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UK press manufacturer Timsons has been placed into creditors’ voluntary liquidation, resulting in the loss of 25 jobs, after the firm was unable to attract orders for its digital presses.

Former Global MP and Prospect Mailing Services owner Kevin Dunstall has a new interest in a print-related business.

Picon has appointed Bettine Pellant to its most senior executive post following chief executive Tim Webb's decision to step down after eight years in the role.

Smith & Ouzman (S&O) and two of its directors have been found guilty of making corrupt payments to secure print contracts in Kenya and Mauritania.

Terry Baber, the former managing director of Kodak’s graphic arts business in the UK, has died. He was 72.

Friedheim International’s former chief executive Peter Morris has passed away after losing a long battle with cancer.

Xaar has announced the appointment of former Kodak Digital Printing & Enterprise president Doug Edwards as its new chief executive with immediate effect.

Peter Zillig, chief executive of Tag Worldwide EMEA, is hoping for a Red (Devils) Christmas and believes responsiveness and collaboration will be key for the print industry in 2015.

Exaprint UK managing director Simon Cooper hopes the industry at large can find ways to retain more profit for itself in the coming year.

Prinovis managing director Richard Gray believes the upcoming General Election represents both an opportunity and a threat for the printing industry.