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ABC new household distribution audit 'good news for print'
The Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) has launched a new service aimed at certifying household distribution media.

Saxoprint aims to triple UK turnover in three years
Saxoprint’s UK division is aiming to grow sales to €25m (£18.2m) over the next three years, up from around €8.5m this year, the company’s boss has revealed.

Ted Baker team wins top award at Antalis Review
The team which took “the biggest creative risk of all the entries” walked away with the top prize at this year’s Antalis ‘The Review’ awards.

Cross-media first for Rugby World Cup
The Rugby World Cup – which starts today – will provide a unique opportunity to measure the effectiveness of cross-media engagement combining print and digital media.

Plate manufacturing staff to strike over pay offer
Staff at Agfa Graphics’ plate production facility are due to stage a 48-hour strike over a pay dispute.

Global Graphics acquires URW Design & Development
Software developer Global Graphics has acquired the entire issued share capital of German font developer URW Design & Development.

DES and Austrian Post unveil new UK premises
Direct Entry Solutions (DES) and Austrian Post have officially opened their new premises.

TPS upgrades digital ops with Linoprint buy
TPS Print has upgraded its digital print portfolio with a Linoprint CP press from Heidelberg to increase the range of formats it can offer and reduce running costs.

Shadow economy helps prop up demand for cash
De La Rue is confident that UK demand for banknotes is unlikely to decline in the long term as the Bank of England (BoE) publishes an analysis of future demand.

HP Inc talks up graphics growth potential
HP Inc has packaging in its sights as a key growth market for its digital printing presses.

Huge estate sale of Felix Dennis's assets
The upcoming sale of the assets of the late publishing magnate Felix Dennis includes Eric Gill engravings, a collection of rare books and a Rolls-Royce Silver Spur.

Staff evacuated after blaze breaks out at printer
Firefighters have put out a fire at an industrial printing facility in Bristol.

Future printers could be robots
There’s good news and bad news for printing industry workers in a new study about the likelihood of robots taking over from humans in certain jobs.

Cliftons invests more than £1m on new machinery
Trade print finisher and book binder Cliftons is targeting double-digit year-on-year growth after investing more than £1m in a range of new equipment.

Woodford kit goes up for auction
Woodford Litho’s equipment will be sold off by Sanderson Weatherall, via an online auction and private treaty sale.