A global skills competition that pits professionals against each other has dropped Printing and Print Media Technology from its 2024 world finals.

Among the new print tenders currently available are two from councils in the UK as well as a contract on the continent.

The much-anticipated revamp of UK newspaper production has begun with dramatic news just announced at News UK and DMG Media’s print sites, Printweek can reveal.

While the passing of Heidelberg's Mark Singer, Xerox’s Drupa withdrawal, and The National Trust offshoring its Handbook were the top stories, the month featured its fair share of good news too.

Xerox is set to purchase all of the company’s shares that are owned by activist investor Carl Icahn for around $542m (£442m).

Union Unite has criticised packaging printer Cepac Darlington, which it claims that – in addition to threatening redundancies – has also told staff that they will be “fired and rehired” on inferior...

Fedrigoni has revamped and expanded its ranges of uncoated recycled papers Materica and Woodstock.

Large-format printer VGL has enhanced its flexibility and the quality of its output after taking on a SwissQprint Kudu.

Bishops Printers has invested a combined £3.4m into an HP Indigo 100k, brand-new Heidelberg XL 75 10-colour press, and Horizon perfect binder.

Durst has made another strategic acquisition with the takeover of fellow Italian textile and industrial printing specialist Aleph.