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Gerald Judd organises charity cycle event
Cycling enthusiasts at Gerald Judd are organising a charity bike ride on Friday 20 September, to raise funds for CLIC Sargent.

Hillhouse announced as Morgana sales and marketing director
Morgana's Ray Hillhouse has been promoted to the position of sales and marketing director, for UK and international regions.

York Mailing acquires Lettershop
York Mailing has ended weeks of speculation and acquired The Lettershop Group in a deal signed last Friday (9 August).

Lavenham Press upgrades to Stahlfolder KH82 to keep costs down
Lavenham Press has invested in a Stahlfolder KH82 in a bid to make cost savings and improve efficiency.

KBA UK marks end of restructure with James Thomas appointment
KBA UK has completed the reorganisation of its sheetfed presses sales team with the appointment of new sales manager James Thomas.

Heidelberg remains confident for positive result in 2013
Heidelberg has cited sustained savings from its Focus 2012 restructuring programme for "significantly improved" operating results in Q1 of 2013/2014.

Historic month brings boost for UK newspapers
All bar one of the national newspaper sectors recorded an increase in circulation compared to June 2013, according to the latest ABC figures.

New Audion Elektro shrink wrapper cuts downtime
Shrink wrapping kit manufacturer Audion Elektro has introduced the AudionShrink Combi system that it says cuts maintenance needs.

KBA restructure continues as web division sales shrink by 26%
The German press manufacturer reported group sales of 502.2m in the six months to June 30 compared to 590.5m at the same point in 2012.

New MD for CFH Slough division
CFH commercial director Jon Marsh has been appointed managing director of Slough-based Print For Business, which was acquired by the transactional mailing company in October 2012.

Tesco appoints new head of print buying
Retail giant Tesco has a new head of marketing procurement for print, paper and post following the departure of Katleen Pelsmakers.

Morgana targets US market with UK launches
Post-press kit manufacturer Morgana hopes to make further inroads in the US by launching two machines to the American market at Print 2013 in Chicago.

RBS lending review wins cautious praise from BPIF
A pledge by the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) to let small businesses spell out their views on its lending practices through a new website has been welcomed by the BPIF.

Fire chiefs to beef up safety advice to businesses
Print industry leaders have welcomed a commitment from the Chief Fire Officers Association (CFOA) to work with businesses to improve how fire safety regulations are enforced.

CWU ballots Parcelforce members
CWU has held a consultative ballot of Parcelforce members on the issues of Royal Mail privatisation, pensions and pay.