Latest listicle features a variety of goodbyes

While April heralded more than its fair share of swansongs, not all were unwelcome. Most notably inventor Graham Harris’s deserved retirement and, fingers crossed, the end of the Royal Mail strife that dominated our list of most read articles for the second month running.

1 Update awaited in Royal Mail dispute 21,688 clicks
An imminent update is expected from the CWU today as negotiations with Royal Mail over the long-running dispute continue to drag on.

2 Historic Deanprint shuttered 4,399 clicks
It looks like it’s the end of the line for the historic Deanprint business after potential interest in the company failed to result in a sale.

3 Hopes for agreement between CWU and Royal Mail 3,057 clicks
An end could be in sight to the long-running dispute at Royal Mail.

4 Deadline set for Deanprint bids 2,770 clicks
Bids for the historic Deanprint business need to be in by next week and a meeting of creditors has been called for Manchester Printers Ltd as the troubled group continues to unravel, with accounts for Manchester Printers Group Ltd now flagged as overdue.

5 Restructure at Lettershop 2,489 clicks
Paragon has decided to focus on sustainable packaging at its Lettershop site, but a large number of jobs appear likely to go as a result.

6 Firm fined after forklift incident 2,286 clicks
A specialist supplier to the industry has been fined £600,000 after an employee’s leg was crushed by a forklift truck.

7 News UK seals supplement deal with Walstead 2,274 clicks
Walstead Group has confirmed it has won the contract to produce the News UK supplements currently printed at Prinovis in Liverpool.

8 Fujifilm launches Revoria in the UK 2,185 clicks
It’s all systems go for Fujifilm UK as its much-anticipated range of toner-based digital presses are now officially available in this market.

9 Graham Harris retires 2,036 clicks
Printing industry inventor and Tech-ni-Fold founder Graham Harris has retired after 43 years in the industry, with his son and daughter taking over at the family-owned firm.

10 Rebrand and revamp at Paragon CC 2,029 clicks
Paragon Customer Communications has been rebranded and reorganised as ‘Paragon’, and Jeremy Walters has been promoted to CEO of the entire operation.