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![Tueckmantel: "We can’t wait to see the ePS vision of Connect brought to life"](/media/tlydoa5p/charlotte-eps.jpg?rxy=0.5,0.0&width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9e7230c2715e0)
ePS to kick off evolved Connect event
eProductivity Software (ePS) has revealed the final details before it welcomes delegates and partners to its evolved Connect user conference and industry event taking place this week in Las Vegas.
![Structural decline and rising costs made Ahrensburg unviable](/media/21wjvisp/prinovis-ahrensburg-cylinders.jpg?rxy=0.5,0.0&width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9e7230c4cc650)
Bertelsmann exits gravure with final Prinovis plant closure
Prinovis is to wind down its last remaining print plant, heralding the swansong of gravure technology at its parent, German media giant Bertelsmann.
![Koenig & Bauer: makeready times are "noticeably shorter" with fully automatic plate logistics](/media/dafflljl/k-b-rapida.jpg?rxy=0.5,0.0&width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9e7230b233a70)
K&B: More Rapida offset presses being equipped with fully automatic plate logistics
Koenig & Bauer reported an uptake in commercial printers equipping their Rapida sheetfed offset presses with fully automatic plate logistics systems.
![Tim Coldwell in 1977: changed the face of the printing and publishing industry](/media/shup1khr/tim.jpg?rxy=0.5,0.0&width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9e7230bb8c3b0)
Xenotron co-founder Tim Coldwell RIP
Tim Coldwell, the influential and inspirational co-founder of pre-press innovator Xenotron, has passed away.
![David King (L) with Tim Smith: "An ideal partnership"](/media/wztnqwez/metromail-lbox.png?rxy=0.5,0.0&width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9e7230be26bc0)
MetroMail and Lbox form strategic partnership
Mailing house MetroMail and Lbox Communications have entered a strategic production partnership that will see MetroMail be the lead partner for a large proportion of Lbox’s outbound marketing...
![Montgomery: "We look ahead into 2023 with confidence"](/media/yiincbta/david-montgomery-national-world-chairman.png?rxy=0.5,0.0&width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9e7230c153b90)
National World acquires The Newry Reporter
National World has acquired The Newry Reporter, a community-based paid weekly newspaper and e-edition that was in danger of closure.
![Martyr (front): "We can now offer many more finishes to the portfolio"](/media/shkhvpff/peter-martyr-director-at-gp-print-ltd.jpg?rxy=0.5,0.0&width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9e7230ad652f0)
GP Print upgrades with Vivid install
Commercial printer GP Print has invested in a Matrix Metallic and Omni-Flow deep pile feeder system from Vivid Laminating Technologies.
![The tenders all close early next week](/media/3m0n0ax3/briefing-1-main-pic-handshake.jpeg?rxy=0.5,0.0&width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9e7230b8b7220)
Trio of print tenders closing soon
Three print and related tenders are now live - the biggest worth £700,000 - but they close for submissions next week.
![CareDocs was initially developed by Jonathan and Kristopher Ann in 2004](/media/gqkanocd/caredocs.jpg?rxy=0.5,0.0&width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9e7230ae39960)
Grafenia acquires Care Management Systems
Grafenia has taken another step away from print after acquiring Care Management Systems (CMS), a provider of care home management software and systems, on a debt free/cash free basis.
![Thompson said the instructions on the poster from the whistle-blower "is absolutely not our policy"](/media/ll0fkskt/simon-thompson-royal-mail.jpg?rxy=0.5,0.0&width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9e7230d332eb0)
Senior MP accuses Royal Mail of prioritising parcels over letters
Business committee chair Darren Jones has accused Royal Mail of prioritising parcels over letters, and therefore breaching its legal obligations.