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1 Fujifilm and Konica Minolta announce plans for JV 4,030 clicks
Fujifilm Business Innovation and Konica Minolta are planning to form a strategic alliance involving production printing devices, multifunction and office printers – and Fujifilm would be in the driving seat.
2 Xerox to end iGen and Nuvera production 3,500 clicks
It’s the end of an era for Xerox, which will stop making its iGen5 and Nuvera digital presses over the summer, while a new era beckons with a fresh third-party partnership for high-speed continuous feed inkjet.
3 Two charged after police raid 3,346 clicks
Two men arrested at a printing workshop have been charged with conspiring to make counterfeit banknotes.
4 Celloglas up for sale 3,096 clicks
The business and assets of the UK’s biggest multi-site print finishing specialist have been put up for sale with at least one offer already on the table.
5 Jobs go as Bluetree opts for industrial over luxe at Kingsbury 2,862 clicks
Bluetree Group has decided to switch the remit of Kingsbury Press from bespoke books and high-end brochures to standardised products, in a shock move that will result in a number of job losses.
6 Folio pre-packs after double customer collapse 2,411 clicks
Folio Print Finishing has been sold in a pre-pack deal to a second company owned by its directors, David Robshaw and Andrew Bird, after two major customers entered insolvency.
7 Sadness as Nottingham Trade Finishers closes doors 2,191 clicks
Nottingham Trade Finishers has ceased trading after being hit with a downturn in business and increased costs.
8 Mega sale of Communisis kit imminent 2,185 clicks
Hundreds of items of printing, post-press and ancillary kit from the shuttered Communisis sites in Leeds and Liverpool will go up for auction later this month.
9 Fraudster’s house goes under the hammer 2,062 clicks
The luxury home of a disgraced former mailing boss is going up for auction with a guide price of nearly £3m.
10 End of the line for TSB 1,809 clicks
German gravure printer TSB will close its doors at the end of the month.
