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A Spanish appeals court has backed an earlier ruling that claims of patent infringement brought against Cretaprint are meritless.

Sequana, the French paper group that owns Arjowiggins and Antalis, has reported a sales slump of 9% in the first half of 2013, citing a "sharp decline in demand for printing papers in Europe".

CWU reps are to decide next week if they should ballot Royal Mail workers on a national strike, in a move that will inevitably raise tensions at ongoing negotiations with the postal operator.

Alpha Media Solutions (AMS), one of the two companies that emerged from the collapse of Scorpio Print Finishing in 2006, has fallen into administration with the loss of all 61 jobs.

KBA has taken another step on its diversification path with the acquisition of an 85% stake in German direct-to-container decoration press manufacturer Kammann Maschinenbau.

The BPIF has said that new government proposals for apprenticeship funding in England need more consideration.

Print management firm HH Global has won a three-year contract to provide electronics giant Siemens with global end-to-end print services.

Quark has revealed details of QuarkXPress 10, which boasts more that 50 feature enhancements that combine to boost the design and publishing package's print and cross-media capabilities, according to...

Easypack POP Displays Group has installed an HP Scitex FB7600 in a bid to expand the business by 50% over the next three years.

Frip Finishing has installed a third Bobst SP 126 foiler, this time with an Eagle Systems hot-foiling retrofit to enable longer foil lengths.

A new ISO standard has mapped out a common method for calculating the carbon footprint of printed products.

Wren Printed Packaging has fallen into administration, with the business subsequently closed and all staff made redundant.

Paperlinx UK managing director Phil Carr has left the business "at the request of the board" just eight months after taking on the role.

Printed catalogues still have an important role to play in the multi-channel marketing age, according to a new report published this week, although more needs to be done to promote their use, it...

Stehlin Hostag UK has entered the wide-format ink market by securing a distribution deal with third-party digital ink manufacturer Bordeaux Digital Printink.