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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.

HP: significant concerns about long-term viability of Xerox business

HP hits back at 'aggressive' Xerox

The war of words between Xerox and HP is hotting up, with HP responding to Xerox’s “aggressive words and actions” with some of its own, stating that Xerox had “essentially mortgaged its future for a...

Managing director Bill Duncan (left) and deputy managing director James Duncan with the certificate from Companies House

Duncan Print celebrates 130 years

Duncan Print Group is marking both 130 years of business and its centenary as a registered organisation on Companies House this year.

2,000 fake labels were found at Hot Print Design's premises

Bolton printer pleads guilty to counterfeit printing

Marketing and promotional printer Hot Print Design was prosecuted by Bolton Council for printing fake fabric softener labels.

Koenig & Bauer: focusing on business benefits

Accolades for Koenig & Bauer customers

Koenig & Bauer UK has handed out a brace of 1814 Production Excellence Awards, recognising the achievements of two of its high-performing UK customers.

Warners: work is well underway on the installation

New web press takes shape at Warners

Warners Midlands expects its new web press to be up and running early next year, with the printing units and dryer now in position at the firm’s brand new press hall.

Wood Richardson launches customisable paper wrap service

Commercial printer Wood Richardson has modified one of its digital presses to open up applications for the short-run paper wrapping market, and offer mailing companies an affordable way to produce...