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Newcomer high-end Spindle magazine tasks Wyndeham Grange for first issue
West Sussex-based Wyndeham Grange has printed the first issue of Spindle Magazine.

Pragati receives PEFC accreditation, its second after FSC
Hyderabad's print and packaging specialist, Pragati group has announced that it has now been accredited by the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) schemes.

Name those presses and a glossy query
Jo Francis tracks down the solutions to your technical troubles
European study reveals successful inkjet de-inking
Inkjet prints have been successfully de-inked in a procedure designed to replicate a typical European mixed-grade waste paper recycling system.

Coalition halves COI ad spend as part of cuts
The coalition government will freeze its annual 540m advertising budget except on "essential" campaigns and will axe the Central Office of Information's (COI) ad budget as part of plans to reduce...
Reader Reaction: What was your experience of this year's Ipex exhibition?
It has been billed as the start of print's recovery, but we ask how the show was for you

Garnett Dickinson announces distribution tie-up with NPS
Garnett Dickinson has merged magazine distributor Native Publisher Services (NPS) into its business following the recent closure of the Magazine Marketing Company (MMC).

West Yorkshire Police recover 600,000 in counterfeit raids
West Yorkshire Police have recovered around 600,000 worth of counterfeit notes in a two-day search last week.
Xennia hails successful Ipex
Large-format inkjet developer Xennia said it achieved "two truly excellent new OEM agreements" at Ipex.

BIS one of the biggest losers in Osborne's spending cuts
Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) is set to be one of the hardest-hit departments under newly announced spending cuts by chancellor George Osborne today (24 May).
Leach Colour buys second Kongsberg cutting table
Huddersfield-based large-format graphics specialist Leach Colour has bought a second Kongsberg i-XP44 large cutting table from EskoArtwork.

Communisis teams with data firm to streamline personalisation
Communisis has enlisted the help of a data company to hone targeted marketing based on what it hopes will be one of the UK's most comprehensive database services.

102 franchisees plan ODC claim
Some 102 franchisees at Kall Kwik and Prontaprint have appointed franchise law specialists Field Fisher Waterhouse (FFW) in a potential group claim against their franchisor On Demand Communications...

Printers want budget to tackle UK deficit and promote growth
Printers want next month's emergency budget to tackle a range of measures from fuel tax to phoenix firms and have echoed worries voiced in a poll of small companies.
Reader Reaction: How significant an impact do major events have on print?
We ask whether events like the general election or World Cup bring an increase in print work