News

Johnston Press has issued a cautious trading outlook for 2008, while the group's chief executive Tim Bowdler has started the search for a successor ahead of his retirement, planned for May 2009.

Preston City Council's print unit has boosted its folding productivity by 75% after investing in a Horizon B2 touch-folding system.

A Hemel Hempstead-based organisation that produces recycled paper using a converted 110-year-old Victorian paper mill has been recognised for saving more than 130 tonnes of waste going to landfill.

London's <i> Evening Standard</i> fended off the rise and rise of the capital's freesheets, showing year-on-year growth against a backdrop of overall newspaper circulation decline in November.

An East Sussex-based post-press kit firm has resurfaced under a new name after machine development for "a big player" in finishing manufacturing went "way behind schedule", according to the owner.

Benson Group, the printed cartonboard manufacturer, has acquired chilled packaging company Integrated Packaging to create an 85m-turnover giant.

Domino Printing Sciences has posted double-digit profit growth following a year of acquisitions.

Jones and Palmer has added greater flexibility to its finishing department following the installation of a CCM Premier guillotine.

Unite has hit out at the UK government for its role in blocking the European Union proposal to improve the rights of temporary workers, accusing it of "caving into scaremongering" from business...

The Confederation of European Paper Industries is planning a new workshop on implementing the Reach regulations, which replace more than 40 existing directives and regulations on the use of chemicals...

<i>London Sport</i> is moving to a larger format and upgrading its paper stock across the magazine, in a move that will increase the value of its printing contract.

We've unveiled our new and improved printing industry jobs website to cater for the employment needs of jobseekers and recruiters.

Document Solutions has set its sights on expansion in 2008 after ending its single-sourcing deal with Xerox.

HP has continued to ramp up its presence in the large-format and digital signage sector with the acquisition of NUR Macroprinters for 57.9m ($117.5m).

The commercial print industry will benefit substantially from the cut in interest rates announced by the Bank of England yesterday (6 December), according to finance experts.