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Rebel shareholder demands installation of Salmond as Johnston chairman

The war of words between Johnston Press and one of its major shareholders has escalated after Johnston received a formal demand that former Scottish first minister Alex Salmond is installed as...

Struggles for Johnston Press continue as Salmond seeks chairman job

Johnston Press has reported continued struggles with classified advertising and has also seen former Scottish first minister Alex Salmond launch a bid to become chairman.

Output increases fail to lift industry optimism

Increasing output levels are not enough to boost confidence in the printing industry, according to the BPIF’s Printing Outlook survey for Q3 2017.

Universal Graphix takes UK's first Yotta

Large-format printer Universal Graphix has become the first UK company to install a Yotta YD-F3216R5 LED flatbed, its first foray into flatbed printing.

Grafenia relocates large-format ops

Grafenia has relocated its large-format operation from its Manchester litho hub to the Manchester sign hub it acquired earlier this year.

SG World brings commercial print in-house with acquisition

Visitor management and health & safety solutions specialist SG World has gained a commercial print foothold in the UK with the acquisition of Crewe-based The Printing House (TPH).

Abbey in European MPS first

Abbey Labels has taken an eight-colour MPS EF-340 flexo press with GEW ArcLED UV system as part of a year-long investment programme.

Riviera buys first digital label press

Riviera Labels has installed a four-colour Compress LP4 digital label printer to help keep up with growing demand for ultra-short-run jobs and bring digital work in-house.

Decentralisation results in Vistaprint restructure

Cimpress has announced a major restructure at its flagship Vistaprint operation alongside its Q1 results.

Cepac relocates Woodhill ops to Rawcliffe site

Cepac has relocated its subsidiary Woodhill Printers to its newly expanded Rawcliffe Bridge site.