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Former Unite boss tops Trade Union Rich List
Former Unite joint general secretary Derek Simpson has topped a list of the highest paid union bosses for the 2009/10 financial year.

Mark Andy UK founder Richardson passes away
Michael Richardson, founder of the UK branch of label printing manufacturer Mark Andy, has died following a long battle with cancer.
Last of the Heron print bosses passes away
Richard Heron has died suddenly aged 72. He was the grandson of Edward Thomas Heron, who founded ET Heron in 1885. Heron was the last of the family line to run the company.

Kamal Chopra to be the guest of honour in Beijing
Kamal Chopra of Ludhiana has been invited as a guest of honour for an award ceremony on 12 July, 2011 at the Beijing's Diaoyutai State Guesthouse.

"Wide-format can only be sustained with a good financial back-up," says B Prasad of Printech Digital Imaging
Printech Digital Imaging won a silver for the best innovation in print at the OAC Awards 2011 on 17 June. B Prasad provides a perspective into wide-format printing in India.

Apprenticeships increase by 100,000
The number of apprenticeships in the UK grew by more than double the Government's target of 50,000 in the last financial year, new figures show.

Busch Graphic Machinery's Chris Dillon passes away
Industry veteran Chris Dillon has passed away following a short illness.

Trinity to cut 15 print jobs in week of change for regional press
Newspaper publisher Trinity Mirror has announced 15 redundancies in its print department as part of a rejig in the North East.

Pre-owned Xerox kit strikes back
The market for used machinery in India is ripe. Pankaj Kalra of Xerox India speaks to Samir Lukka to decode the knots and crosses of the print business.

One day in the life of a printer - Anil Joshi of K Joshi
Anil Joshi is the third generation of K Joshi whose entry into the printing world started with the establishment of a block-making unit in 1937. The founder, the late Govind Appaji Joshi, worked with...