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Tangent backs Printed.com to drive growth
Tangent will put its Printed.com business at the heart of its growth strategy after chief executive Timothy Green hailed the success of the business at yesterday's AGM.

The printer, the plate and the atomic bomb
Michael Clapham didn't just spend WWII printing and keeping watch for enemy planes, he also helped to bring an end to the war in the pacific.

Goss appoints industry outsider as new CEO
Goss International has made a surprise move to replace its chief executive, with Richard Nichols taking over from Jochen Meissner with immediate effect.

Jobs under threat as Bezier moves production to Wakefield site
Bezier announced to its staff on Friday (22 June) that its Leicester manufacturing site is being consolidated, resulting in the possible loss of 131 jobs.

Duraweld appoints new operations director
Duraweld has reported a 100% in-full, on-time delivery service two months after Keith Dawson joined the company as operations director.

Smaller print managers must be smart to stay in the game
At the IPIA annual conference in Leeds last week, BSkyB's head of print management Mark Cruise addressed an audience of print managers and trade printers and outlined the reasons behind Sky's decision...

Make print buyers happy shoppers: printing for retail
The retail sector may be struggling during the recession, but print is helping many companies buck the trend with high-impact, highly effective in-store promotion and other marketing collateral. For...

Rhapsody bolsters digital department with permanent appointment
Cross-media production company Rhapsody has appointed a permanent interactive project consultant to its digital team following a pilot placement earlier this year.

Nick Wilbourn joins GI Direct as business development manager
Direct mail specialist GI Direct has appointed Nick Wilbourn as business development manager.

From blog to book: the art of self-publishing
Ten years ago, if you had something to say - fictional or otherwise - it was likely that no one would ever hear it or, more importantly in this case, read it.

Benson Box places focus on development with latest training awards
Benson Group has said it is "imperative" that a business gives its employees the opportunity to develop after an impressive 88 members of staff completed a training programme with Loughborough...

New ELMA boss to take on digital
Mark Davies, the new president of the European Letterbox Marketing Association (ELMA) plans to promote the effectiveness of door-drop media in the face of increasing digital competition.