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More Circle firms sold
Circle Media Group has sold its German printing operations to the same newly-formed company that acquired its Finnish gravure business two months ago.

Delta Group rebrands and restructures for efficiency
The Delta Group has refreshed its brand in order to streamline and consolidate its expanding portfolio of services.

De La Rue warns on profits, CEO to depart
Shares in De La Rue fell by nearly 30% after the security printing group warned on its outlook and announced further restructuring, together with the departure of CEO Martin Sutherland.

Premier Print increases growth pace with RMGT 924
Premier Print Group is poised to achieve a record monthly sales figure after successfully bedding in its new RMGT 924 LED-UV press as the centrepiece of its production facilities.

Intergraf conference mulls future trends
Intergraf, the European association of trade federations, held its annual conference in London last week.

Trailblazer scheme gains final government approval
The Print Trailblazer Level 3 scheme has now won full government approval, with first uptake expected at the start of the next academic year.

Fontain liquidators confirmed
Fontain has shut down and gone into liquidation with more than £3.6m in unsecured debt.

Killer app: Bell & Bain proves it has the right recipe for Nom
Kate Allinson and Kay Featherstone started Pinch of Nom as an online space in which to share slimming, cost-effective recipes. Amassing a Facebook following of 1.4 million people and counting, the...

Overmatter: cash in the attic?
Hands up who loves Antiques Roadshow? Overmatter’s answers is “Meeeeeeeeee!”, particularly when there’s a print element to the valuable finds.

Stora Enso confirms exit from coated woodfree market
Stora Enso has signalled the end for Lumi coated woodfree paper and its exit from that market after confirming plans to convert its Oulo Mill in Finland into packaging board production.

Print Scotland calls for more apprentices at annual awards
Print Scotland celebrated the new blood in the print industry with its fourth annual apprentice awards, while appealing for more support to expand training intake.

DM community reflects on one year of GDPR
As the EU’s updated data regulation hits its first anniversary, the direct mail and marketing sector appears to have comfortably bedded into a life under GDPR.

IDL ColourLink brings in UK's first Vutek h5
IDL ColourLink has installed the UK's first EFI Vutek h5 superwide-format hybrid printer as it looks to ramp up growth.

Landa ramps up, Edelmann CEO on "best decision"
Landa chief executive Yishai Amir said the firm will install its first W10 flexible packaging press early next year, and has revealed ambitions to achieve a rapid ramp-up in installations over the...

Industry growth slowed in Q1 but held above forecast
The first quarter of 2019 experienced a slowdown in growth following the previous quarter’s seasonal boost, but the drop-off was not as extensive as had been expected, according to the BPIF’s latest...