The US printing industry has come through the "carnage and consolidation" of the past decade intact and is in a good position to weather an economic downturn, according to the Industry Measure 2008...

Duplo International (UK) has appointed Angela Osborne as UK trade manager with a remit to appoint new dealers.

Finishing manufacturer Seal Graphics has released two all-film laminators for wide-format work ahead of the Fespa trade show.

South Yorkshire Printers has upgraded its finishing battery after flooding forced it to replace its entire print hall.

Canon Europe has appointed Ryoichi Bamba as its new president and chief executive, who promises to strengthen links between Canon divisions.

SoftCare has added a new 'Layout-in-Layout' function to its K4 publishing software to place InDesign documents from K4 into other InDesign documents.

Service Graphics has invested 1m in new equipment since its acquisition by St Ives a year ago, underpinning a push for FTSE 250 clients.

Redmond Graphics has bought a five-colour Komori Lithrone S40 plus coater to replace two Heidelberg SM-74s as part of a 2m investment in printing, repro and finishing equipment.

Surfscan Technologies has upgraded its CheckMate inspection system in a bid to deliver cost savings for pharmaceutical clients.

There was a "degree of inevitability" to the outcome of an "emotional meeting" with Polestar Greaves' workers as they accepted the firm's closure package, paving the way for a 9 April shutdown.