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Print management firm APS has taken on HH Global's ex managing director for European operations to help its expansion plans within Europe.

Catalogue and DM group Garnett Dickinson (GD) has appointed Carl Garnett as managing director of GD Mailing, and Ian Maxted has joined the business development team as sales executive at GD Print.

Paperlinx's marketing director Philippa Charlton has left the company along with a number of others as the paper merchant realises the workforce reduction it proposed in November.

Heidelberg has established a Very large Format and Postpress Packaging division, appointing company veteran Stefan Hasenzahl to head it up.

The conduct of former MPI directors Mike Dolan and Ben Crozier was described as "dishonest" or "incompetent" by the judge who banned both from being directors for eight years last month.

Gloucestershire paper manufacturer Cotek Papers has been fined nearly 6,000 after a worker crushed his hand in one of its coating machines.

Komori UK has promoted Steve Turner to director of sheetfed sales.

Andy Buxton has moved from his role as managing director of Howard Smith Paper Group to become sales director for Paperlinx's commercial print division.

Goodhead Group's unsecured trade creditors are owed more than 9m, and are likely to receive only a tiny fraction of their money, if anything at all, back.

Wifag-Polytype Group (WPG) has restructured and refocused its wide-format printer division, ceasing direct sales in Europe and focused its R&D efforts on packaging and industrial applications rather...