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Taylor Bloxham achieves BPIF HR seal of excellence
Commercial printer Taylor Bloxham has achieved the British Printing Industries Federation (BPIF) human resources seal of excellence certification.

UK growth downgraded ahead of QE decision
The economy grew by just 0.1% in the second quarter, rather than the 0.2% previously estimated, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Killer App: Contego delivers crisp colour
Packaging branding company The Spirit Of worked with Goodfella's for the relaunch of its pizza range, which included new artwork and a new packaging design.

LT Print installs Horizon bookletmaker
Commercial printer LT Print has set its sights on being the greenest printer in the North West after a 50,000 spend on a Horizon bookletmaker.

Apex promotes joined up printing in second open house
Apex Digital Graphics concluded its Autumn open house today (6 October) after having experienced its "best first half for three years".

The Imaging Warehouse takes Breathing Color distributorship
The Imaging Warehouse has become the Northern Europe distributor for Breathing Color inkjet canvases.

New-look St Ives posts increase in underlying profitability
St Ives has posted a big increase in underlying profitability at the year-end, as the new-look, reshaped group starts to emerge.

API Holographics strikes postponed for discussions
A proposed second strike at security packaging firm API Holographics has been postponed for seven days to allow for further negotiations.

Osborne proposes 'credit easing' to boost business loans
The government has announced a raft of pro-business measures, including plans to improve the flow of credit by creating a market for bundles of loans made to small businesses.

Kodak launches cost-cutting system for flexo printers
Kodak has launched the Spotless Flexographic Solution, a standalone software product that enables flexo printers to cut costs by reducing the need for spot colours.
The 1000 to be launched by PWI
PrintWeek India (PWI) will launch a special publication called The 1000. It will be a definitive guide, featuring top 1000 print companies and celebrating the best of print in India.

100 fabulous years for Ram Pratap Gondal
Ram Pratap Gondal, the printer, publisher, writer and freedom fighter celebrated his 100th birthday. The founder of Gondals Press and publishing company, the Vidya Mandir (now called The Gondals Press...

Third Indo-German Packaging Printing Conference
Things are hotting up for the third Indo-German Packaging Printing Conference, which will be hosted on 22-23 November in Hotel Novotel, Mumbai. Kiran Prayagi, the chairman of the conference has put...

ID Data Cards installs mail inserting line
Tall Group subsidiary ID Data Cards has increased its capacity to produce plastic card fulfilment work as demand in the sector rises.

Plastic Card Services wins Holland & Barrett contract
Loyalty card manufacturer Plastic Card Services (PCS) has won a contract to produce cards for Holland & Barrett's customer loyalty scheme.