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Insolvency trade body R3 has warned that UK industry could be in for a rough ride in the middle of 2011, following the publication of its second quarterly Business Distress Index with a fifth "running...

Printers from Maharashtra were honoured at an award ceremony - the MMP Mudran Spardha which was hosted by the Maharashtra Mudran Parishad (MMP).

For anyone with republican tendencies (or indeed anyone who just isn't that interested in two strangers getting married), 2011 is likely to be a bad year.

Scottish printer FST Technologies has lost a contract to print transactional mail for satellite television company Sky.

Sustainable loyalty card scheme Ice has chosen Plastic Card Services (PCS) to produce cards for its inaugural UK project.

EasyFairs' packaging shows at the NEC earlier this month attracted increased numbers of visitors to gather new ideas and information.

Sun Chemical and Arjowiggins Graphic have announced price increases for sheetfed products and graphic papers respectively.

Colour management software supplier and developer GMG has partnered with HP in a deal that will see GMG offer a customised version of its ColorServer Suite for HP Scitex machines.

Up to 70 jobs are on the line at newspaper publisher DC Thomson after the company entered into consultation with affected staff at its Glasgow printing plant.

Label manufacturer Mercian Labels Group has opened its newly refurbished factory after a 1m, three-year investment programme.

Alderson Print Group has sealed a "multimillion-pound" two-year contract with Microsoft to provide a range of marketing, direct mail and point-of-sale print.

Lettershop Group has officially unveiled its hybrid litho-four-colour inkjet personalisation system following two years of development and a 1.5m investment.

Litho Direct has cut its job changeover times five-fold after investing in a Komori Lithrone S29 press with coater.

So you think you're hard enough? Well, maybe you are but chances are you're probably not as tough as Pete Robinson (pictured) and Paul Manning from London-based Printflow.