Business

<i>PrintWeek</i>, the UK's leading title for the printing industry, is to be acquired by Mark Allen Group and be relaunched as a fortnightly magazine.

A Stockport sign printer says it is continuing to trade with minimal disruption following a fire sparked by an electrical fault that damaged part of its Bredbury site last night.

Printers Superstore is to host an open house at its Leeds showroom to coincide with BPIF's Media Marketplace held across the M621 at Elland Road stadium.

Drupa organiser Messe Dusseldorf and Chinese print association PEIAC will hold the first of a new annual 'functional printing' one-day conference at the China Print 2013 trade fair.

A finishing specialist is looking forward to improving its products and gaining new clientele after investing in a CreaseStream Plus machine.

CS Labels is to conclude its 1.5m year-long investment programme at the end of this month with the arrival of a fourth Grafisk Maskinfabrik finishing line.

"Divisive" has been the most-used word in national newspaper coverage following the death of Margaret Thatcher, and opinions about her legacy are also mixed in the printing industry.

Agfa has ceased to develop its flagship flatbed inkjet press, the M-Press, which was originally developed as a joint venture with screen-print press manufacturer Thieme.

Morgan Signs has become one of the first printers in the UK to adopt Mimaki's wide-format latex print technology.

Former ProCo sales director Jon Bailey has been promoted to managing director of the Sheffield-based firm to spearhead growth plans, as founder Mark Schofield becomes chairman.