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MPC Print Solutions invests £2m in premises move and new kit

MPC Print Solutions is set to relocate from its Barnet-based facility to enable it to take on a range of new machinery to manage increasing demand.

Pepper founder Steven Whitford dies

Steven Whitford, founder of family-run Plymouth print and direct mail firm Pepper, has died aged 65.

Durst UK targets packaging; hires new sales lead

Durst UK has joined HP in targeting the packaging market as its next big focus for growth.

Proventus team join Polestar board

Proventus Capital Partners has appointed four directors to Polestar Print Holdings, including a former Quebecor executive.

Dunstall censured by Insolvency Service

The Insolvency Service has taken action against Kevin Dunstall over “unexplained payments” of more than £200,000 he made to himself, to the detriment of creditors, while running Prospect Mailing...

Q&A: Heather O’Connell Consultant and trainer, Bluebird Consulting

Heather – or ‘Aitch’ as she was known by her school friends – has been working in the printing industry for the past 27 years, despite only joining it accidentally.

Coping with your worst nightmare

Those images on Monday 28 December were horrifying, and remain unforgettable. Like most people, Chris Milner had been tuning into TV news channels over the Christmas period, gripped with cold...

Overmatter: Ninja buyer

One of print’s own had his 15 seconds of fame (in fact quite a bit more than that) during the new series of ITV’s Ninja Warrior UK show, which involves people throwing themselves at a very tricky...

60 seconds with Imageco

Imageco’s inception was over 15 years ago. Directors Nathan Swinson-Bullough (left) and Simon Harrison have since put together a team “with vast experience that has helped take us to and keep us at...

Be on the right side of the great divide

It probably hasn’t escaped your notice that this issue of PrintWeek is slightly slimmer than usual. However, unless you’ve purloined your copy from a colleague, you’ve hopefully also noticed the...