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Paul Utting will take up his new role as group managing director of Wyndeham Press Group at the end of September.

Falcon Press in Northampton has made its first move into digital printing with a Heidelberg NexPress 2100.

Independent paper merchant GF Smith has been named as the sole UK stockist for Plike, a new range of text and cover papers.

Howitt is expected to put the final touches to the financing for its Equator gravure project in the next two months.

Pira International hopes to raise more than 7m from the sale of its freehold property to relieve its pension fund deficit.

Paper Management Services (PMS) has signed up Suffolk book printer William Clowes as its latest customer, but is now looking to promote its services to sectors outside book publishing too.

UPM-Kymmene, the worlds third largest paper manufacturer, has told of plans to make 1,200 job cuts by the end of next year.

The majority of Crest Packagings biggest presses have been sold to firms outside the UK.

Creo is to start commercial shipments of its Veris ink-jet proofer, the successor to the Iris range, by October.

New pricing proposals by the Royal Mail relating to the flatness and flexibility of magazines could have major consequences for finishers dealing with covermounts.

De La Rues AGM passed without incident last week, resulting in a sharp rise in its share value to its highest level since February.

Polestar is moving into print management with the launch of a new division.

The PPA will launch an online service for pre-flighting files to pass4press guidelines in September.

Independent paper merchant The Department For The Environment (TDFE) has been named as sole UK stockist for two-side matt coated paper Eural Pro.

Colourgen, the Maidenhead-based large-format equipment and consumables distributor, hopes to increase sales by nearly a quarter this coming year after recording 10% growth last year.