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Web printers are coming under increasing pressure from magazine publishers as they push for the adoption of digital workflows.

Random House is following rivals by opening an electronic shop, for "younger tech-savvy" readers.

Speciality screen printer Pacedene has gone into voluntary administration. There have also been an unspecified number of redundancies at the business.

The BPIF has "cleared the decks" financially and reported a loss of 1.2m for the year to 31 March.

The printing industry is experiencing an ongoing struggle and is facing fierce competition and greater demands from customers, according to <i>Directions</i>, the BPIFs quarterly survey of economic...

Field Boxmores Bourne label business is locked in a dispute with a Cambridge smart tag developer over an order for intelligent labels to attach to the ears of cattle.

Virgin Projects and the facilities management wing of Wace Corporate Print have set up a joint venture to handle Virgin Groups 25m-plus annual print spend.

Mitsubishi's UK wing is being expanded to take on European-wide responsibility for spare parts.

Fresh Kodak Polychrome Graphics chief Jeff Jacobson is making his first mark on the business with a "significant" restructure involving product line rationalisation and up to 630 job losses worldwide.

PrintRepublic managing director Andrew Brian has left the print consumables, kit and services e-commerce firm, which is poised to launch in the Autumn.

Wyndeham Press has paid 15.6m for Print Direct, a 70-staff 11.4m-turnover direct mail printer based in Stockport.

The UK's first Adast DI press is being offered for sale secondhand through online site business-auctions.com.

Canopy, the US distributor of Xeikon digital presses, has introduced a new tool for proofing and transmitting variable data print jobs using PDF.

Wolstenholme Rink (WR) has recommended that its shareholders accept a take-over bid which will see the public company divided into two separate private firms.

A parliamentary all-party group on printing will be set up in October. Its formation was announced by Gerry Sutcliffe, Labour MP for Bradford South, to an audience of 60 MPs, members of the House of...