Business

Pensord wins manufacturing award
Magazine printer Pensord has been awarded the Wales Quality Award for manufacturing 2011.

Heron redundancies 'rub salt in employees wounds' says Unite
Unite has said that Wyndeham Group's decision to make 86 employees redundant at its Heron subsidiary "rubs salt into the wound" after staff agreed a pay cut to avoid job losses.

New Year predictions - Océ's Craig Nethercott
Craig Nethercott , UK director of production printing, Océ

Goodhead Group proposes pay cut of up to 20%
Goodhead Group employees have been asked to take a pay cut in order for the business to continue as a self-supporting entity.

Unite calls for economic intervention policy
Unite has called for an economic intervention policy in 2012, as the country's manufacturing industries appear to be slipping back into recessionary levels.

Kodak 'on brink of Chapter 11' report claims
Kodak could be preparing to seek Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, according to the Wall Street Journal, as its struggle to secure new funding comes to a head.

Antalis announces details of print seminars
Paper merchant Antalis McNaughton has announced details of its free seminars on saving and making money for printers.

Baldwin goes private in acquisition by investment firm
In a move that essentially takes the company private, Baldwin Technology has agreed to be acquired by investment firm Forsyth Capital for $16.1m.

GPS rebrands as Wifac International
Wifac Group subsidiary GPS, which is the European distributor for a range of Asian pre-press manufacturers, has rebranded as Wifac International.

UPDATE: CBT Packaging considering appeal following HSE fine
Composite container manufacturer CBT Packaging is considering an appeal to the HSE after it was fined following an injury to a worker's hand at its Basildon plant.