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British Printing Society promotes letterpress at Essex show

Members of the Essex branch of the British Printing Society (BPS) have demonstrated the craft of letterpress printing to Essex Country Show visitors.

Huge estate sale of Felix Dennis's assets

The upcoming sale of the assets of the late publishing magnate Felix Dennis includes Eric Gill engravings, a collection of rare books and a Rolls-Royce Silver Spur.

Future printers could be robots

There’s good news and bad news for printing industry workers in a new study about the likelihood of robots taking over from humans in certain jobs.

Easyfairs' London event poised to be biggest yet

This week’s Packaging Innovations & Luxury Packaging London is set to be the largest yet with more than 170 exhibitors putting the final touches to their stands in advance of the show opening...

Hubergroup to celebrate 250th anniversary with special event

Printing ink manufacturer Hubergroup will hold a ceremony next month to celebrate its 250th anniversary in business.

Overmatter: PassIT! on

The final phase of the year-long fundraising campaign for PrintIT! is underway and it involves a 565km run – the equivalent of running to, gulp, Drupa.

Q&A: John B Easson, owner and entire staff, The Quarto Press

John started drawing lettering at school and took up printing as a student in 1963 while studying physics. He lectured on printing technology for 20 years and ran The Quarto Press, printing and...

Keep staff and your name out of the media minefield

Sometimes it feels as if the rise of social media is unstoppable. For many of us it has become second nature to share personal updates, images and opinions on Facebook, Twitter and other platforms.

Kube Print invests £1.3m in site move and Speedmaster

Financial printer Kube Print has used the move to larger and more modern premises as an opportunity to invest in a new Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 75 and a Ricoh Pro C5100.

GNM forms new print unit as part of restructure

Guardian News & Media (GNM) has established a standalone print-focused unit in a major reorganisation of its commercial operations.