South Africa-headquartered paper giant Sappi has announced that its chief executive Ralph Boëttger, will leave his position on 30 June this year.

The Print Futures Awards scheme has extended its reach, thanks to the added support from the St Bride Foundation and an injection of funds following the winding up of the John Crosfield Foundation.

Chris Cowley has joined York Mailing as sales director at the group’s York site.

Inkjet technology specialist Xaar has revealed record margins, with trading for the year ended 31 December 2013 “in line with expectations”.

Grafenia says its W3P web-to-print solution is “gaining momentum” with 50 new users signed up last year.

The Finishing Alliance, made up of manufacturers Duplo, Friedheim and Renz, is to host a pre-Ipex, three-day open house next month at which visitors will be able to finish ‘live’ jobs.

Paperhat Group has appointed former Williams Lea director David Finch as group managing director.

Falkland Press has dramatically scaled up its expansion plans, with a new factory and raft of new kit to go alongside the HP Indigo 10000 it ordered last year.

Speciality film producer Sihl Direct UK has launched Permovable, a graphic film designed specifically for unsealed outdoor surfaces such as pavements, roads and walls.

International sales at Communisis have jumped to 18% of group turnover, ahead of the anticipated level.

Fespa Digital 2014, set to take place at Munich Messe from 20-23 May, has increased its total floor space by 4,000sqm following interest from new exhibitors and added space requested by existing...