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Océ's Rokus van Iperen made CEO of Canon Europe, reports claim
Oc's Rokus van Iperen has been appointed to lead Canon Europe, following the retirement of current chief executive Ryoichi Bamba, according to reports in the Dutch media.
Banner cites contract renewals for "strong" 2011
Catherine Burke, managing director of Banner Managed Communication (BMC), the print management arm of BPO group Office2office, has declared 2011 a "strong" 12 months for the business.
Industry mourns passing of IDM co-founder Derek Holder
Tributes have poured in from across the direct marketing sector for Professor Derek Holder, co-founder of the Institute of Direct Marketing (IDM), who passed away earlier this month.
Maximum Graphics appoints Nawfel president, targets geographic growth
Chaska, MN-based Maximum Graphics, which is part of Consolidated Graphics (CGX), announced that Rob Nawfel has been appointed president as it looks to promote the printer's digital presses and...
Polestar's staff training not up to scratch, states Ofsted
Polestar has vowed to improve its communication with employees, after an Ofsted report claimed that the overall effectiveness of the firm's current training programme was not up to scratch.
PCP recruits web offset veteran Lightfoot
David Lightfoot has joined Precision Colour Printing in a new operations role.
SCR Envelopes appoints Bob Goldcup to sales role
SCR Envelopes has appointed Bob Goldcup as sales manager to help drive the expansion of the four-colour envelope overprinting business.
Banks fail in 2011 SME lending targets
Lending by Britain's top five banks contracted every quarter in 2011 while SMEs suffered after banks missed their lending targets to smaller businesses by more than 1bn.
SMEs "key to sector's fortunes" says BPIF Labels chairman
Small to medium sized companies that are owner-managed will be key to the resurgence of the print sector, according to BPIF Labels chairman John Bambery.
England's Phil Dowson juggles challenges of print and international rugby
England rugby international Phil Dowson, who is also a director of inkjet consumables business 678 Media, has declared the print sector the more challenging vocation following his first cap for the...
Paragon UK appoints John Fox to develop its trade division
Commercial printer Paragon UK has appointed John Fox, former Grasmere Business Forms operations manager, as sales manager for its trade division.
Alphagraphics looks for modest expansion
After a tumultuous few weeks that saw it bought off its insolvent parent company by a private equity firm before its CEO was abruptly replaced, Alphagraphics is now looking to go back to the basics of...