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Independent directors at Tangent Communications have responded to the potential rival bid from Writtle Holdings with a holding statement.

Whistl has secured a number of client wins from competitors as well as various major contract renewals.

Andreas Whittam Smith, one of the founders of the Independent has said other national newspapers are “bound to” follow the newspaper in abandoning their daily print editions.

Brett Martin has introduced a new strong adhesion film (SAF) to its range of flat polycarbonate sheets that it said is tough enough to endure frequent heavy fabrication.

One of the country’s foremost motorsport engineering education centres has teamed up with Mimaki distributor Hybrid Services to try and push wide-format print to new audiences.

The owner of the Independent has confirmed that the newspaper is to ditch its print editions and go online only, making it the first national daily to cease publication since Today in 1995.

Digitalprinting.co.uk has invested in HP’s SmartStream Production Centre for its new Series 3 Indigo 7R press and two existing Indigo machines as it prepares for a push into trade printing.

Writtle Holdings could launch a rival takeover bid for Tangent Communications.

Consumer magazine print runs have declined overall but there are some winners in the latest figures from the Audit Bureau of Circulations.

Condé Nast and Hearst have set up a new joint venture in the US that could have far-reaching implications for magazine production if it sets a trend.