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Wyndeham owner 'confident' about prospects
Walstead Investments has released its first results since the loss of the IPC Media contract, and has revealed that it has secured new work from e-tailers to help mitigate the lost volume.

Fespa veterans Michel Caza and Ricardo Delgado retire from board
Fespa co-founder Michel Caza and former president Ricardo Rodriguez Delgado have both announced their retirement from the eight-man board, making way for two new appointments.

Integrity snaps up specialist colour presses
Integrity Print has acquired the equipment from Wyndeham Print Direct, and could take on some of the plant’s former workers.

New bespoke digital packaging firm opens in South Wales
Welsh chocolate manufacturer Michton has opened a new digitally printed packaging subsidiary called Personalised Printed Products.

Government launches postal competition inquiry
The government has announced an inquiry into competition in the UK postal sector, including downstream access and end-to-end delivery, as well as the impact of parcel delivery services on the...

St Austell Printing Company installs Technotrans reverse osmosis system
Cornwall-based commercial printer St Austell Printing Company has invested in a Technotrans alpha r.10 water treatment unit to boost the productivity of its presses.

Monotype launches cloud-based type service
Monotype has launched a cloud-based type service, Membership by Monotype, that grants access to more than 14,000 typefaces from the Monotype, Linotype, Ascender, Bitstream and ITC libraries.

The host for the 2014 PrintWeek Awards revealed
The PrintWeek team is delighted to reveal that this year's PrintWeek Awards will herald the welcome return of one of the finest comedians and entertainers on the UK circuit today.

Overmatter: plants in space
Printing companies often find it difficult to come up with new and creative ideas for their own marketing materials. Which explains why we’ve seen so many brochures with big pictures of printing...

Killer app: Rider turns to pyromania for Print Club exhibition
Trendy asymmetric haircuts, thick-rimmed glasses and more beards than you can shake a, um, razor blade at – there’s no mistaking a Blisters screen print exhibition.

Stationers’ Company sponsors first UK digital academy
The Stationers’ Company is sponsoring the first Academy in the UK to specialise in digital media as part of its charitable education work.

Kaymar Print acquired by former apprentice
Mark Brindle has completed the acquisition of commercial printer Kaymar Print, the company that first hired him as an apprentice more than 30 years ago, and taken on the role of managing director.

De La Rue share price slumps on profits warning
Banknote and security printer De La Rue has issued a profits warning citing falling margins in its core businesses and slow growth in new business areas, wiping close to 30% off its share price.

KPW Print boosts capacity with fourth Polar guillotine
Irish commercial printer KPW Print has invested around €40,000 (£31,300) in a Polar 92 guillotine to increase its capacity and efficiency.

Baker Goodchild partners with GB Training for NVQ programme
Direct mail fulfilment and print management services provider Baker Goodchild has started working in partnership with GB Training to provide an NVQ qualification programme for eight of its employees.