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Europol expects euro crime to peak during January

Europol, the European police intelligence service, says it expects crime related to the euro to peak during January

Brier Press closure leads to protest

Brier Press staff who lost their jobs when the firm went into voluntary liquidation staged a protest outside the companys plant in High Wycombe in the week before Christmas

Digital-hungry Oc signs OEM deal with Agfa

Oc has signalled its intention to move into high-volume digital colour print after signing an agreement with Agfa Monotype to OEM its ColorTune colour management and screening technology

UPM sticks to guns in newsprint battle

Some of the UKs largest newspaper publishers could reduce their newsprint quota from UPM-Kymmene unless an agreement over pricing is reached, according to newspaper reports

Rebrand for Bemrose

Bemrose will officially unveil its new corporate identity later this month

Strong sales increase for Printing.com

Printing.com reported a strong rise in sales for the first half of the year and has also signed a second deal with a Premiership football club to produce club branded business cards for fans via its...

KPG completes Imation buyout

Kodak Polychrome Graphics has completed its acquisition of Imations colour proofing business

Print spend to rise

Cambrian Printers has predicted that print spend across the industry will increase by 10% by the end of the 2010

KBA adds PPS recruit to its sales team

KBA UK managing director Christian Knapp says he has completed his sales team by appointing Malcolm Riddle as technical sales manager for the West Midlands

Arjo Wiggins fined 115m for involvement in cartel

Arjo Wiggins Appleton may appeal against a 115.1m fine imposed by the European Commission for its part in a pan-European carbonless paper cartel

Greaves loses Guardian magazine deal

Polestars troubled Greaves plant in Scarborough is set to be dealt a fresh blow with the loss of the contract for the <i>Guardians </i>flagship Saturday <i>Weekend </i>magazine supplement

West Ferry industrial action averted

Industrial action at West Ferry Printers has been averted after the firms management and the GPMU reached agreement on voluntary redundancies and future wage negotiations

Photobition graphics buyout completed

Service Graphics has completed its buyout of the core UK Graphics businesses of Photobition from its administrative receivers.

Printing.com sales rise 48%

Printing.com reported a strong rise in sales for the first half of the year and has also signed a fresh deal with liverpoolfc.tv.

Withington admits to "untruth" at Augustus Martin hearing

Former Augustus Martin managing director Michael Withington has admitted to including an untruth in a hand-written note he read to the firm's directors on 31 March 2000, three days after he was made...