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Cuttingedge promotes former trainee to ops director
A school leaver who joined a print company as a trainee has been promoted to its board as operations director.
‘Seamless book of one’ production goes live at Printondemand-worldwide
Digital book printer Printondemand-worldwide has boosted its ‘book of one’ production capabilities after going live with its new Screen Truepress Jet 520HD colour inkjet web press.
Portland Print goes into liquidation after 57 years
Dickenson Tingdene, which traded as Portland Print, has gone into liquidation after almost 60 years in business, with 22 workers made redundant.
Thames Technology completes recruitment programme and rebrand
Card manufacturer and mailing operation Thames Technology has completed the second phase of its strategic recruitment programme and rebranded from Thames Card Technology.
Ireland's first Speedmaster CX 75 at Business Print
Business Print has ordered Ireland's first Heidelberg Speedmaster CX 75, a five-colour with coater, to replace two presses.
Culture secretary could intervene on Trinity Mirror's N&S deal
Culture secretary Matt Hancock has said he may be “minded to” intervene on Trinity Mirror’s acquisition of Northern & Shell’s publishing assets over various “public interest considerations”.
Overmatter: Ossas?
It’s not every day that a typo will end up getting nearly 50,000 ‘likes’ on Twitter, but that’s exactly what happened when online fashion behemoth ASOS fessed up to a blooper on a batch of its bags,...
The Label Makers conjurs the spirit of the Mary Rose
If you want to name your artisanal gin after King Henry VIII’s prestigious warship the Mary Rose, as the HMS Spirit Company has, you best adorn it with a label to match.
Cruise to leave Sky
Mark Cruise, head of print management at Sky, is leaving the business at the end of this week as part of a reshuffle of the broadcaster's print buying and creative production operations.
Inkthreadable first in Europe with new Kornit
Inkthreadable has dramatically increased output capacity with the installation of the first Kornit Avalanche Hexa HD6 direct-to-garment printer in Europe.
Indigo Ross acquires Deltaprint
Suffolk-based print and design company Indigo Ross has acquired local rival Deltaprint.
New audience measurement tool for publishers launched
The Published Audience Measurement Company (PAMCo) has launched the industry’s new audience measurement “currency”, which enables users to look at audience delivery across all publisher platforms for...
Harrier LLC picks Horizon StitchLiner Mark III
Harrier LLC is hoping to expand into new markets after installing new Horizon kit.
Stephens & George in £4m 'Push to Stop' Speedmaster investment
Magazine printer Stephens & George is looking to increase its output by investing £4m in a new 'Push to Stop' Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106-8-P.
Entries sought for two industry awards
The BPIF is calling for entries into two awards schemes dedicated to passed print luminaries that aim to support industry professionals looking to advance their careers.