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Polestar retains Hearst contract
The Polestar Group has agreed a new three-year deal with magazine publisher Hearst Magazines UK to continue printing 12 of its leading consumer titles.

Heseltine Review receives cautious welcome
The business sector has given a cautious welcome to Lord Heseltine's review into UK economic growth.

Lightning Source UK eproofing emails queried
Concerns have been raised over the wording used by a print-on-demand (POD) specialist in its emails to customers advising them about their e-proofing process.

London repro firms join forces
Neighbouring London-based pre-press firms Classified Central Media (CCM) and Camden Town Typesetter (CTT) have merged to form CC Media Group.

James Stewart & Co (Printers) assets sold to son of founder
The assets of James Stewart & Co (Printers) have been sold to Graphite Creative Print, a company set up by Simon Timms, son of Len Timms - the founder of the Hertfordshire-based commercial printer.

Duplo awarded Investor in People accreditation
Duplo International has been awarded the Investor in People (IIP) accreditation for the 12th year running.

John Lewis launches first Christmas Annual
Wyndeham Group's Southernprint and Somerset-based book printer Butler Tanner and Dennis have produced John Lewis's first ever Christmas Annual in paperback and hardback.

Overdraft cuts putting SME survival on the line, new research finds
Nearly three quarter of SMEs have had their overdrafts limited by their finance providers despite 89% of firms claiming they would survive less than three months without the facility, new research has...

Xaar forms partnership with China Glaze Company
Xaar has signed up its first Asian ink partner in the form of Taiwanese supplier China Glaze Company and is optimising its digital ceramic inks for use with Xaar printheads.

SwissQPrint introduces tandem printing mode to wide-format range
Wide-format manufacturer SwissQPrint has introduced a tandem print mode to its trio of flatbed digital printers that allows continuous production on precut substrates up to 760mm in height.

Seiko ColorPainter H2 Series printers now 3M MCS Warranty certified
Seiko has announced that its ColorPainter H2 Series printers and GX 3M inkset are now part of the 3M MCS Warranty Programme, which guarantees the intended life of a finished graphic.

World's longest composite photo takes centre stage at Spitalfields
Jump4London, the world's longest composite photograph, which was Guinness-certified earlier this year, is now on display at London's Spitalfields market.