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Martell to leave St Ives after 34 years
There’s change at the top of one of the UK’s biggest print groups – St Ives chief executive Patrick Martell is leaving the firm after 34 years to join £1.1bn events and business information giant...

Global MP Mailing workers appeal for help
Staff at Global MP Mailing remain unpaid and in a state of limbo, and have appealed to PrintWeek readers for help.

Kingsdown makes major digital investment
Kingsdown Printing has invested close to £500,000 in two new Ricoh presses and Duplo finishing equipment to enhance its digital and web-to-print capabilities.

CV Labels buys second Nilpeter press to meet increased demand
Scottish label manufacturer CV Labels has invested in a second Nilpeter FB-2500 UV-flexo press to keep up with increased demand for pressure-sensitive labels.

MX Display buys UK's first EFI Vutek GS3250LX with UltraDrop
Midlands-based MX Display has ordered the UK's first EFI Vutek GS3250LX with the manufacturer's "cool cure" LED curing and 7pL UltraDrop technology.

Greenpeace calls for boycott of Indonesian paper supplier APRIL
Greenpeace has called on companies including International Paper, 3M and US-based retailer Costco to join a boycott of products manufactured by Indonesia's second largest pulp and paper company APRIL.

Kiian Specialty Inks launches PVC-free plastisol inks
Kiian Specialty Inks has launched a new range of PVC-free plastisol inks for textile printing that are that said to produce a similar finish to water-based inks.

Specle reaches 100% UK regional newspaper coverage
Specle has achieved 100% coverage for UK regional newspapers after adding all of Trinity Mirror Group's regional titles to its online ad spec database.

Kingswood Steele reaps benefits of Duplo multi-buy
Kingswood Steele has purchased a DB-280 perfect binder, DPB-500 perfect binder and Challenge CMT-130 book trimmer from Duplo to improve its speed and efficiency.

TJ International buys Polar N 137 Plus guillotine to improve efficiency
Book manufacturer TJ International has bought a Polar N 137 Plus guillotine to increase its capacity, process flow and efficiency.

Woodward hails innovation and "new level of excitement" in industry
BPIF chief executive Kathy Woodward highlighted the trusted role of print and urged printers to ‘de-myth’ big data for their SME clients at the BPIF’s annual House of Lords networking event.

Lecta to close Girona Torraspapel plant
European coated woodfree paper manufacturer Lecta is to close its Torraspapel mill in Sarrià de Ter, Girona, Spain.

Addressing & Mailing Solutions launches AMS 6500 desktop folder inserter
Mailroom equipment supplier Addressing & Mailing Solutions (AMS) has launched the AMS 6500 entry-level folder-inserter for low to mid-volume users.

Capita orders UK's first Impika web presses in £17m spend
Capita has invested £17m in a new 'white paper' print and distribution facility in Mansfield that will house the first two Impika inkjet web presses in the UK.

Williams Lea names Ellerton as group CEO as Nunn departs
Williams Lea has appointed a new chief executive in Dan Ellerton, who joins from group owner Deutsche Post DHL, and separately confirmed the departure of Tag chief operating officer, Print &...