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Credit insurers 'may withdraw cover' from hard-hit paper merchants

Paper merchants have claimed more than 10m for debtor insolvency over the last 12 months and may find it increasingly difficult to find credit cover, according to credit insurance broker Aon Trade...

Zimbabwe 'running out of paper to print money on'

Zimbabwe "could run out of paper to print money on", following a supplier's decision to end paper supply to the country.

Fedrigoni paper selected for scented carbon neutral cards

Fedrigoni's Freelife Aroma grade has been used by publisher Museums and Galleries Marketing to publish its Eden Carbon Neutral greeting cards.

FiberMark revels in success of Prazicase EC3 at Drupa

Small-format finishing distributor FiberMark claims it had its most successful Drupa to date at the 2008 show.

EFI selects Colourgen to distribute proofing paper

EFI has appointed UK-based Colourgen as a master distributor for its Validation range of proofing media.

Howard Smith Consort

In December 2006, singer Annie Lennox invited 23 top female artists, including Madonna and Celine Dion, to collaborate on a song Lennox had written in order to help to draw attention to the HIV/AIDS...

Inkjet showcases its print prowess

Trend spotters have always abounded in the print industry, but never are they more vocal than in a Drupa year. The aim is to erect a unified banner over a trade fair that is anything but homogenous....

Allen takes on PaperlinX UK top role

PaperlinX has undergone a major reshuffle with a change in managing director at its UK merchant operations, Robert Horne and PaperCo.

Antalis finance director leaves following group rejig

Paper merchant Antalis' regional finance director Giles Harrison has left the company as a consequence of the structural changes recently announced by the group.

Public sector specialist takes top jobs

The day Printing World spoke to SPM Print it had just launched a brand new division, having finished a department refurbishment the day before, and was off to Drupa for a major sales splurge on both...

Get up to speed on efficient kit

In this month's clinic: Martyn Elmy on reducing anti-set-off powder use; Simon France on operating leases; and Paul Fisher on checking internet bandwidth.

PaperCo subsidiary launches 'substrate impact calculator'

PaperCo's digital display division Europoint Display has launched a range of initiatives in response to rising demand by blue chip companies for greener materials.

Antalis updates environmental guide for paper

Paper merchant Antalis has produced a new copy of its environment brochure, the Antalis Environmental Policy, which outlines details of paper's environmental impact and how it can be managed.

Schneider hails European sales success at Drupa

Schneider Senator has said 2008 was its most successful year at Drupa and led to the sale of a record number of guillotines and cutting systems to customers in countries spanning Europe and the Middle...

NAPM strikes back at Polar's 'self-fulfilling prophecy' claims

The National Association of Paper Merchants (NAPM) has hit back at allegations from Polar Print Group's managing director that the NAPM's "self-fulfilling prophecy" caused the demise of his business.