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BAPC awards top accolade to Simon Tabelin
The British Association for Print and Communications (BAPC) has awarded It Has To Be Brilliant managing director Simon Tabelin with honorary BAPC life membership.

FastLabels futureproofs with £500k Xeikon spend
FastLabels has invested around £500,000 in a new Xeikon CX3 and an upgrade to an existing Xeikon 3030 in order to futureproof its press line-up as demand for its services grows.

Tributes paid to Joanne Hurst
Industry colleagues have paid tribute to Joanne Hurst, the former European catalogue production manager at mail order clothing company Lands' End, who has died.

Go Inspire to restructure Eclipse 4DM
Go Inspire, formerly GI Solutions Group, is restructuring its Eclipse 4DM business and has launched a consultation with just under 100 staff at the site, with 28 roles at risk.

Newprint expands Morgana fleet with triple installation
Newprint has bolstered its finishing line-up after spending around £50,000 on three new Morgana machines.

Duplo departure for Lock
Duplo International EMEA and Russia sales director Tony Lock has left the business after a decade with the post-press kit supplier, which included a three-year stint as UK managing director.

Overmatter: hidebound, not!
By way of a complete contrast with the last Overmatter column, which looked at the macabre practice of anthropodermic bibliopegy, we now turn to a rather more 21st-century topic that will be music to...

Killer app: Boss Print pulls out all the f-stops for photobook
The beauty of the world can be difficult to replicate in print. Cork-born graphic designer David Magee has been capturing lush scenery on camera in his spare time for 25 years. Now, for the first...

WPAPS takes on UK's first new dye-sub machine from Epson
Worldwide Production and Procurement Services (WPAPS) has installed the UK’s first Epson SureColor SC-F9300 to bolster its textile print offering and prepare for significant expansion.

Print continues decline in latest magazine ABCs
The latest consumer magazine reports from the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) have shown a continued overall decline for print, although some sectors bucked the trend.

Assets of publishing firms that hit printers bought out of liquidation
The assets of Black Dog Publishing and sister company Artifice Books, which went into liquidation last month owing printers thousands of pounds, have been bought by St James’s House Media Group.??

Tighter immigration controls could hit print
Industries like print will suffer if Theresa May implements harsh immigration controls after Brexit, according to the director general of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC).

Walker promoted at PCP
Magazine and catalogue specialist Precision Colour Printing has promoted Adam Walker to its main board.

SML Corby triples capacity with Horizon install
SML Corby has boosted its capacity after installing parent SML Group’s 15th Horizon RD-4055 worldwide.

Flexpress goes big with HP Indigo 12000 install
Flexpress has installed an HP Indigo 12000 B2 digital press in a bid to win digital B2 work and support growth at its trade operation, Flexpress Trade.