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Former Polestar Purnell managing director Tony Hall has joined Brann Direct Communications as its new managing director, with a remit to double its 12m turnover within the next few years.

CCS Potts, the Thomas Potts print management subsidiary, has secured a five-year extension to a contract with a major IT customer, estimated to be worth around 20m.

Cestrian, the Manchester-based digital printer, has teamed up with Agripa to produce a new mesh outdoor advertising product that aims to rival paper posters and truckside metal and vinyl panels.

Colour Systems, the Islington-based pre-press firm, has undergone a major rebranding and launched two new divisions.

Creo Europe managing director Alon Lumbroso is returning to Israel after three years in the role.

De La Rues shares hit a 20-week high this week after it said it was poised to win the main contract to produce banknotes for Iraq.

Pira has unveiled the programme for the Digital Print World conference to be held in London this November alongside the IIR-organised exhibition of the same name.

Domino has launched Domino On Demand, an ink-jet overprinting system that includes estimating, pre-press and proofing software as well as the printing hardware.

Paper and packaging specialist DS Smith has reported a steep rise in pre-tax profits, despite tough market conditions.

Graphic Arts Equipment (GAE) has secured the exclusive agency to distribute Perfecta guillotines and paper handling equipment.

According to reports in the Israeli business press Scitexs holding company IDB has received an offer for the ink-jet printing specialist.

Problems in the home of print are as severe as those in the UK, judging by the reaction to the wage settlement reached by German print bodies.

Surrey print management firm HH Associates has extended its 1m contract with Thomson Holidays to provide web offset brochures for a further year.

Inveresk has admitted that its Carrongrove paperboard mill permitted the discharge of effluent into a section of the River Carron in Stirlingshire, contaminating a fishing spot.

The Karran Group in Guildford has engineered and produced a pop-up business-to-business mailer for Winterthur Life UK that has achieved high response rates.