Heidelberg held its traditional end-of-year press briefing this week against a backdrop of extraordinary events in the industry and beyond.

Horizon's latest book production system has been launched in the UK by distributor Intelligent Finishing Systems (IFS).

The past year has been defined by bail-outs, debt and contraction across the eurozone, which has adversely affected business and consumer confidence.

Apple is being investigated along with some of the biggest names in publishing by European regulators over whether their arrangements for e-book sales are in breach of competition rules.

DS Smith has announced a 20% year-on-year increase in its pre-tax profits from 35.6m to 42.8m in its half-year results, on revenues of 1,034m.

Some pieces of kit get it just right and deliver top performance, making money for the users. Mehul Desai speaks about one such printing press

Former employees and industry experts have expressed their sadness as administrators are appointed at Manroland GB.

New Delhi-based Kangaro Print Ways has increased the size of its printing capability with the installation of new Komori Enthrone 29, a four-colour press supplied by Insight Print Communications.

Label and packaging manufacturers should educate their customers on the potential of digital printing, according to Alon Bar-Shany, vice-president of HP Indigo.

<i>PrintWeek</i> can exclusively reveal that PricewaterhouseCoopers has been appointed as administrator for Manroland Great Britain.