News

Gareth Jones, chairman of Stephens & George, has died following a short illness.

An East Midlands print sector body has officially launched a scheme to attract more female employees to the press room.

GPMU members at Birmingham-based Euro Packaging are once again on the brink of industrial action.

Duplo has scored a major equipment sale and revealed a raft of new products at Digital Print World.

The Karran Group's proposal to enter into a Creditors Voluntary Agreement (CVA) was overwhelmingly rejected by its creditors.

Trade encapsulator Encapital Finishing has bought a D&K Proteus fully automatic thermal laminator at Digital Print World.

The Times is to axe its broadsheet edition entirely as of Monday (1 November), marking a historic moment in the 216-year history of the paper.

Former staff from Quadsect have expressed anger that the London printer has gone into administration resulting in the loss of around 30 jobs.

Ice Paper managing director Chris OSullivan has relinquished control of the company, with all Ice staff joining the Consolidated Paper Group (CPG).

HH Associates has secured a four-year print management contract with appliance retailer PowerHouse, in a deal worth several millions.

Another major weekly magazine is to launch next spring when Emap brings Italian glossy Grazia to the UK.

High street franchise chain Printing.com has won a 500,000 financing deal from Royal Bank of Scotland. The money will be used for more bolt-on franchises and additional working capital.

Chichester-based RPM has scored a double-first with the first commercial purchase of both the Xerox DocuColor 8000 and the monochrome Nuvera.

Leeds College of Technology has appointed Peter Ryder as principal, following the retirement of Jim MacWilliams

Vision in Print will reveal the results of its International Productivity Study at a seminar next month.