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Day of strike action at CPI William Clowes
Unite members at CPI William Clowes will stage a 24-hour strike tomorrow (20 December) amid a pay dispute with management.

Blippar falls into administration
Augmented reality start-up Blippar has entered into administration following a dispute over additional funding.

PressOn invests again in HP Latex
PressOn has taken on an HP Latex 3600 to help meet increasing demand for large-format graphics.

Allen Signs wraps up successful fundraising year
Vehicle livery and signmaking specialist Allen Signs has capped off a successful year of fundraising by donating 3,000 sheets of festive wrapping paper in aid of St Barnabas Hospice.
Overmatter: calculating pie
It’s Christmas time, which can only mean one thing. Yes, goodwill to all men and overindulgence in festive foodstuffs.

Awesome pulls off high-speed card job for charity
Christmas brings with it the opportunity to spread cheer and generosity. For London events company Glug, the season’s card-giving tradition represented a chance to not only liven up the often-stale...

Prichard signs off with press pass
National Trust print manager Graham Prichard will retire this week after more than 40 years in the industry.

Print stays ahead in latest PAMCo results
Printed media continues to stand tall among its digital counterparts, according to the latest figures from PAMCo.

Heidelberg opens €50m innovation centre for digital R&D
Heidelberg has opened the doors of its new innovation centre, which has been billed as the centrepiece of a push to forge ahead on the digital transformation of the print sector.

Pack sector could get major boost from gov’t sustainability funding
The UK packaging industry could get a £500m a year boost from government innovation funding into the development of sustainable packaging.

Mercian Labels appoints new chairman
Mercian Labels has appointed a new non-executive chairman as its current chairman gears up for retirement.

Print decline slows at Reach
Reach is expecting further declines in its circulation and publishing print advertising revenue for Q4, even as group revenue is boosted by the acquisition of Northern & Shell.

Hobs Repro takes UK's first six-colour Xerox Iridesses
Hobs Repro has become the first UK printing company to invest in two Xerox Iridesse production printers in the full six-colour configuration.

Directors become owners at West Port as founder retires
West Port Print & Design founder Terry Scanlon is retiring and has handed ownership of his St Andrews business to two existing directors.

CS Labels concludes Xeikon beta with purchase
CS Labels is set to buy the Xeikon CX500 web-fed digital press it has been beta testing since the summer as part of its move into the flexible packaging market.