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Wright's Printers is being supported by many of the trade creditors of predecessor Wright's (Sandbach), despite both sharing a director in Andrew Sehne.

Industrial printer manufacturer Videojet Technologies has launched the Videojet 8510, a compact inkjet printer designed for coding applications in the packaging sector.

Trade association the Institute of Packaging Professionals is to launch a UK membership drive at the London-based Packaging Innovations show in October.

Heidelberg has hailed its "strongest start" to a financial year since 2008 after recording a surge in incoming orders in its preliminary first quarter results.

Re-useable packaging, fast food containers and cake baking kits were winners at the 2012 Industry, Student and Schools Starpack Packaging Design Awards.

The mailroom equipment manufacturer has acquired software developer GMC in a bid to expand beyond the mailing sector.

Print and packaging insolvencies rose two-thirds in June versus the same month last year, according to Experian, despite the financial strength of the sector improving marginally.

Press manufacturer Heidelberg has launched a new rewards scheme for customers that use its UK online shop to purchase press consumables.

Polestar is undertaking a comprehensive graduate recruitment scheme, its first in years, to help the group "grow significantly" while strengthening its customer-facing team.

Business guru Theo Paphitis chose to retweet a message sent from Camberley-based Scubaprint as part of his weekly initiative for small businesses.

Staff at Wyndeham Peterborough are facing possible changes to their terms of employment that could result in pay cuts and longer working hours.

Chief executive Kathy Woodward has credited the BPIF with making "great achievements" in important areas for improvement identified at last years' AGM.

The Edge 850 from Canada-based iSys Label is designed for short run, in-house label printing for the graphics and packaging markets.

Intelligent Finishing Systems is anticipating an influx of orders following strong interest at its recent Print and Finish London 2012 event.

The Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) has finalised a 2m development that aims to broaden the reach of printed electronics.