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Inveresk group finance director Gerard Cassels is to leave the company to take up a new job outside the paper industry.

KBA aims to give fresh impetus to the selling potential of Karat presses after making Michael Grieger its national sales manager for UK and Irish markets.

DPconnect allows users of Xeroxs DigiPath front-end workflow system for high-volume black-and-white digital printers to drive its own Demandstream printers.

Screen has launched a new version of its Trueflow digital workflow software, which allows input of multiple jobs at the same time, the firm said.

Purup-Eskofot is launching its DotMate 6500 and 7500 polyester platesetters in the UK this month and has appointed Flame as a new distributor to handle the products.

Tough trading times for Thomas Potts have failed to put it off the acquisition trail, despite the group revealing a drop in pre-tax profits.

Disappointing sales in the colour sector have led to a near 25-fold rise in Xeikons second-quarter losses.

The DTI is considering amendments to the Companies Act, which could target so-called phoenix companies that abuse a companys limited liability status to jettison creditors and start afresh.

The Duke of Edinburgh has awarded medals to two printers in a ceremony that has never before singled out leaders from the industry.

The Norwich firm will print the 64pp monthly e-business magazine Connectis.

At its mid-80s peak it sold 6.5m organisers a year, cornering the market and delighting yuppies everywhere. Now the Filofax group has been sold to UK diarymaker Letts for 17m by American owner Day...

Prime Minister Tony Blair was on hand last week to open Prime House, the new headquarters for award-winning design and printing company Hillprint.

Sappi executive chairman Eugene Van As said the coated woodfree market was one of the worst sectors to be in as he announced a 41% fall in net profits to 38m ($55m) for the third quarter.

Midlands Publishing Groups deal to buy Century Litho (Truro) is off.

Jarvis Porter is selling its swing tickets and tags business to a management team led by Trevor Jackson, the manager of the groups Creative Packaging division.