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Goodhead Group owner hints at business disposals
Goodhead Group owner Sir John Madejski believes he has too many business interests and has "got to start relinquishing some of them", according to a BBC Four documentary broadcast last night.

St Ives proposes Plymouth job cuts
St Ives has launched a consultation process at its Plymouth web facility, which could result in up to 54 job cuts.

Mercian Labels boss achieves chartered director status
Mercian Labels managing director Adrian Steele has been awarded chartered director status by the Institute of Directors, one of only 700 from the institute's 45,000 members.

Lord Mandelson hits back at criticism over support to small businesses
Lord Mandelson has defended the government's efforts to support small businesses during the recession.

BGP snaps up former Prinovis Liverpool UK sales director Ross Borton
Web offset giant BGP has hired the former UK sales director of Prinovis Liverpool as a sales director.

Utting and Bacon join BPIF board
Wyndeham Press Group chief executive Paul Utting and Sherwood Press Group managing director Jeremy Bacon have joined the board of the BPIF as non-executive directors.
Pureprint's new technical director predicts company's changing role
Clients are increasingly demanding highly personalised, digitally printed mailings for their direct marketing campaigns, according to Pureprint's new group technical director Aaron Archer.
Production directors 'feeling the pressure'
Production directors are coming under increasing pressure to prove their cost effectiveness as publishers struggle to manage their costs in the face of declining revenues.

Unite warns that unemployment will rise further
Trade union Unite has said that UK unemployment could pass 3m before the year is out as Office of National Statistics figures showed that the number of jobless in the UK has reached its highest level...

The Charlesworth Group makes double promotion to board
The Charlesworth Group has reinforced its senior management team after promoting Caitlin Meadows and Sajid Ali to the group's board of directors.