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Artisan could cease printing at the end of this week, with an announcement about the future of the stricken business expected soon.

A new paper agent has emerged from the ashes of Paperlinx UK, and the firm has teamed up with newly independent German mill Feldmuehle Uetersen.

UPDATED: Artisan Press has gone into administration with Deloitte, just three months after the family owners announced a three-year plan to “right size” the business.

KBA’s first-quarter results have been boosted by a big jump in orders for its sheetfed and special presses, as the group pushes ahead with plans to spin-off its operations into autonomous business...

Wyndeham Group owner Walstead has expanded onto the continent – and into gravure printing – with the acquisition of Be Printers' £100m turnover Spanish operations from Bertelsmann.

Polestar has refinanced with new credit facilities from Barclays and a £90m senior secured loan from Swedish finance house Proventus Capital Partners.

Wyndeham Group has closed its Wyndeham Gait factory in Grimsby as part of a wider restructure of its sheetfed and web facilities that will involve significant expansion at one site.

Polestar has changed its capital structure in a move that will allow the group to pay its first dividend since its inception in 1998.

KBA has posted operating profit of €14.1m (£10.2m) in its 2014 financial report, although its order intake fell by 5.5%.

Nick Alexander has bought Garnett Dickinson Group, with the exception of its digital operation, returning to the business he left two years ago.

Artisan Press has confirmed the details of its new management structure, alongside a new three-year strategy to take the business forward.

There’s change at the top of Artisan Press with the departure of two long-standing directors at the business.