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Vogue uses silver and neon for September issue
Windles Group has printed the covers for Vogue’s landmark September issue, the first covers the group has printed for the upmarket publisher.

TI, Kelsey and Hearst all make paper wrap moves
The shift to paper wrapping in favour of polywrapping is gathering pace, with three major publishers opting to make switches, including venerable weekly Country Life moving to paper wrap for its...

Positive partners with Colouration
Positive Images UK and Colouration have partnered to form a new larger print group.

Printing ink pioneer passes away
German ink pioneer Rudolf Epple has died at the age of 93 following a short illness.

DIS Group kicks off major partnership with Wolves FC
DIS Group is bringing its expertise in football stadium graphics back home, scoring an ongoing contract with Wolverhampton Wanderers FC.

Monotype to be acquired by private equity firm
Global typeface giant Monotype Imaging Holdings is set to be acquired by private equity firm HGGC.

Antalis sales slip in H1
Antalis has announced a drop in sales and profits for the first half of the year, with no further news as yet on its search for a new shareholder to take over Sequana’s majority stake in the...

Reach chief executive Simon Fox to step down
Simon Fox will step down as chief executive of publishing group Reach next month.

Family and friends pay respects to J Thomson folder operator
Tributes have been paid by friends and family to J Thomson Colour Printers folder operator Gregor Gibbons, after a body was found in Glasgow on Friday (26 July).

Tributes paid to Screen's Brian Filler
Industry friends and colleagues are mourning Brian Filler, the former president of Screen Europe, who has died aged 69.

Mammoth print job in works ahead of Brexit deadline
Preparations for a possible no deal Brexit will result in another huge print job, with all 27m households in the UK set to receive an ‘everything you need to know’ leaflet ahead of the 31 October...

Ideas wanted for future banknote security print tech
A call for innovations that could become security features on future banknotes has been launched by the Defence & Security Accelerator (DASA) and the Bank of England.

Swallowmax enters administration, sold to Printwize
Swallowmax has entered administration and its goodwill is being sold to Printwize, which hopes to recover turnover after a high-level "exodus" at the start of the year.

De La Rue shareholders revolt over pay
De La Rue shareholders have sent a strong message about their unhappiness at the PLC’s remuneration policy at its AGM.

Masterwork boss takes seat on Heidelberg board
Masterwork Group chairman Li Li has been appointed to Heidelberg’s supervisory board.