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Micklethwait: "The Printing Charity does a fantastic job looking after people of all ages"

Printing Charity appoints Bloomberg ed as new president

Bloomberg editor-in-chief John Micklethwait has accepted an invitation to be the Printing Charity’s president for 2020.

The deal marks the second attempted purchase of MBO in the past 18 months

Komori to acquire MBO Group

Komori has signed a deal to acquire MBO Group, with the aim of making the German paper folding machine manufacturer a Komori subsidiary.

Royal Mail’s letters revenue fell by 1.5%

Royal Mail proposes three-year pay deal

Royal Mail has proposed a three-year pay deal to the Communication Workers Union (CWU), in its latest bid to avert strike action.

Wright: "the desire was there to buy it as a going concern"

Mailbox DM looks to independent future

Mailbox DM, the direct mail operation rescued from last week’s administration of Taylor Bloxham Group, is fully up and running again as of today.

Xerox has met with many of HP’s largest shareholders

Xerox increases HP bid

Xerox has increased its hostile takeover offer for HP to $24 (£18.56) per share following several previous rejections by HP.

Overmatter: Bed and board

Cardboard boxes, cardboard displays, cardboard desks and chairs, cardboard coffins… even entire buildings have been constructed from cardboard tubes. As most of us in the industry well know, cardboard...

The new unit is in a Government Enterprise Zone

Print in the Bag relocates to new site

Print in the Bag is set to move to new premises almost three times as large as its current home in as part of an expansion drive.

Lynch (second left): "We pride ourselves on being at the forefront of innovation"

Arden Dies gains Bobst accreditation

Arden Dies has become the first UK die-maker to achieve accreditation from Bobst after undertaking the manufacturer’s comprehensive certification programme.

Taylor Bloxham: overall group has sales of nearly £30m

Taylor Bloxham in crisis: staff sent home

Employees at Leicester print group Taylor Bloxham have expressed outrage at their treatment after staff were told the business was going into administration the day before they were due to be paid.

Wenlock: "We have no problem pioneering new tech"

Flexpress in UK Duplo first

Trade printer Flexpress has become the subject of another UK first installation after expanding its service offering with the addition of a Duplo DuSense Digifoil semi-automatic digital foiling...

Sun Chemical said it will continue to monitor its supply chain

Sun Chemical addresses supply chain concerns amid coronavirus outbreak

Sun Chemical has spoken of its preparations for handling potential supply chain issues amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Taylor Bloxham: 150 staff made redundant immediately

Taylor Bloxham: admins close most of business

Administrators from FRP Advisory have confirmed their appointment at Taylor Bloxham Group, with most of its operations being shut down immediately although one part of the business has been sold.

The new Vacustar runs at 60,000cph

MBO unveils upgrades for feeder head

MBO has launched the latest generation of its Vacustar feeder head with improved speed and automated features.

Roberts: "We may be built for speed, but we’re also built for agility"

Bishops concludes £5.1m mega-spend

Bishops Printers is set to complete an extensive 13-month £5.1m investment drive with the installation of two Müller Martini eight-station stitching lines.

Royal Mail’s letters revenue fell by 1.5%

Royal Mail warns on challenging outlook as strikes loom

Royal Mail has said it may be unable to meet its three-year turnaround plan targets as the threat of strikes continue to loom over the business.