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BDO has been confirmed as the administrator of Howard Hunt (City), with the firm’s 250 staff laid off upon appointment.

Paragon Group has acquired various parts of the Howard Hunt Group in a pre-pack deal.

A new Signs Express franchise serving the Leicester and Loughborough regions has been opened by a husband and wife team seasoned in the commercial market.

A raft of printers have benefited from an unexpected increase in work ahead of today’s European elections, which only gained the official go-ahead just over a fortnight ago.

Colourfast Financial has taken on the UK’s first AccurioJet KM-1 from Konica Minolta to drive its new online platform as it increases its focus on commercial work.

Arjowiggins staff at the firm's largest mill in France are set to lose their jobs after a last-ditch attempt to save the Bessé-sur-Braye mill are understood to have fallen through.

Adare SEC has stood by its processes and the reputability of its international delivery network after seemingly being blamed for "thousands" of expats not being able to vote in the EU elections.

Calderprint has filed a notice of intent to appoint administrators and is understood to have closed.

Wallace Print has spent more than £500,000 on a raft of new machinery and updates to its premises as it continues to grow.

Poplar Services Printers has installed a Horizon SPF-200L bookletmaker with sights on a significant boost in the productivity of its digital output.

The future ownership of the Howard Hunt group of companies appears to be up in the air, with the business understood to be facing a financial crunch with lender Santander.

Horizon Digital Print Solutions has bought a fully-automated Durst Rho 1312 printer with a Smart4 speed advancement tool that improves speed and productivity by 40%.

Bannerhero is the first customer to be announced for HP’s new line of Stitch dye-sub printers.

Solopress has invested in two Agfa Anapurnas, two HP Indigos and a Kongsberg cutter in an undertaking that has “fundamentally changed” its production capacity.

Durham Box has revealed a major investment in an EFI Nozomi C18000 as the centrepiece of its new digital corrugated printing facility.