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Laserline directors buy back business with newco I Am Print

Digital printer Laserline has been sold via a pre-pack administration to I Am Print, an affiliated web-to-print business set up by two Laserline directors in July, although it is hoped that there will...

Roland DG appoints Spandex as authorised UK dealer

Roland DG has appointed Spandex as a UK authorised dealer of its range of print-and-cut systems.

Fastsigns targets growth following successful 2012

Fastsigns Hammersmith is targeting the 500,000 turnover mark by the end of 2013 after a successful 10 months under new ownership.

Antalis McNaughton launches digital print website

Antalis McNaughton has launched digital2business.co.uk - a website for the digital print sector throughout Europe.

Trinity Mirror merges national and regional divisions

National newspaper publisher Trinity Mirror has revealed the merger of its national and regional operations as well as a major management reshuffle and the scrapping of its daily deals site Happli.

AlphaGraphics North East wins "Xcellence Award" in Boston

AlphaGraphics North East (AGNE) won the "Xcellence Award" at the 2012 XMPie Users Group Conference, in Boston, last month.

Print industry news roundup: Kodak, Fespa Mexico, DS Smith, Xerox, Government, Antalis McNaughton

Stay up to date with your procurement supply chain thanks to print industry news at your fingertips. This week: Kodak publishes cashflow forecast; Fespa Mexico breaks attendance record; DS Smith and...

NIESR calls end to UK double-dip ahead of ONS Q3 GDP publication

The UK economy grew by 0.8% in the past quarter, bringing the double-dip recession to an end, the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) has said.

DS Smith and SCA Packaging integration 'off to a great start'

Recycled packaging supplier DS Smith has said its acquisition of SCA Packaging will deliver a return on investment above its cost of capital in 2012/13, with a 'substantial' earnings enhancement.

Quark launches App Studio with HTML 5

Software developer Quark has unveiled an upgrade to its publishing application App Studio to enable mobile device publication based on HTML5 formatting.

3M's Wild succeeds Alun Lewis as James Cropper chief executive

Paper manufacturer James Cropper has appointed Phil Wild as chief executive of the company following Alun Lewis' departure after 25 years of service.

'Rights-for-shares' scheme divides print opinion

Government plans to allow workers to trade employment rights for tax-free shares under new "employee-owner" contracts from April 2013 have split opinion in the print industry.

Communisis appoints managing director international

Communisis has appointed former Williams Lea executive director Laurence Bosshard as managing director international as it seeks to boost its overseas presence.

Workers to swap rights for shares in radical UK employment law shake-up

Workers will be able to sign away some of their employment rights in exchange for shares of up to 50,000 in the business they work for, under a radical plan to rewrite UK employment law.

Screenprint celebrates 25 years

Celebrating its 25th anniversary on 30 September York-based Screenprint & Display, the firm's managing director David Willis attributed its success to 'never punching above its weight'.