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Fontain liquidators confirmed
Fontain has shut down and gone into liquidation with more than £3.6m in unsecured debt.
Killer app: Bell & Bain proves it has the right recipe for Nom
Kate Allinson and Kay Featherstone started Pinch of Nom as an online space in which to share slimming, cost-effective recipes. Amassing a Facebook following of 1.4 million people and counting, the...
Overmatter: cash in the attic?
Hands up who loves Antiques Roadshow? Overmatter’s answers is “Meeeeeeeeee!”, particularly when there’s a print element to the valuable finds.
Stora Enso confirms exit from coated woodfree market
Stora Enso has signalled the end for Lumi coated woodfree paper and its exit from that market after confirming plans to convert its Oulo Mill in Finland into packaging board production.
Print Scotland calls for more apprentices at annual awards
Print Scotland celebrated the new blood in the print industry with its fourth annual apprentice awards, while appealing for more support to expand training intake.
DM community reflects on one year of GDPR
As the EU’s updated data regulation hits its first anniversary, the direct mail and marketing sector appears to have comfortably bedded into a life under GDPR.
IDL ColourLink brings in UK's first Vutek h5
IDL ColourLink has installed the UK's first EFI Vutek h5 superwide-format hybrid printer as it looks to ramp up growth.
Landa ramps up, Edelmann CEO on "best decision"
Landa chief executive Yishai Amir said the firm will install its first W10 flexible packaging press early next year, and has revealed ambitions to achieve a rapid ramp-up in installations over the...
Industry growth slowed in Q1 but held above forecast
The first quarter of 2019 experienced a slowdown in growth following the previous quarter’s seasonal boost, but the drop-off was not as extensive as had been expected, according to the BPIF’s latest...
BDO confirmed at Howard Hunt, 250 jobs go
BDO has been confirmed as the administrator of Howard Hunt (City), with the firm’s 250 staff laid off upon appointment.
Paragon acquires Howard Hunt businesses
Paragon Group has acquired various parts of the Howard Hunt Group in a pre-pack deal.
Husband and wife open latest Signs Express branch
A new Signs Express franchise serving the Leicester and Loughborough regions has been opened by a husband and wife team seasoned in the commercial market.
Printers gain from Euro elections push
A raft of printers have benefited from an unexpected increase in work ahead of today’s European elections, which only gained the official go-ahead just over a fortnight ago.
Colourfast drives new online offering with UK’s first AccurioJet KM-1
Colourfast Financial has taken on the UK’s first AccurioJet KM-1 from Konica Minolta to drive its new online platform as it increases its focus on commercial work.
Arjo liquidators close largest French site
Arjowiggins staff at the firm's largest mill in France are set to lose their jobs after a last-ditch attempt to save the Bessé-sur-Braye mill are understood to have fallen through.