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Paper demand falls across Western Europe
Demand for magazine paper and newsprint has fallen as advertising investments decline, according to a report complied by Holmen.

Nicholson Bass evolves for 75th anniversary
Nicholson Bass is updating its identity as it approaches its 75th anniversary with a new name, logo and marketing strategies.

FPB and BSA advise SME printers to team up
The Forum of Private Business (FPB) and Buying Support Agency (BSA) have suggested SME printers should pool their buying powers in order to save money.

HP could cut up to 30,000 jobs
HP is considering slashing more than 25,000 jobs, or 8% of its workforce, due to falling demand for desktop computers and services, according to reports.

Bezier fined after worker dies at Wakefield plant
Point-of-sale specialist Bezier has been fined 118,500 following an HSE investigation into the 2008 death of a worker at its Wakefield site.

Kodak Park was home to 'secret' nuclear reactor
Kodak's Rochester, New York, headquarters was home to a secret nuclear reactor for 30 years prior to its dismantling in November 2007, it has emerged.

Arjowiggins launches Cocoon direct mail campaign
Arjowiggins Graphics has teamed up with Antalis McNaughton to launch a campaign raising awareness of the recycled paper.
RPM regrows business with short-run packaging
Traditional commercial printer RPM Solutions has found a new niche to rebuild its business: short-run, small carton packaging.

Late payments to UK SMEs top 35bn
Printers are among almost 800,000 UK SMEs owed a record 35bn in overdue payments, new research shows.

French algae problem creates opportunity for eco-friendly paper
Italian paper manufacturer Favini is harvesting algae blooms caused by pollution off the French coasts of Brittany and Normandy to create its environmentally-friendly artistic paper range Shiro Alga...
Print industry news roundup: Trinity, Bell & Bain, Shere, paper prices, Unite
Stay up to date with your procurement supply chain thanks to print industry news at your fingertips. This week: Trinity employees threaten industrial action; Bell & Bain add third Rapida; Shere first...
Media roundup: Marketing, Brooks, Look, Kopparberg, Sun on Sunday
We bring you the buzz from the wider media sphere, across the world and across the web. This week: UK's top marketers; Brooks charged with perverting justice; Look launch; Kopparberg unveils 10m...

Kodak's Eric Owen adds European role as Mark Clark retires
Kodak worldwide VP of sales and business development Eric Owen has taken on the additional role of European digital print system VP following Mark Clark's retirement at the beginning of April.

Unite has MMP strategy into 2013
Unite has said that it already has plans in place to keep its dispute with Austrian packaging manufacturer Mayr-Melnhof Packaging (MMP) going into 2013.
Bagel Direkt in double Sitma order
Bagel Direkt, a member of the TSB Group, is strengthening its partnership with Sitma.