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Emap staff sign on iPod course
Evolve, Polestar's six-month print diploma designed to give production staff at Bauer and Emap an insight into the print industry, has got off to a strong start.
Tower Supplies wins FSC accolade as De Vroede Group steps up green efforts
Envelope specialist Tower Supplies has bolstered its environmental effort by becoming FSC Chain of Custody accredited.
Borcombe SP ticked off for claiming to be 'leading eco-friendly printer'
Colour printer Borcombe SP (BSP) has been warned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) not to repeat the claim, "Britain's leading eco-friendly printer" on its direct mailing advertisement.
Calls for action as WWF says one-fifth of wood 'illegally sourced'
WWF has called for the EU to bring into force strong measures to protect the world's remaining forests after a report found illegal logging is on the increase with one-fifth of wood in 2006 illegally...
Paragon UK secures ISO 14001 across four sites
Paragon Group UK has bolstered its green accreditations after securing the ISO 14001 environmental standard.
Denny Bros steps up green efforts to gain ISO accreditation
Labelling group Denny Bros has achieved the ISO 14001 accredition.
Fujifilm designs tool to assess environmental impact of platemaking
Fujifilm has launched a new online plate-processing tool that allows printers to calculate the impact their platemaking has on the environment.
Diamant installs Europe's first Inca Turbo Plus flatbed printer
French printer Diamant Numrique has taken delivery of Europe's first Inca Turbo Plus flatbed printer in a bid to increase production capacity.
3,000 blank passports stolen from van
Thousands of blank passports worth around 2.5m have been stolen in a gang raid on a delivery van sent out from Oldham-based printing company 3M Security Printing and Systems.
Sarney optimistic as BT&D secures orders ahead of relaunch
Butler, Tanner & Dennis (BT&D) managing director Kevin Sarney has said the recent weeks have provided a springboard to bring the business back to life ahead of its relaunch next week.
Scheme to print tailored content on airline boarding passes takes off
Six airlines have signed up to a new initiative that will allow tailored content to be printed on customers' boarding passes.
Doubling cost of oil forces Chesapeake to up prices
US-owned packaging group Chesapeake has announced it will increase its prices by around 10%.
Another record-breaking month on printweek.com
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Berforts Group buys UK's first Nipson VaryPress 200 SED
The Berforts Group has responded to a growing demand for its short-run educational and academic book printing service by becoming the first UK printer to invest in the Nipson VaryPress 200 SED.
Monotype adds bevvy of new typefaces
Monotype Imaging has added more than 100 new typeface designs to its Monotype, Linotype and ITC collections.