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Goss extension on order for MNA

The Midland Newspaper Association Group has ordered a major Goss extension to its Crabtree Crusader presses for its Ketley printing plant.

MY Cartons invests 10m to improve Leeds plant

MY Cartons is investing 10m to enhance its manufacturing plant at Cockburn Fields in Leeds, in a bid to reduce costs and improve efficiencies.

Industry loses Cole to cancer

Bob Cole, described as one of the great characters of UK print, has died from cancer aged 69.

Southernprint role for Borton

Southernprint has appointed NatMags group operations manager Ross Borton as its new sales director.

Wyndeham to align web arms

Wyndeham is streamlining the management at Heron and Impact, its commercial and magazine web printing businesses.

Enhancements for PrintWeek

<i>PrintWeek</i> begins the New Year with some new additions to its editorial team, a new senior line-up and a boost in circulation.

Agfa buys Dotrix in a return to digital

Agfa has made a surprise re-entry into the digital printing market and a move on the industrial printing sector with the acquisition of ink-jet press developer Dotrix.

Kodak wins bid to acquire SDP in 130m offer

Scitex Digital Printing (SDP) will now operate under the Kodak Versamark name after the completion of its 130m ($237m) acquisition by Kodak.

Fulmar shares fall following warning

Fulmars shares lost almost 10% of their value after the company issued a profit warning on Friday (2 January), before recovering some of their lost ground.

Recognition for BPIFs training improvements

The Adult Learning Inspectorate (ALI) has recognised the improvement in print training by awarding the BPIFs training arm its greatest single improvement score in a 12-month period.

Goss to be hit by more strikes

Goss Graphic Systems Preston plant is likely to be hit by industrial action again this week, the union Amicus says, unless the companys management makes an improved pay offer.

Harris visits UEL following signature shirt design

Do you know who it is yet? Australian all-round entertainer Rolf Harris paid a visit to students at the University of East Londons (UEL) Fabric Print and Design Bureau, known as the Fab Pad, to pick...

US firm pays 34m for BemroseBooth

Security print specialist BemroseBooth has been snapped up in a 34m deal by US carbonless paper manufacturer Appleton.

Williams Lea wins O2 POS work

Print and facilities management company Williams Lea has been awarded the contract to handle O2s UK marketing and point of sale material.

FedEx snaps up Kinkos chain

FedEx Corporation has agreed to buy high street copy shop chain Kinkos for 1.32bn ($2.4bn).