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Benson Group appoints Greenwood as sales director of Medica Packaging

Benson Group has appointed Deborah Greenwood as sales director of its Crewe-based Medica Packaging business.

Paperhat snaps up former O2O CEO to execute 'buy-and-build' strategy

Print management firm Paperhat is on the hunt for acquisitions following the appointment of former Office2office (O2O) chief executive Ray Peck as its chairman.

Q&A: Steve Puttock, managing director, Schawk London

Steve has worked extensively in production and advertising/marketing for the past 15 years, with senior positions at Publicis, Omnicom and DuPont, as well as running his own production agency, The...

Cambridge Press and Unite at loggerheads over pay increase

Unite members at Cambridge University Press (CUP) have rejected a 2% pay offer and accused the company of "pressuring" the workforce.

Q&A: Carl 'Monty' Gilbert, pre-press supervisor, Polyprint Mailing Films

Carl, known for some reason as 'Monty', is 32 and is married with a six-year-old stepson. He has worked in the industry for 11 years although we get the impression he'd rather be managing an England...

Overmatter: Printers take on Tough Guy challenge

So you think you're hard enough? Well, maybe you are but chances are you're probably not as tough as Pete Robinson (pictured) and Paul Manning from London-based Printflow.

Thomson Litho to cut 55 jobs at East Kilbride headquarters

Scottish printer Thomson Litho has entered into a 30-day consultation with staff at its East Kilbride, Glasgow headquarters over 55 proposed job cuts.

Xeikon appoints Les Rafferty to commercial sales team

Xeikon has strengthened its UK commercial sales team after appointing Les Rafferty to the division.

50 jobs at risk as Archant proposes outsourcing of some weekly titles

Archant Print has entered a consultation period with the 97 staff at its Thorpe Print Centre as it looks to outsource the printing of some of the group's newspaper titles.

St Ives Direct Leeds makes 11 jobs redundant

St Ives Direct Leeds has made 11 staff redundant following a consultation with 17 employees, according to Unite regional officer Steve Hart.