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Time Inc sold but question marks remain over UK arm's future
US-headquartered Time Inc has been sold to rival Meredith Corporation for around $2.8bn (£2.1bn), although question marks remain over the UK arm of the business, which was put up for sale by Time...

Beacon Printers returns to Heidelberg for new Polar cutter
Litho and digital printer Beacon Printers has invested in a Polar D56 Plus guillotine from Heidelberg to replace another Polar machine, which had served the firm for 30 years.

Former colleagues mourn Holmes
Keith Holmes, the former managing director of St Ives’ web division, has died aged 73.

Fespa Awards 2018 open for submissions
UK firms wanting to showcase their best work to an international audience are being urged to put themselves forward for next year’s Fespa Awards, which have opened for entries.

Overmatter: political presents
Overmatter recently embraced the joys of the alternative Advent calendar scene, not least because the explosion in special interest Advent calendars (gin, rum, Pringles, pork scratchings, tea bags,...

Killer app Leicestershire firms race through BBC appeal book job
The print industry doesn’t often find itself in the limelight, but two Leicestershire firms, Tudor Bookbinding and Chartwell Press, had their 15 minutes of fame on BBC Radio Leicester on 16 November...

Tributes paid to industry expert Matthews-Paul
Wide-format digital and inkjet printing expert Sophie Matthews-Paul has died after a short illness.

HP launches new PageWide
HP has launched the latest addition to its PageWide range, the XL 5100.

Stones Ashford: 'funds available' for administration
Some employees at Stones Ashford have now received an official communication about what happens next at the stricken site.

Rapidity in £1.75m kit upgrade
Central London-based Rapidity has installed a Canon Océ Colorado, as part of a £1.75m large-format and digital reequip.

Two firms fined after workers lose fingers
Two companies have been fined for health and safety breaches after workers sustained hand injuries on their equipment.

Synertec in record £5m Canon deal
Synertec has initiated a record Canon imagePress deal with the installation of 85 imagePress C850s, worth £5m over the next three years.

Harrier launches new personalised art platform
District Photo UK subsidiary Harrier LLC has launched a new personalised print platform, Pictabulous, which transforms photos into artwork.

Stones Ashford hiatus continues
Employees at Stones Ashford are still waiting for an administrator to be appointed to the business, one week after its abrupt shutdown.

Unite vows to 'secure justice' for former Stones staff
Unite the Union has vowed to “secure pay justice” for workers at Stones Ashford, calling the firm's behaviour “contemptible” after it closed its doors last Friday (17 November).