Print & direct mail production specialist Howard Hunt will be carrying out a £1 million upgrade of its finishing equipment, including an MBO T1020/6 large-format buckle folder and a Palamides Delta 1005 bander from Friedheim.
The printing firm used by The John Lewis Partnership to produce gift vouchers went into administration leaving the retail giant with a shortage of the popular gifts, it has been confirmed.
A chief executive of a print firm in Yorkshire plans to drive a 1959 Volkswagen convertible from China to France to help raise money for the print industry's national charity.
Charles Haddon, the lead singer of the London pop band Ou Est Le Swimming Pool, has died during a music festival in Belgium, according to the Foreign Office.
American hard rock band Guns N' Roses has confirmed it has not cancelled its European tour after a hoax announcement was posted on micro-blogging site Twitter.
Cabbie turned swing crooner Mitch Winehouse - father of famous music star Amy - will miss his scheduled tour because he is lied up in hospital with gallstones.
Print management services firm APS Group has completed a £500,000 renovation of its centre at Leith in Edinburgh after securing a contract from the Scottish Government.
Envelope overprinting firm SCR Envelopes and Lancashire-based Tower Supplies have completed their merger creating a business with a turnover of £10 million.
Manchester City Council has lost a court case brought by a music promoter who claimed his firm lost £155,000 following the cancellation of a Bob Marley tribute concert.
With government departments being ordered to reduce annual budgets by a quarter before the next election, a number of print suppliers are being pressurised by public sector buyers to cut prices.
Coding specialist Citizen Systems Europe has upgraded its range of network cards to add advanced remote-control functionality for its barcode printers.
Production has been suspended at a factory of the world's largest banknote printer after it said paper quality specifications had not been met, it has emerged.
Pop superstar Jennifer Lopez could be sued for about £26.5 million after cancelling a concert in the Turkish-occupied area of northern Cyprus for "political realities".
Printing.com, the Manchester-based printing hub which operates through a network of franchise stores, is to unveil details of a new plan to help its embattled outlets.
A print franchise chief has urged his company and its users to lead trends rather than follow them and shift from print services to marketing services providers.
Printing firms have backed Office of Fair Trading calls for reforms to the insolvency industry to protect the interests of small creditors, but said such changes are long overdue.
Actors Bill Nighy and Nick Frost are hoping to help raise more than £8 million for vulnerable children across the world through a new Comic Relief scheme.
A new global advertising campaign has been launched by printing giant HP which suggests huge savings can be made by buying its new multifunction LaserJet printers.
The airline industry is moving away from the economic difficulties of the past two years with "growing optimism", the results of a new IT survey have suggested.
Union officials have accused printing firm BemroseBooth of treating its staff "disgracefully" after 160 workers were made redundant ahead of its likely move into administration.
An industry body has claimed in-house printers and print companies that operate in the public sector are not panicking at the prospect of budget cuts being announced next week.
The Spirit Airlines pilots' strike continues to throw more travel plans into misery with thousands of passengers facing chaos as the budget carrier cancelled all its flights.
Pixies fans in Israel will not get a chance to attend the US rock band's concert in Tel Aviv after it was cancelled following last week's deadly naval raid on an aid flotilla in the Mediterranean.
The only dedicated cervical cancer charity in the UK is set to receive donations through the telephone vote from the last series of the reality show Big Brother.
The British National Party has cancelled its annual Red, White and Blue festival, which has been held in Derbyshire for the last three years, due to escalating policing costs.
Moves to put the UK's largest independent newstrade distributor The Magazine Marketing Company (MMC) into administration could have "adverse affects" on printers and publishers, it has been warned.
There were 21.2% fewer flights in UK controlled airspace last month compared with April 2009 due to the ash cloud crisis, air traffic control services organisation Nats has said.
British Airways has operated a full long-haul service from Heathrow but its short-haul programme has been disrupted as the airline waited on a court decision over its cabin crew's planned strike.
