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Shares in Johnston Press slumped to a record low this morning (5 June) after the company warned of “extremely challenging” trading.

Plastic Card Services (PCS) has launched a new web-to-print offering targeted at customers with shorter-run plastic card orders.

Fujifilm is not giving up on its deal to take over Xerox without a fight and has filed new court papers in the US.

Leeds-based z-folded card manufacturer Alpha Card hopes to turbo-charge growth and turnover after acquiring German specialist print agency Card Media.

HP Inc’s turnover grew by 13% year-on-year in Q2, from $12.4bn (£9.27bn) to $14bn, with its Printing division sales up by 11%, from $4.7bn to $5.2bn.

OPM Group has begun an upgrade to its printing facilities, by spending £500,000 on automated augmentation for one of its presses, as part of a programme that will span most of 2018.

Wyndeham Group has secured a two-year extension of its print contract with Hearst UK which includes the addition of three new titles.

Henry Stone had less than £1,000 in the bank when it went bust earlier this year, and left behind a total shortfall of almost £3.5m.

Fontain has stepped up to SRA1 after going live with its new RMGT Ryobi 928 LED-UV eight-colour perfector which features a colour management first.

Makeup Print Finishers hopes to add about £200,000 to its turnover after installing a foiling line as part of a £250,000 investment.

Family firm Lola Print Services is celebrating 30 years in print and is considering expanding its reach in the near future.

Fast-evolving pre-media agency Rhapsody has introduced another major player to its top ranks.

Walstead Group has appointed investment banker NM Rothschild to advise on future financing options that will satisfy the group’s appetite for more M&A deals.

Handy Labels is looking to upgrade its digital firepower to help it cross the 100-million-labels threshold and move into new markets.

Two events graphics stalwarts have led an MBO at Callprint group company Jupiter Visual Communications and set an ambitious target of doubling the size of the business in 12 months.