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This Drupa found its identity in the variety of technology

I have never seen so many printing technologies in one place at the same time as at Drupa 2012. We had offset, gravure, and digital to name but a few. While this level of choice is a good thing, it...

The benefits of social enterprises

A recent report found 58% of 'social enterprises' were growing, compared with 28% of SMEs. But the rewards require commitment

Closure planned for St Ives Direct Leeds

St Ives Direct Leeds is set to be closed after St Ives announced plans to consolidate its direct mail offering at its Bradford facility.

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.

Redundancies on the cards at GNM, report claims

Guardian News & Media (GNM) could be forced to make compulsory redundancies as early as this autumn to stem losses of nearly 1m a week, according to a <i>Sunday Times</i> report.

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...

James Scott appointed new editor of The People

Trinity Mirror has named deputy editor of the Sunday Mirror James Scott, as editor of its sister title, the People.

Kremer Signs recruits to satisfy 24/7 demand

Property board printer Kremer Signs has employed five production staff to man a round-the-clock digital print service following a surge in demand from the housing market.

HP posts Q2 profit decline, announces 27,000 layoffs

A 10% decline in HP's Imaging and Printing Group (IPG) revenue contributed to a sobering Q2 for the printer, PC, software and enterprise company, which reported a 3% drop in turnover to $30.7bn...

HP could cut up to 30,000 jobs

HP is considering slashing more than 25,000 jobs, or 8% of its workforce, due to falling demand for desktop computers and services, according to reports.

Print-Leeds recruits Lombard to spearhead labels growth

UV litho, digital and label printing company Print-Leeds has appointed Nigel Lombard as new sales development for its label division S&C Labels.