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Pastures new for Rae
Andy Rae has left Heidelberg to pursue new opportunities following a parting of the ways over strategy.

Koenig & Bauer on track for 2018 despite Q1 revenue drop
Koenig & Bauer said it is on track to meet its 2018 targets, despite its revenue falling by 16.1% year-on-year in Q1.

Minuteman King's Lynn acquires apparel company following relocation
Minuteman Press King's Lynn has acquired printed garment company YourWear as part of a franchise-wide initiative to expand into clothing and promotional products.

Whistl launches local marketing service for SMEs
Whistl Doordrop Media has launched Leafletdrop, a new self-service digital platform aimed at SMEs.

Xerox CEO Jacobson to step down
Xerox CEO Jeff Jacobson, together with six other board members, has agreed to resign in a move that throws the Fujifilm takeover deal into doubt and could even lead to the termination of long-standing...

Printfine to be placed in liquidation after 50 years
Liverpool-based printer Printfine is poised to enter liquidation after 50 years in business.

Visual Print & Design opens new Scotland base
Digital and large-format printer Visual Print & Design has opened a new office in Scotland to service a growing client base north of the border.

End of printing era for St Ives as Clays is sold
St Ives has sold its last remaining printing site – Clays, the UK’s biggest book printer, has been sold to Italian firm Elcograf for £23.8m.

Johnston Press chief steps down
Johnston Press chief executive Ashley Highfield is to leave the newspaper group after more than six years in the role.

EFI reports record Q1 sales
EFI has reported record Q1 sales in its results for the quarter ended 31 March 2018, but its profits have fallen slightly.

Swallowtail streamlines operation with Speedmaster and Muller haul
Swallowtail Print has signed deals for a five-colour Speedmaster XL 106 with coater from Heidelberg and a Primera saddle-stitcher from Muller Martini, to be installed over the next few months.

Rival Colour invests in D&K to bring lamination in-house
Rival Colour has added lamination to its roster of in-house services with the purchase of an SRA3 Neptune laminator with foiling unit from D&K.

EFL to vote on football programmes
A vote on the future of matchday programmes has resulted in a heated debate on whether they remain relevant in the digital age.

Cestrian acquired by Arian owner
Large-format printer Cestrian has been acquired by 3a-Group, owner of Austrian digital and screen printing specialist Arian, for an undisclosed sum.

Former Kolbus UK sales director joins Muller Martini
Muller Martini GB has appointed former Kolbus UK sales director Greg Bird as a sales manager.