Personnel

An increasing demand for training on Bobst equipment from UK customers has led the packaging equipment and services firm to expand its training team.

Ralph Bell is eyeing print firms in his new role with former Dragon's Den star James Caan's SME business advisory firm HB Prime Advantage.

Print management firm APS has taken on HH Global's ex managing director for European operations to help its expansion plans within Europe.

Catalogue and DM group Garnett Dickinson (GD) has appointed Carl Garnett as managing director of GD Mailing, and Ian Maxted has joined the business development team as sales executive at GD Print.

Paperlinx's marketing director Philippa Charlton has left the company along with a number of others as the paper merchant realises the workforce reduction it proposed in November.

Heidelberg has established a Very large Format and Postpress Packaging division, appointing company veteran Stefan Hasenzahl to head it up.

Komori UK has promoted Steve Turner to director of sheetfed sales.

Andy Buxton has moved from his role as managing director of Howard Smith Paper Group to become sales director for Paperlinx's commercial print division.

Wifag-Polytype Group (WPG) has restructured and refocused its wide-format printer division, ceasing direct sales in Europe and focused its R&D efforts on packaging and industrial applications rather...

Two former print bosses have been disqualified for a total of 16 years for offences including false invoicing.

Digital print services provider Apogee Corporation has named Steve Hibbert, the former UK group sales director and chief executive of Danwood USA, as strategy director.

Global out of home media planner and buyer Kinetic Worldwide has named Stuart Taylor as UK chief executive.