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BPIF review after Polestar failure
The rapid failure of Polestar following its pre-pack sale could mean the BPIF reviews its involvement with the Pre Pack Pool.
Former Domino exec joins Xaar
Domino Printing Science’s former group finance director has joined Xaar as a non-executive director.
UK's newest newspaper New Day to stop printing
The UK’s sole print-only national newspaper is set to stop printing tonight after barely two months on sale.
Crunch time for Polestar plants
Polestar employees fear some factories ‘could shut down tomorrow’ if a buyer or buyers cannot be found for the businesses, as more redundancies are made at the group and a major publisher shifts...
Glossop Cartons takes world's first Highcon Beam
Glossop Cartons has followed up its world first Highcon Euclid installation by becoming the world’s first Highcon Beam beta site.
Wallace Print sees turnover boost following Fujifilm buy
Kent-based printer Wallace Print is heading for record turnover in its 30th year.
The Bigger Printing Company completes 200 panel project
The Bigger Printing Company has last week completed a 19-month hoarding project which has been “really significant” for the nine-staff business
Redundancies made at some Polestar sites
Administrators from PricewaterhouseCoopers have made an unspecified number of redundancies at Polestar plants, while potential buyers have been seen on-site scoping out the stricken group’s factories.
Jon Hutchins joins Druckfarben
Blanket and ink manufacturer and supplier Druckfarben has appointed industry expert Jon Hutchins as its technical director, as it continues to expand into the offset blanket market.
Macfarlane Group continues acquisition strategy
Macfarlane Group has made another strategic buy to boost its packaging distribution network by acquiring the packaging business of Glasgow-based Edward McNeil.
Rialto 900 boosted with new inline finishing features
Xerox is set to reveal two new inline finishing options for its Rialto 900 Inkjet Press at Drupa.
Insite jets into Hamburg for twin-engined expo
London-based event industry graphics specialists Insite Graphics has seen its ideas take off with a printed runway connecting two aircraft trade shows.
Overmatter: bowing out
Regular readers may recall that Immediate Media paper manager Steve Wehrle is one of just a dozen ‘ever presents’ who’ve run every single London Marathon since the race’s inception in 1981.
Lustalux installs new graphic wall hanging
Preston-based wide-format graphics company Lustalux has printed and installed a new graphic wall hanging at the Royal Preston Hospital
PwC confirms Polestar job cuts
Administrators at PricewaterhouseCoopers have confirmed that 183 redundancies have been made at Polestar.