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Finishing equipment manufacturer Morgana Systems has appointed Stuart Morrison as area sales manager for north London and the Home Counties.

Premier Print & Direct Mail Group has revamped its pre-press operation after investing in an Agfa Avalon platesetter and workflow package.

Negotiations for the sale of Manroland have entered the final stages, with a shortlist of two different bid proposals due to be presented to creditors on Wednesday (18 January).

A packaging company in Sutton has been hit with a fine after a contract worker was injured on its site in 2008.

St Ives marketing director Rob Kelly is leaving the group to set up his own consultancy.

Commercial printer Cranfield University Press (CUP) has installed the UK's first Horizon PF-40L B3+ paper folder in order to improve its flexibility.

Jaymar Packaging, the carton manufacturer, has invested in its third Bobst folder-gluer to boost capacity at the Crewe-based business.

Sector skills council Proskills has said it will have to transform into a self-supporting business after having its funding cut by the government due a lack of large companies in the print sector.

The MP for Colchester Sir Bob Russell has waded in on the consultation over closure at the local Polestar branch.

Integrity Print has expanded its horizons to export markets after the acquisition of A1 Trade Print Services by the group's parent company.

Print buyers have said they are not surprised by the removal of capacity from the web offset sector in early 2012.