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Lucien De Schamphelaere, the founder of Belgian digital press manufacturer Xeikon, has died aged 85.

Owners of Shropshire-based digital printer Telford Repro have appointed their son as the firm’s operations director.

Cimpress appears to be in the process of setting up a new production facility in the UK, with recruitment for a number of roles underway.

Immediate Media paper manager Steve Wehrle has retired after more than 50 years of service.

Former Banner Managed Communication chief executive Catherine Burke has joined Linney Group in a senior role.

Simpson Group chairman Mark Simpson hopes his business will take on some rising young stars in 2017 and wants the print industry to get better at recruitment and training generally.

The Delta Group chief executive Mike Phillips says that while Brexit was a disappointment, it might actually represent an opportunity provided the industry doesn’t get complacent.

Kall Kwik UK managing director Nigel Toplis hopes the industry will become more customer-driven in 2017.

Unsurprisingly, given that he’s managing director of print at full service media agency The Specialist Works, Parry Jones is a passionate advocate of print. And all he wants for Christmas is for the...

Andy Barber, managing director of UK Mail subsidiary Imail, has enjoyed a year in which he oversaw global expansion of his Konica Minolta user group and watched his beloved Leicester City win the...

AA head of marketing services Ryan Hennessey knows that savvy printers can call the tune when it comes to variable digital colour, although he’ll also be hoping to rock the sector with a very special...

Stuart Speechley, managing director of KJS Print to Mail Services, is hoping the resurgence of direct mail will continue into 2017.