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EVC Graphic Design & Print installs Speedmaster SX 74

EVC Graphic Design & Print has become the latest company to invest into Heidelberg's new Speedmaster SX platform, with the installation of an SX 74 press.

M Partners to sponsor British Olympian

GUK and Steinemann distributor M Partners will be paying close attention to the London 2012 Olympics after renewing its sponsorship of Steve Scott, who will be competing in the Double Trap shooting...

MMP shareholders forced to 'run gauntlet' of angry workers

Employees at packaging giant Mayr-Melnhof Packaging (MMP) will force the company's shareholders to "run a gauntlet of angry workers" when they attend a board meeting in Vienna.

Print not seeing benefit of marketing-spend return

Marketing spend is on the increase, according to a global marketing survey, but print does not appear to be seeing the fruits of the recovery.

Media roundup: MG OMD, BA, Mail Newspapers, Smartphones, MEC Manchester

We bring you the buzz from the wider media sphere, across the world and across the web. This week: MG OMD wins Specsavers contract; BA press campaign explains BMI takeover; Spagnol leaves Mail...

Print industry news roundup: postage, Pureprint, Gavin Watson Printers, Berforts merger, Whitewater liquidation

Stay up to date with your procurement supply chain thanks to print industry news at your fingertips. This week: The Lettershop Group sees specialist envelope interest increase; Pureprint appoints...

Think-tank urges insolvency rethink

Printers have cautiously welcomed calls by a Tory think-tank to bring in US-style bankruptcy protection, which allows the management of insolvent companies a fixed period of time to try to restructure...

Duplo UK announces record month

Finishing equipment manufacturer Duplo UK has announced that March 2012 brought about its record month for sales.

Pureprint appoints James Parker as chief technical officer

Pureprint has appointed James Parker as chief technical officer to help the company grow its cross-media business and extend its range of marketing services.

Suffolk printer gains first South East fully carbon-balanced status

Commercial print firm Fuller Davies has attracted a "staggering amount" of clients by becoming south east England's first fully carbon-balanced printer.

Vulcan 714 sales pioneer Bob Curtis passes away

Robert "Bob" Curtis, a driving force behind establishing the revolutionary Vulcan 714 printing blanket in the UK, has died aged 73.

FedEx Office partner with Google Cloud Print

FedEx Office has partnered with Google to provide small businesses and mobile professionals with the ability to transform digital files into hard copies via Google Cloud Print at more than 1,800 FedEx...

British Airways launches first regional High Life

British Airways has launched its first-ever regional edition of High Life Magazine, its monthly in-flight magazine.

Whitewater and Involve Marketing Agency to be liquidated

Direct marketing agencies Whitewater Creative Services (WCS) and the Involve Marketing Agency (IMA) have closed their doors and will be liquidated by parent company, The Involve Marketing Partnership...

European Commission grant funds Duraweld work placement

Stationery manufacturer Duraweld has welcomed graduate David Rodriguez to its Scarborough factory for a six-month work placement funded by a grant from the European Commission.