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Adare SEC scores highly in customer service benchmarking survey
Adare SEC has scored highly in a customer service business benchmarking survey, putting it above the all-sector and the banks and building societies sector averages as outlined in The Institute of...

Mondi to cease UK manufacturing
Mondi is set to bring an end to its UK manufacturing with the planned closure of its two remaining UK production plants, putting 208 jobs at risk.

Xaar appoints new CFO, sets up dev lab
Xaar has found a new CFO and has also set up a new lab aimed at boosting the uptake of its printheads for advanced manufacturing.

Culture secretary ‘minded to’ intervene on JPI sale of i to DMGT
The government has said it is ‘minded to’ intervene in the Daily Mail and General Trust’s (DMGT) acquisition of the i newspaper from JPI Media over concerns about media plurality.

Offset Print & Packaging in double K&B investment
High quality carton manufacturer Offset Print & Packaging has invested in two new Koenig & Bauer post-press machines to boost its capacity.

No compensation for printers planned after bank holiday date change
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has said there are, at present, no plans to compensate printers that were hit by the government’s late decision last June to change the date...

Grafenia fills finance role, CEO pens book
Grafenia has appointed a new group finance director, while chief executive Peter Gunning has written a book extolling the benefits of W3P – the ‘secret system’ used by its Nettl studios.

Optimum Signs invests in new Kongsberg
Sign specialist Optimum Signs has installed a new Esko Kongsberg X24 cutting table at its Preston facility.

EFI appoints Edwards as new CTO
Former Xaar CEO Doug Edwards has joined EFI as chief technology officer.

Macfarlane Group acquires Armagrip
Macfarlane Group has acquired industrials sector packaging provider Armagrip to further strengthen its business in the north of England.

Mondi begins search for new CEO
Mondi chief executive Peter Oswald is leaving the business in what is viewed as a surprise move.

The Specialist Works acquires Connections platform
Independent media agency The Specialist Works has acquired Exact Media’s North American-based e-commerce inserts and sampling marketplace Connections.

Bobst launches customer web portal
A new web portal offering Bobst customers in the UK and Ireland access to fast, simple and convenient parts and service online ordering has just gone live.

Agfa appoints new CEO
Agfa has appointed a new CEO at what the board described as “a decisive moment” for the group.

CPG administration confirmed
Tonbridge-based printer CPG Brand Communications, which is registered as Colour Print Ltd, has fallen into administration this week, it has been confirmed.