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DP Print owner appoints new MD
The parent company of direct mail printer DP Print, Claxson Group, has appointed Roy Pluck to the role of group managing director.

Wyndeham Group enters consultation with Impact staff
Wyndeham Group has entered into consultation with 58 employees at its Basingstoke-based Impact plant, ahead of a proposed closure.

Pindar's Williams retires
Long-serving Pindar technical director Dave Williams retired yesterday (31 August).

Schreier to be president of Drupa 2012 team
Bernhard Schreier, chairman of the management board of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG took over as the president and chairman of the exhibitor's advisory board of Drupa following the resignation of...

Johnston Press targets digitial tie-ups and cuts staff as profits halve
Newspaper publisher Johnston Press has made a move into the online vouchers market as pre-tax profits slumped nearly 50% to 13.8m during the six months to July.

PrintWeek India Breakfast Briefing focuses on big themes
Attendees at PrintWeek India's Breakfast Briefing, sponsored by Canon India gave an insight into the award winning print samples as well as a detailed presentation on the pre-owned segment in the...

Steve Jobs resigns as Apple CEO
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs has resigned his position as chief executive of the technology giant and taken up the position of chairman of the board.

Reprographic and Printing Services: Life and belief of a woman printer
Ramu Ramanathan spends time at an unusual firm and finds out how the foundation was laid down by the indefatigable JP Vasandani and what printing means to Shobha Subramaniam.
Former investment banker charged with insider trading during Canon Océ takeover
A former German investment banker has been accused of insider dealing and encouraging his two associates to invest in shares in Océ prior to its acquisition by Canon in 2010.

"Print still commands about 46% of the overall advertisement pie," says Magdoom Mohamed of Wan Ifra in conversation with Sriram Selvam
Wan-Ifra India 2011 Conference & Expo held from 6 to 8 September in Chennai will focus on newspaper printing and publishing in India and South Asia. The three-day expo and conference will be held at...