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Duplo departure for Lock

Duplo International EMEA and Russia sales director Tony Lock has left the business after a decade with the post-press kit supplier, which included a three-year stint as UK managing director.

Overmatter: hidebound, not!

By way of a complete contrast with the last Overmatter column, which looked at the macabre practice of anthropodermic bibliopegy, we now turn to a rather more 21st-century topic that will be music to...

Killer app: Boss Print pulls out all the f-stops for photobook

The beauty of the world can be difficult to replicate in print. Cork-born graphic designer David Magee has been capturing lush scenery on camera in his spare time for 25 years. Now, for the first...

WPAPS takes on UK's first new dye-sub machine from Epson

Worldwide Production and Procurement Services (WPAPS) has installed the UK’s first Epson SureColor SC-F9300 to bolster its textile print offering and prepare for significant expansion.

Print continues decline in latest magazine ABCs

The latest consumer magazine reports from the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) have shown a continued overall decline for print, although some sectors bucked the trend.

Assets of publishing firms that hit printers bought out of liquidation

The assets of Black Dog Publishing and sister company Artifice Books, which went into liquidation last month owing printers thousands of pounds, have been bought by St James’s House Media Group.??

Tighter immigration controls could hit print

Industries like print will suffer if Theresa May implements harsh immigration controls after Brexit, according to the director general of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC).

Walker promoted at PCP

Magazine and catalogue specialist Precision Colour Printing has promoted Adam Walker to its main board.

SML Corby triples capacity with Horizon install

SML Corby has boosted its capacity after installing parent SML Group’s 15th Horizon RD-4055 worldwide.

Flexpress goes big with HP Indigo 12000 install

Flexpress has installed an HP Indigo 12000 B2 digital press in a bid to win digital B2 work and support growth at its trade operation, Flexpress Trade.

Simpson Group acquired in MBO

POS specialist Simpson Group has been acquired in a management buyout, with the family founders handing over the reins of the £11m-turnover business.

New finance director steps in as MD departs at Bakergoodchild

Lorraine Burnell has stepped down as managing director of Bakergoodchild, with Frank Barr stepping in as finance director to fill a portion of her role.

Tech-ni-Fold targets digital market with Advance

Tech-ni-Fold will take visitors on a trip down memory lane – and into the future – at PrintWeekLive! next month, where founder Graham Harris will also be signing copies of his new book in aid of...

Roland launches online academy

Roland DG is running webinars to brief people in and outside of the print industry to learn more about the latest developments in printing technology.

Encore snaps up stricken GNE

Encore Envelopes could become the biggest envelope business in the country after acquiring the business and assets of failed rival Great Northern Envelopes (GNE).