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Antalis poised to float as parent hit by $138m court claim

Antalis and Arjowiggins parent Sequana has lost the latest round of its long-running High Court battle with BAT Industries and has filed for temporary creditor protection in France while it looks to...

Redundancies at Headleys

Workers at Headley Brothers are braced for news of wide-scale redundancies at the up-for-sale business, which has again extended the measures that provide it with protection from creditors.

Stora to shut down paper machine at Swedish Mill

Stora Enso is targeting savings of €12m (£10.3m) with plans to permanently close a paper machine at its Kvarnsveden Mill in Sweden.

MBA poised for Ricoh first as VC60000 hat-trick nears

MBA Group is soon to go live with two more Ricoh Pro VC60000 colour inkjet webs, making it the first company in the world to have three of the machines.

CMYUK bolsters digital sales team

Wide-format media and hardware supplier CMYUK has boosted its sales team with the addition of digital sales consultant, Sue Hayward.

Fabric focus for Marqetspace at PWL

Marqetspace is bringing its extended range of ink-on-fabric products to next month’s PrintWeekLive! and aims to inspire printers with the potential of textiles at the show.

Whistl to consolidate northern operations into Bolton 'super depot'

Whistl is to relocate to a new ‘super depot’ in Bolton, in a move that it says will create 33% extra capacity in its north of England operations.

Huntsman fire hits European white ink supplies

A fire at ink manufacturer Huntsman Corporation’s titanium dioxide manufacturing facility at Pori in Finland could have severe ramifications for white pigment ink supplies to Europe.

Garnett Dickinson shortfall approaches £30m

Garnett Dickinson Print has left an estimated shortfall of £29m, including a £25m pension deficit and £4.1m owed to trade creditors.

Employee injured at GD Web Offset

The new GD Web Offset business has been hit with a health and safety incident after a worker suffered a severe arm injury.

Langley posts record results on fifth anniversary of Manroland purchase

Manroland Sheetfed owner Langley Holdings has posted improved annual results, with its chairman Tony Langley calling 2016 its strongest year since he formed the group in 1975.

Seasonal upturn takes effect but concerns remain

The industry's seasonal Q4 upturn was better than expected last year, although output was down on the same quarter in 2015, the latest survey shows.

A royal investment for Regal

Magazine and commercial printer Regal Litho, part of the Regal Group, has invested in a Heidelberg Speedmaster CD 74, an upgrade on its existing Heidelberg kit.

Digital Factory rounds off £1.7m spend with double Durst buy

Digital Factory has completed a £1.7m year-long investment programme with the installation of two Durst machines.

Kingfisher third in UK for Jet Press 720S

Commercial printer Kingfisher Press has bought a Fujifilm Jet Press 720S, the third company to take one of the B2 inkjets in the UK.