Business secretary Vince Cable finally confirmed yesterday that the government is to privatise the Royal Mail, drawing an angry response from the CWU, which once again raised the spectre of industrial...

Communisis will effectively double the size of its transactional printing business as part of a deal to take over the in-house print operations of Lloyds TSB.

Web-to-print developer Vpress has taken on two new staff members and may recruit four more to meet a 40% growth in business.

Specialist web manufacturer Edale and post-press kit supplier AB Graphics have unveiled a jointly developed converting system for the HP Indigo 20000 digital press, the Digicon 3000.

Woodford Web managing director Michael Tame has urged small- and medium-sized publishers to "keep their wits about them" in the face of major changes in the web offset printing landscape.

Wyndeham Group is bringing mailing in-house at its Heron facility with a £300,000 spend. The Essex web offset site has also just extended its print contract with The Spectator for a further three...

CPI Group is in negotiations with its bankers to restructure its debt.

Blue Mushroom has spent more than 200,000 on its production facilities to boost competitiveness and drive growth.

Specialist packaging and POS printer STI Line has scored a UK first with the order of a Fujifilm Inca Onset S40i supplied with Uvijet OC inks. The deal was finalised at Fespa.

Ricoh UK has announced the successful completion of stage one of its first UK trial of Clickable Paper, at Barnwell Print.

Total Displays has upgraded its print arsenal and MIS with a double EFI deal at Fespa, part of a 1.5m spend in 2013 that also includes a move to a new site.

Industry lobbying group Two Sides has hit back at a rival paper NGO's "questionable claims" about the sustainability of paper.