A college's drive to be more environmentally friendly has seen it employ a software firm to help the education centre use 75,000 fewer sheets of copier paper in one year.
Applied Materials has said that its high precision screen printing solution Esatto Technology will be used to manufacture cells with an estimated total capacity of two gigawatts in the next few months.
British holidaymakers planning to go ahead with their trips to Thailand against Foreign Office (FO) advice have been warned they will not be covered by their travel insurance policy.
The technology spending agendas of small and medium-sized enterprises across the world will be headed by computer staff, software and purchases that directly benefit bottom lines, according to a new survey.
The decision to reopen the UK skies to airlines was not influenced by any "pressure" from the aviation industry, Transport Secretary Lord Adonis has said.
The Cribs and electro-pop star Gary Numan have been forced to withdraw from a US music festival following travel disruption caused by the volcanic ash cloud.
Organisers of an Irish concert have had to reschedule tenor Russell Watson's performance, after his flight got cancelled due to ash from the volcanic eruption in Iceland.
The travel plans of thousands of British holidaymakers were thrown into chaos as ash from an Icelandic volcanic eruption moved towards UK airspace, causing flights to be grounded.
A passenger plane carrying around 100 people has skidded off the end of an airport runway while attempting to land in heavy rain on Indonesia's remote Papua province.
Ryanair passengers may look to find cheaper travel insurance deals to balance out the additional cost for checked-in luggage in the peak summer period.
The future of Britain's 2,200 miles of canals and rivers could be safeguarded after the Government announced plans to move the organisation which maintains the waterways into the charity sector.
London Marathon runners who are planning on pounding the streets for charity could this year have even more of an incentive to complete the famous circuit and raise as much money as possible.
An entrepreneur who beat cancer has launched an audacious bid to become the first person to fly around the world in a gyrocopter, whilst also raising funds for charity.
The UK printing industry may not be represented at a crucial forum which discusses the future of printing because of funding, the independent forum Digital Ad Lab has said.
Xerox has launched a most-advanced colour multifunction printers (MFPs) that can handle a range of tasks from general office documents to high-volume colour print jobs.
A group of leading scientists has claimed that a limited focus on low-carbon electricity could seriously hamper the Government's efforts to achieve its ambitious emission targets.
Office workers can soon expect to be able to produce professional-standard documents as a new network controller for the Fiery VUE software is shipped out.
A Leeds-based printing group which suffered an 80% drop in pre-tax profits in 2009 has blamed recession, financial sector meltdown and a bank marketing plunge.
Public sector buildings such as council offices should be connected to planned community heat networks in order to reduce carbon emissions, a report has said.
Tourists from Europe's passport-free zone of 25 nations are being denied visas to visit Libya due to a dispute which started when Swiss authorities arrested Muammar Gaddafi's son.
The renewable energy crisis could be addressed through the widespread adoption of heat pumps at commercial properties across the UK, Mitsubishi Electric has said.
A Canadian promoter for rock giants Aerosmith is being sued by a gridiron club claiming lost money after the band pulled out of a show at their stadium.
The Print Factory's net current liabilities have reached more than £10 million, putting the commercial printing firm on the edge of insolvency, it has been revealed.
FUJI Xerox has become the first company in the office equipment industry to win the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Minister's (METI) Award, 11 years running.
Three independent advisers have thrown their support behind a major development in the printing industry by writing to Xerox Corp and Affiliated Computer Services (ACS) shareholders.
Two British nationals and one person with dual nationality were among 90 people on board an Ethiopian passenger plane which crashed into the Mediterranean Sea shortly after take-off from Beirut airport, the Government has said.
Document management firm Xerox has paid an estimated US$31 million for Irish Business Systems (IBS) as part of plans to increase its influence among small and medium businesses in Ireland.
More than 100 celebrities from the world of music, television and film will come together for a two-hour telethon to raise funds for earthquake-hit Haiti.
Printing giant Xerox has launched a new service that the firm says will cut the cost of printing, sharing and updating documents for large multi-national companies.
