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Benson Group launches Butterkist design competition
Benson Group has launched its latest design competition for students after joining forces with popcorn brand Butterkist.

Big digital spend brings work in house at LT Print
Merseyside company LT Print has spent £250,000 on a digital suite to move all of its digital production in-house at its Wallasey headquarters.

Canon completes imagePROGRAF upgrade
Canon has launched two models to complete the upgrade of its eight-colour imagePROGRAF wide-format line up for poster, POS and banner production.

Royal Mail rejects CWU strike ballot commitment
The Royal Mail has said that a strike ballot scheduled for next week "makes no sense".

GD Direct targets 30% growth with Xerox install
Digital marketing specialist GD Direct Solutions has said that it aims to boost business by 30%-40% following the installation of two Xerox machines, an iGen4 and a Nuvera 120 EA Production System.

CWU to ballot for postal strike this month
The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has announced that it will ballot for a national postal strike on 20 September.

CWU firm on strike ballot plans as Royal Mail privatisation confirmed
The Communication Workers' Union (CWU) has said plans to privatise Royal Mail, confirmed this morning, are a betrayal of the British public and vowed to press ahead with a planned strike ballot on 20...

Women more responsive to novel packaging, survey finds
Women are three times more likely to be swayed by new packaging concepts and on-pack promotions than men, according to marketers and packaging professionals.

Baker Goodchild takes on apprentices to support growth
Birmingham mailing house Baker Goodchild has taken three trainees on for 12-months following a 150,000 investment in new equipment.

SP Group launches creative arm
St Ives' specialist POS print division, SP Group, has launched a new design consultancy service to enhance its retail offering.

Kohmann launches new offline inspection unit for glued and unglued cartons
German finishing manufacturer Kohmann has launched a new offline inspection unit for glued and unglued cartons.

Esko to acquire Cape Systems
Packaging and wide-format software developer Esko has announced that it will complete the acquisition of US software firm Cape Systems by late September.

GPT signs Esko agreement, appoints new general manager
Wide-format distributor Graphic Printing Technologies (GPT) has signed an agreement with Esko Graphics UK to sell its cutting and software products.

Bible and Gospel Trust adds to bindery
Surrey-based Christian publishing house the Bible and Gospel Trust (BGT) has installed the UK's first Kolbus KM600C.

B&D Print Services doubles finishing capacity with new Horizon SPF-FC200A
Lancashire-based B&D Print Services has announced a doubling of finishing capacity since installing a new Horizon SPF-FC200A bookletmaker two months ago.