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Brian Edwards speaks on life after St Ives and the sector's tough future
Departing St Ives chief executive Brian Edwards has not ruled out staying in the industry following his shock decision to step down as chief executive of St Ives last week.
Xerox hires rugby star for UK Office division
Xerox has appointed Mark Duffelen, a former top flight rugby player, to the role of director and general manager for office products in the UK.

BemroseBooth takes on St Ives and The Paper House Group execs
BemroseBooth has appointed two new senior executives as part of a push to develop the company into "customer-centric business units".

J K Rowling named Ipex 2010's 'Champion in Print'
Ipex 2010 has named Harry Potter author J K Rowling as its second International 'Champion in Print' for her contribution to the book printing industry.

Team Impression MD hits out at 'unjustified' pricing in litho market
Team Impression managing director Peter Crowson has condemned what he claims are "nonsensical" pricing policies being adopted by printers local to his Leeds-based office.

Bowdler handed top accolade for contribution to newspapers
The former chief executive of regional newspaper publisher Johnston Press has marked his final year in the post with a unique award from the Newspaper Society (NS).

Edwards to leave in major management reshuffle at St Ives
Brian Edwards is to step down as chief executive of St Ives in August this year, it has been announced.

MPI takes centre stage in Radio 4 pre-packs debate
A scathing investigation of the pre-pack administration process was broadcast on Radio 4 last night with the print industry taking centre stage.
Ex-KGB spy buys Evening Standard from DMGT
An agreement has been reached to sell London's <i>Evening Standard</i> to a Russian consortium that includes Mikhail Gorbachev and ex-KGB man Alexander Lebedev.

Newspapers capitalise on Obama's big day
Yesterday's inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th US president sparked a busy time for newspaper presses across the country, as publishers rushed to capitalise on the biggest story of the year.