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This week's US Postal Service announcement that it is ending Saturday mail delivery - without the direct OK of Congress - leaves direct mail and commercial printing industries in limbo.

Consolidated Graphics (CGX) cited an increase in both digital and election year print spending as it reported Q3 net income up 32.4% to $16.9m on a 4% revenue rise to $295.3m.

KBA has announced a 2.5% price increase for its sheetfed offset presses, effective from 15 April 2013.

Following customer feedback to its range of packaging pre-press tools launched at Drupa FFEI has launched a modular suite of Illustrator plug-ins, RealPro Toolkit.

Online magazine Kentishtowner has put its faith in print by launching a monthly tabloid newspaper to accompany its daily news website.

Komori UK has promoted Steve Turner to director of sheetfed sales.

Label printer MTM Products has opted for a Baumann Wohlenberg 1150mm guillotine for its ability to handle self-adhesive labels without removing the glue.

A hefty 12.5% hike in landfill tax due to come in this April could cost printers thousands of pounds a year, J&G Environmental has warned.

A window film that can be applied with soapy water has been launched by Sihl Direct UK.

Sign and display company Mint Signs has launched a traditional print and design business in response to the number of printers entering the exhibition market.

Xerox has announced two new digital print engines aimed at in-plants, high street and commercial printers producing jobs ranging from photobooks and brochures to DM and catalogues.

Two packaging associations have thrown their weight behind North Print and Pack 2013 with a seminar programme designed specifically for the packaging industry.

Konica Minolta has launched two new additions to its Bizhub range for commercial print-on-demand applications.

De La Rue has highlighting increased competition and pricing pressure in the banknote paper market as it revealed that full year paper volumes are expected to be down 18% on 2011/12.