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Mailworks Direct has purchased and installed a new RYOBI 924A offset printing press to meet a surge in demand for high-volume direct mail.

Global engineering company Trelleborg has bought blanket manufacturer Printec to extend its reach into the Latin American graphic arts sector.

The national pilot for a compulsory new Pay as You Earn (PAYE) reporting system for employers is proving a success, according to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

A new European eco-standard could offer UK printers an opportunity to promote sustainable printed products.

Paperlinx's Harry Boon has announced his resignation from his post as chairman of the international paper giant.

Gloucester print broker 2 Print 4 U, which was at the centre of a non-payment row before being declared bankrupt last month, had debts of nearly 80,000, it has emerged.

Kodak has postponed the planned auction of its digital imaging portfolio "until further notice" instead suggesting that it may form a new licensing company to repay its debts.

Domino Printing Sciences has used its third-quarter management statement to highlight the roll-out of its N600i full-colour label press as well as concerns over market conditions in Europe and China.

Bournemouth Colour Press has traded in its four-year old Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 75 press for a new five-colour model, adding a coating unit.

Kodak UK's marketing manager Pat Holloway intends to assist the Printing Charity and mentor at his local primary school when he takes early retirement at the end of September.

Proposals announced today by business minister Vince Cable, including a cut in the amount that employees can claim for unfair dismissal payouts, have been heavily criticised.

Arjowiggins Graphic is to shut down its Dalum mill in Odense, Denmark, by the end of 2012.

The remaining four Alderson Print Group companies have been placed into administration, bringing to an end weeks of speculation over the future of the company.

The BPIF has secured a 1.1m funding package from the Government to offer 200 fully-funded places on a degree-like qualification developed specifically for the print industry.