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Killer app Leicestershire firms race through BBC appeal book job

The print industry doesn’t often find itself in the limelight, but two Leicestershire firms, Tudor Bookbinding and Chartwell Press, had their 15 minutes of fame on BBC Radio Leicester on 16 November...

Tributes paid to industry expert Matthews-Paul

Wide-format digital and inkjet printing expert Sophie Matthews-Paul has died after a short illness.

HP launches new PageWide

HP has launched the latest addition to its PageWide range, the XL 5100.

Stones Ashford: 'funds available' for administration

Some employees at Stones Ashford have now received an official communication about what happens next at the stricken site.

Rapidity in £1.75m kit upgrade

Central London-based Rapidity has installed a Canon Océ Colorado, as part of a £1.75m large-format and digital reequip.

Two firms fined after workers lose fingers

Two companies have been fined for health and safety breaches after workers sustained hand injuries on their equipment.

Synertec in record £5m Canon deal

Synertec has initiated a record Canon imagePress deal with the installation of 85 imagePress C850s, worth £5m over the next three years.

Harrier launches new personalised art platform

District Photo UK subsidiary Harrier LLC has launched a new personalised print platform, Pictabulous, which transforms photos into artwork.

Stones Ashford hiatus continues

Employees at Stones Ashford are still waiting for an administrator to be appointed to the business, one week after its abrupt shutdown.

Unite vows to 'secure justice' for former Stones staff

Unite the Union has vowed to “secure pay justice” for workers at Stones Ashford, calling the firm's behaviour “contemptible” after it closed its doors last Friday (17 November).

Printvision in £1.5m relocation

Large-format trade printer Printvision has invested £1.5m in a new purpose-built factory and kitted it out with an EFI Vutek FabriVu 340 digital fabric printer and a Dyss digital cutter.

Government to abolish ‘Staircase tax’ and reduce business rates revaluation period

In his Autumn Budget statement delivered yesterday (22 November), Philip Hammond announced the abolishment of the so-called ‘Staircase tax’, along with a reduction in the period of business rates...

Print holding strong in face of Christmas slowdown fears

Despite subdued output predictions from the BPIF’s Printing Outlook survey, printers have so far reported solid sales in the run-up to Christmas.

The Mailing People invests in new enclosing line

Direct mail specialist The Mailing People (TMP) has invested £220,000 in a new envelope enclosing line to broaden its range of mailing services.

Koenig & Bauer accolade for J Thomson

J Thomson Colour Printers is the recipient of this year’s Koenig & Bauer UK 1814 Production Excellence Award.