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Packaging sector calls for increased support for young talent
Packaging industry figures want the sector to do more to harness young talent in the UK.

Taopix takes on apprentice team
Photogift software developer Taopix has selected six apprentices, from a group of eleven young trainees, to go on an initial 12-month programme with the business.

Communisis plans capital reduction
Communisis is proposing a capital reduction so it can continue to pay dividends in the face of a ballooning pension deficit.

Prokom pushes global reach
Konica Minolta community user group Prokom is targeting global growth after a successful US launch and increased interest from within Europe.

Vistaprint launches updated SME website builder
Vistaprint has launched an updated version of its website builder for small businesses, incorporating changes that it believes make the product unique in the market.

Mimaki Europe boosts textile offering with La Meccanica acquisition
Mimaki's European subsidiary has completed a deal to acquire 100% of the shares of Italian manufacturer La Meccanica.

Xaar CFO moving on
Xaar is looking for a new chief financial officer as incumbent Alex Bevis is set to leave the company next spring.

Latcham Direct opts for Duplo
Digital printer Latcham Direct has bought an iSaddle Pro Digital System from Duplo, its first purchase from the post-press kit manufacturer.

BAPC calls for broader nominations for BAPC Awards
Non-BAPC members are, for the first time, being encouraged to nominate businesses for the organisation's annual awards, which chairman Sidney Bobb said recognise “community of spirit” in print.

Houseprint creditor in liquidation
Sussex-based Claren Print, a company owed more than £12,000 by recently liquidated print farmer Houseprint, has itself gone into liquidation.

Central Mailing Services secures £10m Oxford University contract
Central Mailing Services (CMS) has won a £10m three-year contract that will see it deliver a range of print, fulfilment and mailing services for Oxford University.

Dodo Pad issues plea to UK printers
Stationery firm Dodo Pad has laid down a challenge to UK printers as it strives to re-shore production to the UK from the Far East due to the fall in the value of the pound.

Baker Goodchild continues investments with new envelope printer
Direct mail fulfilment and print management services provider Baker Goodchild has invested in an M1 colour inkjet envelope printer.

Man dies in catalogue lorry
A man believed to be a migrant stowaway has died in a lorry full of catalogues travelling to the UK from a continental printer.

McCarthy becomes MD at SCA Graphic Paper
SCA Graphic Paper has a new UK managing director.