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Spirit Print Solutions to be placed into liquidation
Spirit Print Solutions is expected to be placed into liquidation next week following the appointment of Marriotts to the company.

Domino Printing Sciences reports initial signs of recovery
Domino Printing Sciences has reported that order intake for its inks and other aftermarket products is approaching levels experienced during the first half of 2008, "pre the global financial crisis".

PrintIT! takes on new 'green' identity
PrintIT!, the industry-backed initiative to attract youngsters to the print sector, has unveiled a new 'green' identity designed to reflect the environmental-based modules introduced to its latest...
Insolvency rate 'falls to lowest level since September 2008'
The UK business failure rate has fallen to its lowest level since September 2008, according to global information services company Experian.

St Ives appoints Bezier's Cole to head up Service Graphics division
St Ives has appointed Nick Cole as managing director of its large-format display division, Service Graphics, following the departure of Charlie Reed.

Cambridge University Press directors face expenses claims
Directors from Cambridge University Press (CUP), which made more than 50 staff redundant earlier this year, totted up an expenses bill of nearly 330,000 on travelling and entertaining in the previous...

Webcast to uncover digital wide-format opportunities
International printers will highlight the opportunities in the emerging digital wide-format sector in a webcast next Monday.

Union still hopeful of deal ahead of planned industrial action at Trinity sites
Unite has said it is hopeful of finalising a deal with Trinity Mirror, despite planned industrial action set to begin at the publisher's sites across the country 19 September.

Presstek targets mass market with Aeon plate
Presstek has launched its first processed plate, the Presstek Aeon, in a bid to break out of its chemistry-free niche and achieve greater mass market appeal.

Canon launches imageRunner Advance range to capitalise on PoD growth
Canon has responded to a low-volume print-on-demand (PoD) market that is "evolving rapidly" with the launch of its new series of imageRunner Advance presses.
The Observer will not be closed - GNM
Guardian News and Media (GNM) has announced that the Observer, the world's oldest Sunday newspaper, will not be closed, despite mounting speculation over its future.

Nipson hit with 1.8m debt repayment demand
One of the principal creditors of Nipson UK's parent company, Nipson Digital Printing Systems, has demanded immediate repayment of 2m euro (1.8m) in Convertible Loan Notes, which could leave the...

DocuMaster in at Connekt Group
Commercial printer Technik Group has installed a Morgana DocuMaster at its subsidiary Connekt Group.
Primera changeover accelerated with quick-transfer trolley
Muller Martini has said that users of its Primera saddlestitcher can achieve even quicker job changeovers with its quick-transfer trolleys.

Remous seals move into web-to-print with Horizon StitchLiner
Remous has installed a Horizon StitchLiner from Graphic Arts Equipment as part of a move into the web-to-print sector.