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PrintWeek can confirm that Sir John Madejski has become a shareholder in Polestar Print Holdings, which acquired Madejski's Goodhead Group in a pre-pack deal last year.

Steve Dryden, group finance director of DS Smith, has announced that he is to leave the company to join a private equity-backed business.

KBA has promoted Chris Scully to executive sales director, eight months after Mark Nixon left the position following a strategic fallout.

KBA has agreed a new set of employee regulations which will see staff jobs in Germany protected until 30 June 2015, but will give the company the right to reduce weekly working times.

The last UK university print course closed in 2012. Many argue that on-the-job training is now the only answer, but others say this is costly and takes too much time. So, could there be another way?

Paperlinx has appointed Dave Allen as its chief executive following four months without a permanent head.

Dainippon Screen has announced the promotion of Brian Filler, formerly vice president of Screen Europe, to the vacant president role with immediate effect.

Wyndeham Group has announced 70 redundancies at its Peterborough facility as the result of a month-long consultation with employees at the plant.

News International has found a replacement for departed chief executive Tom Mockridge in former BSkyB chief operating officer Mike Darcey.