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Messe revamps executive remits
Messe Düsseldorf has revamped the responsibilities of its senior management team which means a change of managing director for Drupa.

Print boss bankrupted
Matthew Herbert, former director of a number of failed print businesses, has been bankrupted by a creditor.

Under the hood of last month’s most-read stories
While tribulations at two of the UK’s largest print groups topped last month’s ranking of our biggest stories, there were still reasons to be cheerful with a smattering of ramp-ups and start-ups.

Stationers’ elects new master
A former soldier, diplomat and senior executive of De La Rue has been elected as the new Master of the Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers.

New Heidelberg CEO sets out ambitions for growth
Fresh Heidelberg CEO Jürgen Otto has outlined his three priorities for growth at the manufacturer – including doing more to leverage its manufacturing know-how and global sales and service network –...

Paragon reduces footprint, plans Accrington closure
Paragon plans to shut its Accrington trade printing operation amid ongoing challenges in its markets, and could also rent out spare space at the Leeds site originally built for Lettershop.

Murdoch sees endgame approaching for printed newspapers
Nonagenarian media mogul Rupert Murdoch has predicted that printed newspapers likely have 15 years left, “with a lot of luck”.

Local publisher disqualified over BBLs
The boss of a local newsletter publisher has been handed a lengthy ban for abusing the Bounce Back Loan scheme.

Benton takes on charity trek in support of Ian Wilcock
Technotrans managing director Peter Benton is undertaking a charity walk on behalf of his friend Ian Wilcock, the former Heidelberg service director who has been diagnosed with early-onset...

Mike Roberts becomes JPS CEO
PMG Print Management managing director Mike Roberts has become CEO at JPS, the business PMG acquired in January.