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The British Medical Association (BMA) has revealed that the London bombings did not stop its publications being printed on time.

Polestar Purnells 400 staff have voted in favour of closure plans agreed last week with Amicus GPMS.

The overall slowdown in spending is set to continue, and will affect demand for most types of paper and board over the next 12 months.

SML Europe has bought business forms and label printer STR Gresham for an undisclosed sum.

Nur is expanding its UK customer support team with the appointment of two engineers.

Benhamgoodheadprint has splashed out on a pre-press upgrade with Creo as part of a 7.5m investment.

Archant Print, the production arm of the Norwich-based regional newspaper group, has appointed a new managing director from the automotive industry.

Howard Smith Paper has officially launched Think, its new range of uncoated papers, which is Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified and contains recycled post consumer waste.

Amicus GPMS and Polestar have reached agreement in principle on the closure of the Purnell gravure plant, well within the 90-day consultation period that began last month.

Print and packaging group OPM has been named an approved supplier to Marks & Spencer and an undisclosed leading UK supermarket.

By IPC is moving lads monthly Loaded from New Jarrold Printing to St Ives Plymouth.

ProSkills, the process and manufacturing industry skills initiative, has been granted its Sector Skills Council (SSC) licence.

Jeremy Deedes, the former Telegraph Group chief executive, has revealed plans to print daily betting paper The Sportsman in London and Manchester.

Londons horrific terrorist attacks failed to thwart newspaper production in the capital last week, as many titles increased print runs by as much as 40%.

HP has unveiled the first products based on its latest ink-jet print head technology.