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Nine industry firms have achieved success in the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise 2019, with the range of companies including printers and suppliers.

Numerous industry names are among the list of creditors that voted in favour of stationery retailer Paperchase’s proposed company voluntary arrangement (CVA).

Trade printer CMYKhub is closing its UK production facility at the end of this week, and has reached an agreement with Precision Printing’s Where The Trade Buys division to continue supporting its...

Circle Media has described the new Dutch dismissal law as “unworkable” and a contributing factor in its decision to file for bankruptcy at its stricken Dutch printing businesses.

Sustainable packaging start-up Transcend Packaging featured on BBC’s One Show last night, championing the case for paper straws as a replacement for single-use plastic versions.

Go Inspire Group is restructuring its Solutions site in Kettering following a strategic review, and will stop offering polywrapping services there with the potential loss of 77 out of 100 jobs.

Loop Print has officially appointed administrators as the Sheffield litho and digital outfit shut down its operations.

DS Smith has agreed the proposed sale of two of its packaging businesses to International Paper for €63m (£54.7m).

The nine companies that comprise the Magnet Harlequin Group have formalised their alliance and have relaunched with a collective offering under the 'Branded' umbrella.

Commercial printer Lynhurst Press has been sold via a pre-pack administration to an unconnected party – the co-founder of digital book and journal printer 4edge.

EFI is poised to be acquired by a US private equity firm in a deal that values the wide-format kit manufacturer and productivity software developer at $1.7bn.

Koenig & Bauer has expanded its coding and marking offering with the acquisition of Sweden’s All-Print Group.

Northend Creative Print Solutions (CPS) and My Print Partners (MPP) have merged into an entity simply called Northend to create a “full-service print house” for the Sheffield area.

In these uncertain times perhaps the soothing act of reading a good book can provide balm for stressed-out souls. And what could be better than a fascinating book about a printing heyday of the past...

Scottish painter Jack Vettriano seems to harken back to another time with his evocative oeuvre: sharply-dressed men flirt with ladies in red amid the smoky allure of dive bars and dance halls. His...