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Renz chief executive steps down after 34 years
Renz's chief executive and third generation owner of the company, Peter Renz, has resigned from his position after 34 years of service at the head of the company.

Autumn Statement: FPB calls for growth as IFS predicts fiscal pain
The Forum of Private Businesses (FPB) is calling for the government to revert on its proposals to give workers the right to demand flexible working in the chancellor George Osborne's Autumn Statement...

Quark launches free DesignPad update
Quark has issued a free update to its DesignPad app, a grid-based design package for amateur and professional designers.

Killer app: Weedon PSC gets box clever with TV vet Joe Inglis
Weedon PSC worked with TV vet Joe Inglis to develop on-shelf packaging for his Vet's Kitchen natural pet foods.

Pitney Bowes relocates European HQ to Hatfield
Pitney Bowes officially opened its new European headquarters at Hatfield Business Park, Hertfordshire today (22 November).

Copy General opts for iGen 150
Dulles, VA-based Copy General this week announced the install of a 32-feet long, four-ton Xerox iGen 150 press as it looks to extend its exclusively digital offerings into larger formats.

HP books $8.8bn charge on Autonomy deal
HP has called in the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Enforcement Division after it was forced to announced an $8.8bn writedown of its $11bn Autonomy...

James Cropper boosts profits despite falling paper sales
Paper manufacturer James Cropper has recorded a double digit increase in its operating profit for the first half of 2012 despite falling sales in its speciality paper business.

Paperlinx to streamline sales operations across merchanting divisions
Paperlinx UK is to centralise its "face to market" across its commercial print operations in a move that could prove to be its first step in consolidating Howard Smith, PaperCo and Robert Horne into...

Roberts Mart invests 2.5m in equipment
Roberts Mart, the shrink wrap, laminated film and printed flexible packaging manufacturer, has invested 2.5m in equipment and taken on 16 new staff over the past year.

VGL reveals Olympic contract involvement
Screen and digital print company VGL has revealed that it was behind a 3,000sqm building wrap around Stratford station, the main public transport hub for the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Hill & Garwood Printing invests in Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 75
Watford-based litho and digital printer Hill & Garwood Printing has made a "major investment" in a five-colour Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 75 perfector with coater and Inpress colour control.

US Postal Service reports $15.9bn full year net loss
Re-enforcing the point that it needs a dramatic overhaul, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has reported a $15.9bn net loss for the year ending September 30 - a loss that includes $11.1bn in payments to...

Lord Black of Brentwood named president of The Printing Charity
The executive Director of Telegraph Media Group has been appointed president of the The Printing Charity for 2013.

Warren Board Sales appoints Kieran Ferguson as MD
Cartonboard and graphical board stockist Warren Board Sales has promoted former commercial director Kieran Ferguson to the newly created position of managing director.