper industry.