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HP turnaround 'could take five years'
A turnaround of US manufacturer HP could take five years to achieve and could be impacted by the Eurozone crisis, chief executive Meg Whitman has warned.

Creative FX makes 500 wraps for Suzuki Swift Attitude cars
Car wrapping specialist Creative FX has completed its latest project - one of its biggest yet - by adding the finishing touch to 500 Suzuki Swift Attitude cars.

Killer app: Antalis McNaughton produces 'Decades of Design' direct mail campaign
Antalis McNaughton produced its direct mail campaign 'Decades of Design' across its creative papers range to raise awareness of the products and their unusual applications, such as luxury packaging....

Ovation Graphics continues Dallas/Ft. Worth acquisitions
Ovation Graphics is continuing its consolidation in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area as it announced the purchase of Motheral Printing.

Murrays UK first for new look Pit Stop
Murrays The Printers has become the first UK printer to order the new high speed Pit Stop WFM creaser with deep pile feeder from Encore Machinery.
QuadDirect upgrades Effingham direct mail facility
Quad/Graphics division QuadDirect this week announced the completion of a multi-million dollar upgrade of its Effingham, IL direct mail facility as it looks to adapt its production to better-targeted...

Xerox turns Drupa leads into sales
Following Drupa 2012, Xerox Global Graphic Communications president Jeff Jacobson has said that the company has started turning leads generated at the show into sales despite the tight economic...

En Route adds Foliant
Commercial printer En Route has added a B3 Foliant Gemini 400A professional high-speed laminating system from Intelligent Finishing Systems.

Killer app: Howitt elected for London Mayor campaign job
Howitt, a subsidiary of Innovative Output Solutions, was recently awarded a contract to supply booklets to Londoners in the run-up to the London Mayor elections (3 May).
Your Print Solution installs wide-format and finishing kit
Your Print Solution has invested in a raft of wide-format and finishing kit supplied by reseller CWE Solutions.

Domino boosts inkjet know-how with Graph-Tech takeover
Domino has taken total ownership of Graph-Tech in a deal worth up to 19.1m.

Printing.com turnover increases by 28% despite slight dip in pre-tax profits
The Manchester-based firm has posted strong growth for the year ending 31 March 2012 with turnover rising to 21.8m from 17m in 2011, although pre-tax profits dropped slightly to 1.26m from 1.31m in...

Papico appoints former Robert Horne man John Bray
Paper merchant Papico has appointed former Robert Horne man John Bray as head of sales.

AMS ups green-appeal with solar panel move
Commercial printer Alpha Media Solutions (AMS) has improved its environmental credentials with a move to solar panels.

100m government funding to boost SMEs through alternative lending
The government is to invest up to 100m of funding in alternative lending channels as part of a 500m initiative aimed at supporting SMEs in any sector.