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Visentin: Xerox proposal is "compelling"

Xerox goes hostile with HP takeover bid

The gloves are off: Xerox has gone on the offensive and will now take its takeover proposal directly to HP’s shareholders, saying that HP’s refusal to engage in mutual due diligence “defies logic”.

Vistaprint: full investigation underway

Vistaprint probe after customer data exposed

Vistaprint has apologised and is taking action after an unencrypted database containing customer details – including some customers from the UK – was found online by an internet security specialist.

Gunning: investment in future cost savings

Grafenia makes progress with transformation plan

Interim sales at Grafenia have nudged up to £8.41m and the business broke even at the EBITDA level, with the firm hoping for a further improvement in the second half despite “difficult and uncertain...

Production was halted temporarily at FMS Foils Group. Image: Google Maps

Quick action minimises fire impact at FMS Foils

Production was briefly suspended at FMS Foils Group after a small fire started on Monday (25 November).

KJS chairman Kevin Brown (left) and managing director Stuart Speechley

KJS turns 21

KJS Print to Mail has celebrated its 21st birthday with a party for staff.

Power voting closes on 5 December

Voting open for Printweek Power 100

Voting is now open for Printweek readers to have their say on who are the industry's leading lights in our annual Power 100 poll and potentially win a £100 John Lewis voucher.

De La Rue: Unite concern over UK jobs

Unite seeks urgent talks with De La Rue

Unite is seeking “urgent clarification” from De La Rue about the company’s future after it admitted that it could breach banking covenants.

KJB is understood to have been bought out of administration

WM Printing in liquidation; KJB lives on

KJB Print’s brochure division WM Printing Solutions has been placed into liquidation, while Printweek understands that its parent company has been bought out of administration.

Vacher: the ingredients are there to turn the company around

De La Rue warns on covenants, new CEO takes urgent action

Shares in De La Rue have plunged to a ten-year low after the struggling security printer warned that a further deterioration in trading could cast “significant doubt” over its future – however its new...

Leek's Roland TrueVis runs Nazdar inks

Leek Signs upgrades ahead of peak season

Leek Signs & Graphics has invested in an Roland TrueVis VG-640 wide-format printer to support an increase of work ahead of the festive season.

EFI Vutek HS125 F4, capable of 225 boards per hour

Gardners ups capacity with EFI

Gardners has installed an EFI Vutek HS125 F4 hybrid flatbed/roll-fed printer to increase its output capacity.

GMG ProofMedia OBA SemiMatte 200 replaces the semiMatte light.

GMG releases new proofing substrate

GMG Color has added a new proofing media to its ProofMedia portfolio, aimed at the magazine, brochure and packaging market.

Edward Marsden's Leeds site

Graphichem acquires Edward Marsden

Consumables manufacturer Graphichem has bought the assets, IP and goodwill of Leeds-based Edward Marsden as managing director Rob Coates closes the factory ahead of retirement from the industry.

Boss Print team take to the stage at BBDPAs

Books celebrated by BBDPA

Boss Print was the big home-grown winner at the BPIF’s British Book Design & Production Awards, held last week.

Simon Rumball with the new bookletmaker

Kall Kwik City automates bookletmaking

Kall Kwik City has invested in a Kasfold Sprint 3000 bookletmaker and trimmer, automating the process and ramping up its booklet turnarounds.