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Analyst: Xerox may need to raise HP bid
A financial analyst following Xerox has said the manufacturer may need to increase its bid for HP from $22-per-share (£16.89) to $26 in order to attract the company’s board and shareholders.
Cem Press assets up for auction
Machines and other assets belonging to specialist printer Cem Press are being sold via online auction.
Rapidity launches automated print platform Printflow
Rapidity has launched a new end-to-end automated print platform that enables their clients to access a customised portal to create and order their own marketing collateral, such as business cards and...
Kodak and Uteco install first Sapphire Evo hybrid press
Kodak and Uteco Group have now installed their first Sapphire Evo hybrid press at a customer site as Japanese printer Kinyosha takes delivery of the new machine.
Dayfold moves into SRA1 and acquires Emtone goodwill
Dayfold has expanded its offering by moving into SRA1, and has also acquired the goodwill of shuttered Bath printer Emtone.
BPIF launches final call for industry apprenticeship standard feedback
The BPIF has urged the print industry to support its bid to retain a crucial printing industry apprenticeship standard that could be under threat – with the deadline for valuable feedback at the end...
Design Group in major US expansion
IG Design Group has raised £120m for a major acquisition that will double the size of its business in the US.
Countdown to St George's Day lunch
The St George’s Day Luncheon Club is gearing up for its 24th annual charity lunch in London.
Government confirms investigation into i acquisition
Ofcom and the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will investigate whether the Daily Mail and General Trust’s (DMGT) £50m acquisition of the i adheres to competition law.
HP questions Xerox and Icahn's motives
HP has now issued a longer response after Xerox confirmed it planned to try and take over its board, the latest move in Xerox’s hostile bid to take control of HP.
Jarrold Museum resumes hunt for new home
The John Jarrold Printing Museum has resumed its search for a new home after plans to relocate it to a medieval church in Norwich fell through.
De La Rue CFO quits
De La Rue has abruptly parted company with chief financial officer Helen Willis, who is leaving the struggling group with immediate effect.
Emtone ceases trading
Specialist litho printer Emtone has gone into voluntary liquidation.
EFI chief calls for industry to 'lift itself up'
EFI CEO Jeff Jacobson used his inaugural Connect user conference opening keynote to ask the sector to do more to “lift itself up… because there's a lot of growth in this great industry”.
Final call for BPIF management course
The induction for the next BPIF Level 3 and 5 Management Programmes will take place next month and some last-minute spaces are available on both courses.