Printers

Close to 1,200 leading lights helped celebrate the best in UK print, at the PrintWeek Awards 2010.

Trader Publishing, part of Trader Media Group (TMG), is on the verge of selling its last remaining print subsidiary, Apple Web Offset, following interest from an unnamed buyer.

Unique Photo Offset Services, established in 1960, has completed 50 years of its operations in the India printing industry.

Benson Group has become the first printer to gain ISO 12647-2 certification under the BPIF scheme following an audit by Print and Media Certification (PMC).

St Ives remains on the acquisition trail and has not ruled out acquiring more printing businesses in the future.

St Ives has reported a big turnaround in financial performance in its year end results - operating profits at the group are up by almost 58%, and the group has also slashed its net debt by 16.3m.

Poster specialist Urban Storm has launched a substrate that it claims offers the highest fire safety rating possible at an economic price.

Manroland GB has made Andrew Newton area sales manager for its Printcom division.

Ramu Ramanathan looks at how print trends are shifting due to the changes in the wedding market

McKenzie Clark has unveiled plans to embark on a consolidation drive in the wide-format market and build a significant group by the end of 2012.