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PEFC clears up accreditation confusion with new publication
A new publication aims to clear up confusion around the differences and similarities between two of the world's most well-known sustainable forest-management accreditations.

Fespa Digital organisers anticipate largest ever show
Fespa Digital organisers have two reasons to be cheerful this year: the show celebrates its 10th anniversary next week and it will be the largest show in its history.

Writtle ups Tangent bid
The Tangent takeover battle has taken off – Writtle Holdings has formalised its offer for Tangent Communications with a higher bid for the group.

Acquisitions and organic sales growth boost Macfarlane Group revenues
Packaging firm Macfarlane Group has reported a 10% revenue increase in its preliminary full-year results announcement yesterday, citing good organic sales growth and the contribution from recent...

The Printing Charity appoints interim CEO and launches 2016 Print Futures Awards
The Printing Charity has appointed Neil Lovell as its new interim chief executive and secretary.

W&G Baird installs Speedmaster XL 106-8-P as part of £4m investment
W&G Baird has made a bumper £4m investment – backed by the Bank of Ireland - that includes a Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106-8-P with Inpress Control 2 and a Kolbus KM600 perfect binding line.

Howard Hunt joint managing director departs
One of Howard Hunt's joint managing directors will leave the business at the end of March.

PJ Print looks for high-speed boost to turnover with new Komori
A Suffolk print company has transformed itself in “one fell swoop” after a Komori Lithrone kit switch as part of a £1m investment.

Grafenia warns on year-end profits
Grafenia has issued another profits warning, and said its year-end results would fall “significantly below” market expectations due to the ongoing price war in trade printing.

Raffle ticket printer celebrates 70 years with own raffle
A raffle ticket printer is celebrating 70 years in business by running a raffle for the first time.

Bidco re-states Tangent holdings
The management team bidding to buy Tangent Communications will need to re-issue some of the information attached to its bid after it emerged there were additional shareholders “deemed to be acting in...

Nazdar Ink Technologies reveals Fespa ink launches
Nazdar Ink Technologies has reformulated two of its ink ranges to avoid raw materials facing a clampdown by regulatory watchdogs.

Fisherprint chooses Heidelberg and Konica Minolta in £2m spend
Fisherprint hopes to slash makeready times and add £1m to its turnover with a new Heidelberg Speedmaster CX 102 as part of a £2m investment.

Heidelberg fires up digital rebrand
Heidelberg has restructured its digital printing portfolio with a digital product line rebrand.

Williams Lea to close Livingston plant
Williams Lea plans to close its Livingston plant at the beginning of April and move print operations to England.