Germany

Finishing manufacturer Mathias Bauerle (MB) was two weeks away from running out of money when it filed for bankruptcy on 23 July.

Mathias Bauerle (MB), the German automated folding and inserting systems manufacturer, has filed for bankruptcy protection.

The UK arm of continuous feed digital press manufacturer Nipson SAS is up for sale after being placed into administration in May.

KBA has posted a return to profit in its first quarter results, transforming last year's loss in both its operating and pre-tax figures into a small surplus, despite sales coming in "below target".

The world's largest press manufacturer took almost 2,000 orders during drupa, including bookings for 550 sheetfed presses.

Since the beginning of 2012, the team that organises the Dsseldorf print and media trade fairs has been headed up by Marc Eberhardt as the new senior project manager.

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World Book Night will be celebrated tonight with 480,000 books set to be distributed at events across the country by some 20,000 volunteers.

Manroland's administrator has confirmed that the break-up of the German manufacturer will begin on Wednesday (1 February) with the sale of the Augsburg web offset facility.

Manroland has secured its immediate future with a 55m (47m) Massekredit facility, similar to debtor-in-possession financing, that will give it the liquidity to continue with its restructuring efforts.

Manroland subsidiary ppi Media, which develops smart editorial, planning and production software for the print and publishing industries, is seeking new investors following Manroland's insolvency.