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New IPA president calls for funds for IPs to prevent pre-packs

The new president of the Insolvency Practitioners Association (IPA) has called for more funding for IPs, in order to cut the number of pre-pack deals in the UK.

Two sales managers quit Southernprint for BGP roles

Southernprint sales managers Adrian Clark and Peter Helfrich have resigned to join web offset printer BGP.

EFI appoints Wessenbach as Vutek general manager

EFI has announced that Dick Wessenbach is to take over as general manager for its Vutek business.

InfoPrint appoints new chief executive/president

InfoPrint, the joint venture between IBM and Ricoh, has appointed Daisuke Segawa as its new chief executive and president.

Stoate retires after 47 years in print

Michael Stoate has retired from Stoate and Bishop Printers after 47 years in the industry.

Murdoch: free news website era 'will soon be over'

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch has shocked the newspaper industry by proclaiming that the free news website model "will soon be over".

Man's arm amputated after becoming trapped in press

Doctors were forced to amputate a man's arm after it became trapped in the rollers of a printing press at Oldham-based commercial printer Print Right.

Banker to step into Murray's shoes to head up BemroseBooth

An investment banker will take the reigns at BemroseBooth later this month when incumbent managing director Dave Murray steps down.

BemroseBooth MD Dave Murray in surprise departure

Dave Murray has resigned from his position as managing director of security printer BemroseBooth.

Fraser takes on newly created role at Gould

Graham Fraser is back in the industry with a new role at global paper supply and management specialist Gould International.