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FDM wins £1.3m Rotherham Borough Council contract
Print and mailing company FDM Document Solutions has secured a four-year contract to deliver electoral materials for Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council (RMBC).
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IDS shares jump, CWU welcomes Royal Mail exec departures
Shares in Royal Mail’s parent group have jumped on the back of rumours that it could make a bid for a continental parcels specialist.
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Fujifilm and ePS partner to pair and integrate workflow and MIS
Fujifilm has partnered with eProductivity Software (ePS) on a new extended end-to-end print workflow production offering.
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Works Manchester shuttered, 90 staff laid off
Employees at Works Manchester have been sent home, with the future for the business unclear.
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Precision Proco splits tech and production with eye on the future
Precision Proco Group has restructured into two parts with manufacturing now separate from its fast-growing tech operations.
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Former Heidelberg CEO Linzbach dies
Former Heidelberg CEO Dr Gerold Linzbach has passed away at the age of 67 after a long illness.
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SF Taylor in Xerox FreeFlow Vision first
SF Taylor has become the first UK company to integrate Xerox FreeFlow Vision software into its print operations.
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Works Manchester latest victim of PFI Group debacle
PFI Group’s disastrous acquisition spree under CEO Darren McMurray has now culminated in the filing of a Notice of Intention to Appoint Administrators against Works Manchester.
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Muller Martini and Hunkeler in mega-merger
Muller Martini has taken over Hunkeler in a post-press mega-merger.
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Brown Knight and Truscott confirms BLP takeover
Brown Knight and Truscott Holdings (BKT) has expanded into the North East with the acquisition of BLP (Northern).