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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.

Report: Xerox has designs on HP board
Xerox could attempt to gain control of HP’s board, in the latest move in its hostile takeover approach.

Charlesworth welcomes HP Indigo boss for visit
Charlesworth Press welcomed HP Indigo general manager Alon Bar-Shany for a visit on Monday (20 January).

Service Graphics acquires Octink
Service Graphics has confirmed its second wide-format acquisition in as many days with the takeover of Octink.

Northend boosts finishing with Horizon spend
Northend has streamlined its finishing operation after installing a Horizon StitchLiner MKIII with VAC-L600H tower collators.

Tinmasters to consolidate on one site
Metal decorator Tinmasters plans to restructure its operations in Wales by consolidating onto one site – a move that will spend the end for its historic Caldicot facility that has been in operation...

CMA launches inquiry into Future’s TI Media acquisition
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched an investigation into Future’s proposed acquisition of TI Media.

Service Graphics snaps up Image Factory
Paragon Group is on the acquisition trail again – its Service Graphics business has acquired Chippenham point-of-purchase specialist Image Factory with details of another buy expected to be confirmed...

Tough Q3 hits Heidelberg forecasts
Heidelberg has cut its sales and profit forecasts for the full year for the second time after a “persistently difficult market environment” hit the firm’s Q3 results.

Greenhouse Graphics ups capacity with Agfa buy
Greenhouse Graphics has invested in an Agfa Anapurna H1650i LED to increase its production capacity and speed up its turnaround times.

Harrier fined following worker injury
Photogift printer Harrier LLC has been sentenced after a worker suffered serious injuries when his hand was caught in machinery.

Contact Originators hit by fire
Flexographic plate manufacturer Contact Originators suffered a serious fire at its Bredbury, Stockport facility over the weekend but has stressed it is "business as usual" following speedy action from...