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Johnston Press final salary scheme nears closure
Newspaper publisher Johnston Press is on the verge of closing its final salary pension scheme.

UPDATE: Moss takes stake in McKenzie Clark
Ben Moss, formerly Service Graphics sales director, has taken a stake in McKenzie Clark and joined the firm as commercial director.

St Ives slams 'sub-economic prices' following IPC loss
St Ives has said that it will "not chase volumes at sub-economic prices" following the loss of its IPC contract to web offset rival Wyndeham Press Group.

Boden takes catalogues to the nationals
Clothing company Boden has launched a customer recruitment drive with a mini catalogue campaign.

Live Event Branding creates Six Nations opener banners
Live Event Branding, the specialist fabric branding company, produced more than 2,000sqm of banners for the Six Nations opener between England and Wales at Twickenham (6 February).

Printed electronic greetings cards developed
A Manchester company has helped to pioneer state-of-the-art printed electronic greetings cards for Hallmark subsidiary Tigerprint.
Independent sale nears conclusion following print contract agreement
A deal for Alexander Lebedev to purchase The Independent and The Independent on Sunday is all but complete after Independent News and Media (INM) agreed to back the existing print contract.
33 jobs lost as Senator Print Finishers closes
More than 30 staff have been made redundant following Senator Print Finishers' fall into administration last week (25 February).

POP European parts company with business development director
POP European business development director Dimitri Hoebreckx has left the consortium with chairman Christian Duyckaerts taking on Hoebreckx' responsibilities.

ISBA opts for Grapo Manta
ISBA, a German protected workspace for psychiatric patients, has installed a Grapo Manta UV-cured flatbed printer.
B&P launches retrofittable eco ink for solvent kit
B&P Graphic Supplies is bringing an environmentally friendly water-based ink that can be used in solvent printers to the UK at the Sign & Digital exhibition next month.

McKenzie Clark builds gallery for footballer's photography debut
Digital print company McKenzie Clark is sponsoring former Liverpool player Craig Johnston's photography exhibition at the Retail VM & Display Show in London.

HP inks get approval for Nordic Swan eco label
Five HP wide-format inkjet inks have been added to the list of materials that meet the requirements of the Nordic Swan eco label.

Council accused by local firms of competing for print business
Two Worcestershire SME printers have accused Malvern Hills District Council (MHDC) of undermining their market by offering non-profit printing services for commercial work.

New digital trade show to be held annually
A new European trade fair for the digital print industry has been announced, with the first show scheduled to take place next year.