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Report to reveal action plan for industry

A lack of performance data could hamper the UK printing industrys efforts to capitalise on future demand.

Management cull at Goodhead Print

The Goodhead Group has axed entire layers of senior and middle management during a clearout at Goodhead Print in Bicester.

Karran marketing chief leaves group

Bill Stillman, marketing director of Karran Group, has left the company by mutual consent after just nine months.

Buyer is found at Planet Repro

Planet Repros administrator, BDO Stoy Hayward, has found a buyer for the firm and will sell it as a going concern.

Q1 sheetfed sales up on web at KBA

Sheetfed sales exceeded those of web for the first time ever at KBA in Q1.

Closure ahead for KPG's Leeds distribution centre

Kodak Polychrome Graphics is to centralise its UK distribution at its Watford site.

Wallis collection heads to St Bride Printing Library

Lawrence Wallis has donated his collection of printing papers to the St Bride Printing Library.

Fuji plate for open processing

Fuji Photo Film aims to win over rivals customers to its plates and lead the way to a more open market place with a new plate.

UPM buys German firm Haindl Paper

UPM-Kymmene has acquired German paper producer Haindl Paper in a deal worth around 2.1bn (E3.64bn).

Photobition Scanachrome takes first UltraVu 3360

Photobition Scanachrome has added Britains first Vutek UltraVu 3360 piezo digital printer to its wide-format arsenal

New wide-format printers from Oc

Oc has launched a new range of wide-format printers for the engineering and design reprographic market

Arjo to replace shop with new service

Arjo Wiggins Fine Papers has confirmed it is to close its Covent Garden-based Paperpoint samples outlet, with the loss of three jobs

Pickford joins Domino as sales manager

Domino has appointed David Pickford as sales manager for UK commercial printing and is poised for further acquisitions

Fletcher closure blamed on bad management

Melton Medes Group founder and chairman Nathu Ram Puri has blamed poor management for the closure of the companys Robert Fletcher Stoneclough mill

GBM takes on fine art with new Cruse

Repro company GBM is developing a market for high-quality fine art and archival scans to recreate almost exact copies of priceless items.