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Card printer sold in pre-pack following contract losses and legal dispute
A Wirral card printing company has been bought from administration in a pre-pack deal after losing major print contracts and suffering a damaging dispute with a former director.

Galloways looks to W2P and variable data with Linoprint CV buy
Family print company Galloways aims to make a bigger mark in web-to-print and variable data work after installing a Linoprint CV digital press.

Flint Group plans Dundee plant closure; 117 jobs at risk
Flint Group is planning to close its Dundee plant and move all manufacturing to the US in response to the "irreversible decline" in printed publications.

Heidelberg boss back at work
Heidelberg chairman and chief human resources officer Gerold Linzbach has returned to work after a period of illness.

Xaar sales 'in line with expectations'
Year-end sales at Xaar are anticipated to be in line with expectations, although its operating margin is likely to fall to around 20%.

A1 celebrates 25th Anniversary
A1 Security Print celebrated its 25th anniversary under the A1 name last week.

Boss Federation CEO to retire
Boss Federation chief executive Michael Gardner will retire in July after nearly nine years at the helm of the trade association and a quarter century in the industry.

ABC Imaging £750k Canon investment to fuel expansion
Central London-based digital printer ABC Imaging has decided on a £750,000 Canon spend as it expands after opening its first site outside the capital.

Overmatter: calendar boys
January. Time to put up a new calendar. Or two, or even perhaps three or four.

Killer app: Wood Richardson helps garden book to bloom
Following a personal recommendation, self-publishing author Phil Ogden entrusted York-based printer Wood Richardson with the printing of his new botanical book, Ogden’s Garden.

Smith & Ouzman fined £2.2m following corruption verdict
Smith & Ouzman has been fined £2.2m for making corrupt payments to secure print contracts in Africa.

The Envelope Works Group lures back former sales manager
Former UK sales manager Martin Burton has re-joined The Envelope Works Group after a five-year absence.

The Mailing People aims for continued growth with double Xerox buy
Direct mail specialist The Mailing People has bought a Xerox Nuvera 144 and Versant 2100 to increase its capacity and enable it to cope with rapid growth.

Prinovis UK supports literacy pledge with children’s party
Prinovis UK celebrated the launch of its year-long programme in support of the Vision for Literacy Business Pledge by holding a reading-themed Christmas party for its employees’ children.

Gpex targets retail and exhibition markets with £300k investment
Commercial printer Gpex has invested around £300,000 in a range of new wide-format print and finishing equipment to enable it to target new markets.