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Celloglas transfers Birmingham operation to Leicester site
Coating specialist Celloglas has closed its Birmingham facility, incorporating it within its Leicester site.

Folium Group calls in administrators
Financial printer Folium Group has gone into administration with the Birmingham office of insolvency practitioners Leonard Curtis.
Poligrafia expecting 300 companies to display at show
More than 300 companies from 15 countries will be displaying their products at this year's Poligrafia, according to organisers.

Vertis launched by former Goodman Baylis owner
Clive Parkes, one of the former owners of Goodman Baylis, has launched a new print company, Vertis Group, on the Worcester-based site of his former business.
Supagrafics buys Apollo large-format flatbed printer
Supagrafics has invested in an Apollo 2216ww flatbed press and reported that business in the large-format retail market is holding up, despite the recession.
Schawk shares plummet as group issues profit warning
Shares at the global packaging pre-press specialist Schawk have nosedived after the company was forced to issue a profit and debt default warning ahead of its 2008 full-year results.

Oc defies expectations with 13.9m profit
Strong sales of colour presses have boosted Oc as it reported bullish results for the first quarter of 2009 but warned that further cost cutting was required to meet the "turbulent economic...

Reseller Flashlight Digital seeks dealers for double-sided proofer
Flashlight Digital is looking for UK, EU, Middle East and South American dealers for the ImpoProof 8000S automated double-sided imposition proofer.

Apex issues 'power challenge' to other pressmakers
Apex Digital Graphics has focused on press power consumption at its latest open house.

ICSM urges caution as it recovers 1.72m in a month
Credit-checking organisation ICSM has announced a record month, recovering around 1.72m for printers.
InfoPrint appoints new senior vice-president for EMEA
InfoPrint has appointed Benot Chatelard to the role of senior vice-president and general manager for Europe Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

Anton Group hails 400,000 finishing investment
Anton Group has said it has vastly improved its efficiency with a new Bograma from UK finishing equipment supplier Friedheim.

Maxim magazine axed as brand moves online only
Dennis Publishing has axed the print edition of men's lifestyle magazine Maxim in the wake of tumbling circulation figures.

Darling backtracks on date for business rates cut
The chancellor has backtracked on a planned increase in business rates just hours before it was due to be introduced.

GES rejects Scottish wage increase
Graphic Enterprise Scotland (GES) has decided not to award a Scottish wage increase this year, after a survey among members revealed the industry believes it can't survive further increases to its...