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Seven former employees of failed finishing house West Country Binders (WCB) have won an employment tribunal over unfair dismissal with related company UK Book Binders (UBB).

Newspaper printer Mortons Print has awarded Palm Recycling a collection contract for its waste newsprint.

John Watson & Company has officially launched its 10-colour Gallus Pressure Sensitive Label press with a visit from Fergus Ewing MSP, minister for energy, enterprise and tourism.

Barclay's Print has expanded its litho operation with the investment in a five-colour Heidelberg XL 75-5+L, less than six months after installing a Ricoh digital press.

Paper merchant Antalis McNaughton has expanded its packaging business after purchasing Ambassador Packaging.

Newspaper publisher Trinity Mirror has relaunched the Liverpool Post as a weekly newspaper.

McLays has made its foray into fully-automated folding after investing in a Heidelberg Stahlfolder TH 56.

Eastman Kodak and its US subsidiaries have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after the digital imaging and pre-press giant ran out of money to finance its stuttering transformation.

Solent Design Studios has taken delivery of a Watkiss PowerSquare 200 bookletmaker to cut the turnaround times of its litho and digital output.

Xaar has recorded a 25% uplift in sales over 2010 to 69m in the 12 months to 31 December 2011.

Manroland will be split up and its German workforce almost halved under plans outlined to creditors yesterday.