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Temporary workers legislation introduction delayed until 2011
New laws governing the rights of agency workers will not be introduced until October 2011 to mitigate business costs during the recession, the government has announced.
Decision on sale of Gandi 'close' as bankruptcy protection extended again
Canadian grand-format manufacturer Gandi Innovations has won an extension to its bankruptcy protection until 23 November 2009 as it mulls offers for the business.
Caldera opts for Adobe RIP and mobile module for MIS
Caldera has incorporated Adobe's PDF Print Engine (APPE) into its wide-format workflow and extended its MIS, Flow+, to enable remote access.
Tolerans makes life easier for customers with Speedliner 2.0
Stitching equipment manufacturer Tolerans has launched Speedliner 2.0 at this year's Ifra Expo event in Vienna.
Carmel Containers opts for second HP Scitex flatbed
Israeli packaging printer Carmel Containers has installed an HP Scitex FB7500, its second HP Scitex wide-format flatbed printer.
Free press time offer 'a success'
A widely derided promotion, offering five free hours of press time to potential clients, has been hailed as "the most successful campaign we have done" by Bristol-based Kingsdown Printing.
Martell warns of 'tough decisions' in first major interview as St Ives chief exec
The magazine printing sector is undergoing permanent structural change and more "tough decisions" lie ahead, the chief executive of St Ives has said.
Specle.net 'could be the Google of ad specs'
Free online advertising specification database Specle.net could be set to become "the Google of ad specs" after it heralded its upcoming UK launch with a raft of big name sign-ups.
Printflow responds to growing colour demand with Xerox iGen3 buy
Printflow has invested in its second Xerox iGen3 following an "increased migration" of customers from mono digital print to colour work.
Nipson UK parent continues debt negotiations to avert CVA
Digital press manufacturer Nispon Digital Printing Systems (NDPS) has said that it will have to consider a Company Voluntary Agreement (CVA) if it cannot negotiate a long-term solution to its...
Anton Group buys UK's first NexPress SE3600
Anton Group has invested in the UK's first Kodak NexPress SE3600 in order to add to the "fastest growing side of its business".
WWF calls on publishers to use FSC or recycled stock
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has called on publishers to sign up exclusively to the FSC standard for paper, or to use recycled stock.
Creative Environmental Networks awards OTM mailing contract
OTM has secured a three-year contract to supply Creative Environmental Networks (CEN) with mailing packs for its clients.
Dates confirmed for Royal Mail strikes
The first nationwide postal strikes are set to take place starting next week after a "genuine offer" from the Communications Workers Union (CWU) was rejected by the Royal Mail.
HPF Binders ceases trading
Trade print finisher HPF Binders has ceased to trade after its biggest customer, B1 magazine printer Piggott Black Bear (Cambridge) (PBB) fell into administration.