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Polestar Applied to print marketing material for travel group
Polestar Applied Solutions has been selected as preferred supplier to produce a range of brochures and marketing material for travel group Stella Travel Services.
CPC Packaging fined after employee left with 'permanent limp'
An employee at printer CPC Packaging has been awarded nearly 7,000 following an accident that left him with a broken metatarsal.
London freesheet recycling scheme bags 120 tonnes of waste
A recycling scheme imposed by Westminster Council on the publishers of London's two free evening newspapers has already dealt with more than 100 tonnes of paper, despite only being in operation since...
Entrepreneurial pair buy WPS in 'seven-figure deal'
Print entrepreneurs Ian Wright and Emma Dutton have acquired Wright Printing Services (WPS) for an undisclosed "seven-figure sum".
Word for Word plans expansion and brings lamination in-house
A finishing company in Yorkshire has brought its laminating in-house and is now setting about training up the next generation of the company.
PSP targets 1m growth with guillotine purchase
Poplar Services Printers (PSP) has kicked off a major investment spree with a new Perfecta guillotine, which it hopes will lead to a 1m increase in turnover.
Capital kit set for auction as company sale draws blanks
Begbies Traynor has given up hope of selling failed large-format printer Capital as a going concern and is now set to auction off the company's equipment.
Star Print looks to local market with new plate system
Middlesex-based Star Print is to start offering a plate bureau service to local printers following the purchase of a Suprasetter A74 computer-to-plate system from Heidelberg.
Time is running out
The entry deadline for the <i>PrintWeek</i> Awards has been extended to 25 July.
Ecover is first to try out Responsible Print's tracking service
Ecover, the eco-friendly cleaning products manufacturer, has become the first company to use the Responsible Print environmental tracking service for print buyers, set up by Four Corners.
Printers gloomy over economy despite HSBC's brighter forecast
The BPIF has said most printing companies are pessimistic about the economy, despite banking giant HSBC saying the UK is unlikely to plunge into a recession.
Tullis gets 8.1m grant to build power plant
Funding has finally been secured for Tullis Russell's 100m biomass combined heat and power plant in Markinch, Scotland.
David Cameron proposes Chapter 11 style system in UK
Chapter 11 style creditor protection procedures could be introduced in the UK should the Conservatives win the next general election.
FSB accuses large companies of 'exploiting' SMEs over payments
Large companies are using smaller businesses as "an unofficial source of credit" by delaying invoice payments, according to the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).
Adare claims DM spend remains vital to advertisers during credit crunch
Targeted direct mail campaigns remain vital for businesses during the credit crunch, despite the pressure to reduce ad spend, according to Adare.