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A new classic rock magazine from Bauer Media has been launched, with three companies combining to produce an intricate print job.

Portsmouth-based commercial printer PPG Print has been subject to a pre-pack deal, saving 12 jobs but leading to approximately 18 redundancies.

The BPIF has reported an increase in tribunal activity over the past year.

Sun Chemical is working with digital press manufacturer HP Indigo to produce a range of coatings to speed up the adoption of digital printing in the packaging industry.

Falconer Print & Packaging is adding a refurbished five-colour Heidelberg Speedmaster SX 52 UV press to its workshop, along with a new Suprasetter and an upgrade to Prinect.

The BPIF has reported a solid first quarter for print, the industry’s best Q1 for three years and a vast improvement on the same period last year.

Magazine publishers Hearst and Condé Nast Britain have walked away from distribution firm Comag, a company they jointly own.

Wheatons Exeter, the former Polestar book printing facility, has fallen into administration just under a year after it was bought in an MBO following the collapse of Polestar.

Six print businesses have made it into this year’s 1,000 Companies to Inspire Britain list, compiled by the London Stock Exchange Group.

Whistl, the UK’s second-largest delivery company, has announced Zurich Insurance and Yorkshire Building Society as new clients as well as renewing several existing contracts.

Holywell Press, the 127-year-old commercial printer in Oxford, has purchased a Horizon HT-30 three-side trimmer in a bid to smooth out workflows in its bindery.

Commercial printer Core Image has invested in a Heidelberg Versafire CV digital press and a Horizon StitchLiner 5500.

The PrintWeek FespaDaily team’s round up of some of the stories from Day five of the show at the Hamburg Messe.

UK printers put up a strong showing at this week’s Fespa Awards, carrying off four Gold Awards on the big night.

Flint Group has launched the first in a new series of UV low-migration inks designed for the sheetfed and web offset packaging markets, that will be brought to market throughout 2017.