Schawk Leeds plant to close at cost of 56 jobs
Schawk, the global packaging pre-press specialist, will close its Leeds site by the end of the year,...
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TPF Group loses £20m-a-year Sky contract
TPF Group has lost its primary source print management contract with Sky, thought to be worth in excess of £20m-a-year, following the broadcaster's decision to set up an in-house print management team.
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UPDATE: Curtis staff hold sit-in over pay after administrators called in
Staff at Curtis Fine Papers have been told they will be paid for the past month's work following a sit-in...
Pepper bumps turnover into double figures with TL Visuals acquisition
Direct mail house Pepper Communications has boosted its turnover to £11.3m following the acquisition...
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Product Reviews
Col-Tec Multiplex
When it comes to collating flexibility, horizontal machines have always had the floor (if you’ll forgive...
Bremy
A Bremy system saves time with automated database publishing and online proofing and approval, says...
Polar 115
If you were to browse any finishing dealer’s website the chances are you’ll find a Polar for sale. And...
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In Depth
Economy runs merchants ragged
A game of musical chairs has taken place over the past year in the paper merchanting world. Barely a...
PM bad boys get a model makeover
"Lazy, greedy and short-sighted... a number of them lack strategic direction... they have undersold...
Digital
Sony to release e-reader model in UK ahead of rival Amazon
Sony is hoping to steal a march on rival Amazon by launching its Reader for electronic books into the...
Paper
Aon says credit insurers may snub paper sector
Paper merchants are facing "the most difficult business environment for a decade" and may find credit...
Business
Industry reacts with scepticism to Cameron’s Chapter 11 plans
Introducing Chapter 11-style creditor protection procedures in the UK would be of little value to the...
Print Buying
Wyndeham Heron wins PMB deal
Wyndeham Heron has won the deal to produce Baby & Co, a PMB Media magazine to be launched in September.
Pre-media
Earthtone promises "no-risk" e-commerce with web-to-print launch
Earthtone has launched a "no risk" e-commerce platform for printers, which aims to take advantage of...
Presses
Sakurai president attends B&B Press 50th anniversary party
B&B Press has marked the purchase of two Sakurai presses in its 50th anniversary year with a sake drum...
Post-press
Horizon buys set to save Simply Print £30,000 a year
Simply Print is anticipating savings of around £30,000 a year after bringing its booklet finishing and...
Consumables
Sappi releases offset troubleshooting guide
Sappi has updated its technical guide, Mottling - Mottled impression, which covers problems in offset...
Environment
Richard Edward secures FSC status after environmental drive
Richard Edward has become FSC certified as part of its commitment to improve its environmental performance.
Design
Xaar underscores Indian printhead monopoly
Cambridge-based inkjet technology specialist Xaar has confirmed its monopoly on the Indian printhead...
World News
4DM takes over UK sales agency for inline specialist Venturini
Direct mail house 4DM has continued to expand its services by taking over the UK sales agency for Italy-based...
Wide Format
Capital kit set for auction as company sale draws blanks
Begbies Traynor has given up hope of selling failed large-format printer Capital as a going concern...
Drupa
Vantage takes Xerox 700 and 8265 to UK show
Vantage Business Systems is set to showcase the new Xerox 700 digital colour press and the wide-format...
