Print industry news roundup: Bezier, HP, James Townsend, PLC Labels and Pitney Bowes

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26 July 2011

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Stay up to date with your procurement supply chain thanks to print industry news at your fingertips. This week: Bezier in MBO; HP closes Print Station project; James Townsend retreats to NI; PLC Labels in admin again; Pitney Bowes launches QR service.

Bezier sold in private equity-backed MBO Bezier has been sold in a management buyout backed by HIG Europe, the European arm of private equity firm HIG Capital.

HP closes Print Station programme months after UK launch HP has announced that it has shelved any further development of its Print Station programme despite only launching the service into the UK earlier this year.

James Townsend & Sons to close as business moves to Northern Ireland, says Unite Webtech, the Irish company that owns packaging printer James Townsend & Sons, is to close the Exeter-based business, according to Unite.

PLC Labels goes into admin for the second time in 18 months Rivers (Midlands), which trades as PLC Labels has gone into administration citing a period of tough trading as the reason for the company's collapse.

Pitney Bowes offers printers 'cost-effective' QR code service Small printers wanting to offer cross-media services to customers, such as QR codes, will be given the opportunity to do so cost-effectively through Pitney Bowes.

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