A concert to raise money for Cumbria flood victims and honour the efforts of rescuers will feature stars including singer Lesley Garrett and actor Brian Blessed.
The number of failing businesses in the print industry has increased significantly over the past year - with manufacturing taking a worse hit than the service-based industry, new research has revealed.
New figures released show that around 175,000 working days were lost through industrial strikes in October 2009, the highest monthly figure since summer 2008.
British Airways has been praised by passengers flying to America after it sent text messages to customers warning them of security measures after the failed terror plot on a flight from Amsterdam on Christmas Day.
Up to 2,000 people are expected to receive help at special centres across the country, as the annual Christmas drive to provide extra care for the homeless and vulnerable gets underway.
Dozens of people have been left with injuries after an American Airlines flight broke in two when it overshot a runway during a heavy rainstorm in Kingston, Jamaica.
The proposed British Airways cabin crew strike has put in jeopardy the chance for a thousand young musicians to appear in a New Year's Day parade in London.
A travel association has advised passengers affected by the cabin crew strikes at British Airways to "sit tight" in case a deal is made in the next 24 hours.
The print industry confederation Picon has welcomed "positive and encouraging" legislation that has cut the tax on income from patents to 10% from April 2013.
An accountant from Coventry who was left in constant pain after being injured in a bus crash during an exotic adventure holiday in Malaysia has been awarded £90,000 damages at London's High Court.
A car rental boss has warned that companies are encouraging staff to drive more business miles than they need to, by paying them generous amounts for travel.
Gatwick airport's new owners will provide a smoother journey for passengers - but it will take time for the changes to take effect, says chief executive Stewart Wingate.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown is supporting a drive that will aid charities suffering since the recession by urging people to contribute to causes they believe in.
Visa Electron customers are set to be hit with booking charges from Ryanair at the beginning of next year, after the airline announced that it was to stop waiving the fees.
The opening night performance of A Christmas Carol at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre has been cancelled due to one of the lead cast members suffering a debilitating injury.
A Swiss pilot aiming to become the first person to complete an intercontinental crossing using a jet-powered wing has been forced to ditch into the sea .
Worse is still to come for commercial and industrial heating and plumbing markets, according to industry giant Wolseley after it posted a huge drop in quarterly profits.
Scores of people were injured in a crowd surge when a free concert in Birmingham city centre featuring several chart-topping acts turned sour on Sunday.
Animal lovers signing up to the tax-back Gift Aid scheme has helped swell the coffers of veterinary charity PDSA by £1million - allowing the organisation to treat thousands more sick and injured pets across the UK.
The efficiency of heating and air conditioning in homes and cars could be drastically improved thanks to new technology from researchers at the University of Warwick.
Dragon's Den star Duncan Bannatyne has lent his considerable support to a charity hoping to raise the aspirations of poverty-stricken teenagers making their first forays into the jobs market.
A fan who caused Morrissey to abandon a gig after throwing a bottle which hit him in the eye "ruined a brilliant night out for thousands", the venue's manager has said.
Householders are being offered up to £500 through a scrappage scheme which substitutes existing boilers for newer models that are safer and more energy-efficient, it has been revealed.
Train services around France have been disrupted after rail workers went on strike in protest against restructuring at the SNCF national rail authority.
The final leg of British rock group Def Leppard's North American tour has been cancelled, due to "unforseen personal matters", according to a statement on the band's website.
Hewlett-Packard has expanded and improved its range of printers and software solutions to help technical design professionals offer a more efficient and enhanced service to their customers.
Fans of reality TV star David Gest were left confused and disappointed after he cancelled a show in Yorkshire just hours before appearing on stage in Merseyside.
Officials from the Unite union have warned British Airways they are prepared to fight plans to cut 1,700 jobs and freeze pay - and will resort to strike action if needed.
Backstreet Boys have been forced to put off promotional gigs of their latest album - This Is Us - after one of the band members was diagnosed with H1N1 virus.