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Moody's downgrade could hit UK print borrowing costs
UK print businesses could face higher borrowing costs after ratings agency Moody's downgraded all four of the UK's leading high street banks yesterday.

Banner awarded 10m Hastings Direct contract
Banner Managed Communication has been awarded a 10m document management contract from insurer Hastings Direct, following a tender process.

Astek installs North America's first Durst Rho P10 320R printer
Astek has become the first North American business to invest in the Durst Rho P10 320R UV inkjet digital roll-to-roll printer.

Creative FX completes BT phonebox wrap in charity drive
Creative FX, the Bromley-based signage and display company, has completed its latest wrapping project, transforming an iconic British red phone box.

Killer app: the making of 'Fifty Shades of Grey'
From its origins as a piece of online fan fiction inspired by the Twilight series, the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy has become a publishing phenomenon and global bestseller - in both ebook and...

Rhapsody bolsters digital department with permanent appointment
Cross-media production company Rhapsody has appointed a permanent interactive project consultant to its digital team following a pilot placement earlier this year.

Colorscan to install UK's first EFI Jetrion 4900 press
Colorscan Imaging Products is to install the UK's first EFI Jetrion 4900 press after signing for the machine on the first day of Drupa 2012.

Ceros acquired by Crowd Fusion
Digital publishing platform Ceros has been acquired by US cloud-based content management system (CMS) platform provider Crowd Fusion.

Communisis acquires stake in The Garden Marketing agency
Communisis has acquired a 49% stake in creative services firm The Garden Marketing (TGM) for a cash consideration of 400,000, with an option to buy the remaining shares for a further 600,000.

API Foils dispute resolved
Workers at packaging specialist API Foils have accepted a deal that ends three weeks of strike action over changes to contractual terms and conditions.

Thijsen launches 'return on ink' service for brand owners
Retail print specialist Thijsen Media Group (TMG) has launched a new consultancy service for its clients to help their print campaigns achieve maximum value.
Print industry news roundup: API Foils, Falkirk Council, Two Sides, MPG and CUP, Tall Group
Stay up to date with your procurement supply chain thanks to print industry news at your fingertips. This week: EBB Paper acquires Denian Office; Four Pees updates its PrintFactory and ProofMaster...
Media roundup: IPC, AMV/BBH, Holiday Inn Group, Amazon, Butlins, Tesco/We7
We bring you the buzz from the wider media sphere, across the world and across the web. This week: IPC to ramp up Apple Newsstand presence; AMV and BBH make Cannes Creative Effectiveness shortlist;...

Bank of England and Treasury launch SME lending programme
The Bank of England is to provide billions of pounds of cheap credit to banks to boost small business and mortgage lending.

Nick Wilbourn joins GI Direct as business development manager
Direct mail specialist GI Direct has appointed Nick Wilbourn as business development manager.