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CFH 'keen to promote sustainability' with green accreditations
CFH Total Document Management has bolstered its green credentials after securing FSC and PEFC accreditation across its range of products, including envelopes, business forms and bank statements.
University print department claims UK first for FSC certification
The University of Leicester's in-house printing department AVS Print has become FSC certified - a first for a UK university, it said.
SmartWorks guides SMEs through green issues
SmartWorks, part of environmental behaviour company Global Action Plan, has launched a training module designed to help SMEs become more environmentally sustainable.
August Equity drops bid for TMN Group
August Equity has withdrawn its 70p-a-share offer for the TMN Group - the online marketing company that was the subject of a bid from Tangent Communications in May.
LaserBand wins NHS wristband contract
The NHS has awarded a multi-year contract to LaserBand to provide a broad range of patient wristband products for immediate use in all NHS hospitals in England and Wales.
De La Rue selected as a printer for Ethiopian bank note contract
De La Rue has joined German Gieseck and Deverient in a multi-million pound deal to print bank notes for the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) after Francois-Charles Oberthur Fiduciarie (FCOF), the...
Aspect boosts plate capacity with 800,000 Screen buy
Aspect Graphics has upped its plate capacity by more than a third after overhauling its platesetter operation with a Screen PlateRite 4300S.
Quebecor World seals 27.5m deal with Reader's Digest
Troubled print giant Quebecor World has signed a $55m (27.5m) multi-year deal with Reader's Digest as its bid for survival continues.
Independent Paper sets accreditation target for all stock
Independent Paper has revealed plans to achieve accreditation for all its stock within the year, after its flagship brand Amadeus was awarded PEFC certification.
DMA postal chief claims PAS proposals are 'key to direct mail future'
The DMA's head of postal affairs Alex Walsh has said that the controversial PAS 2020 proposals concerning direct marketing are key to the future of the direct mail industry.
Felix Dennis' rebranded Butler, Tanner & Dennis geared for August launch
Butler and Tanner will reopen its doors on the 1 August with an initial staff of 80, under the new brand of Butler, Tanner & Dennis, following its acquisition by publishing entrepreneur Felix Dennis.
Mitsubishi shuffles UK roles as Doliwa leaves
Thomas Doliwa has resigned as managing director of Mitsubishi Lithographic Presses (MLP) UK to return to "take up a new challenge" in mainland Europe.
Harlow Printing opens door on 2m upgrade
Specialist printer Harlow Printing has opened a purpose-built 2m print facility to house its rapidly expanding print management business.
Report warns of falling marketing spend rates
Advertising spend is falling at its fastest rate since the 11 September terrorist attacks, according to the latest Bellwether Report from the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising.
DVLA offers envelope tender worth up to 60m
The DVLA is offering a print tender worth between 36m-60m which would involve supplying envelopes to government departments and authorities.