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The Young Managing Printers (YMP) organisation is to launch a new print training course and has secured sponsorship for an annual training award.

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.

Stora Enso expects its operating profit for the second quarter to be 72m, half of the first-quarter figure, mainly due to continuing weak economic conditions.

Stephens & George has become the first printer in the UK to switch 100% to Agfas Sublima screening.

GPMU officials are up in arms over 212 redundancies made by the administrative receivers of Crown Wallcoverings and are debating possible legal action.

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

Polestar has revealed plans to transform its Petty plant in Leeds into the largest 64pp press operation in Europe with unprecedented firepower.

Chevler Packaging is mourning the loss of chairman Stuart Staff who died of a severe asthma attack on 23 June, just three days after his retirement and 60th birthday.

X-Rite has bought US-based firm Monaco Systems.

Xaar chief executive Jan Fineman has abruptly resigned from the firm as it announced that it would make greater losses in the first half of the year than it had predicted.

Xeikons owner Punch International plans to acquire Esko-Graphics digital printing products department in a move it believes will establish the worlds leading front-end group for production colour...

International Greetings has reported a rise in pre-tax profits and turnover, with its UK gift-wrap division showing signs of significant improvement.

KBA UK has bolstered its digital press sales department with the appointment of software specialist Marcus Goerlitz, as well as the creation of two more jobs at its Watford headquarters to boost...

BPIF chief executive Michael Johnson said finding an alternative to the National Agreement was the federations biggest challenge of all at its AGM in London yesterday (1 July).

Creo is working on a new VLF platesetter, the Manta.