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Client Audit: Young Vic

Set up to nurture the talent of younger theatre professionals, the Young Vic in London is the home of young theatre artists and directors. Young Vic marketing and sales manager David Roots is in...

PPG boosts its eco credentials with purchase of KBA Rapida

B1 printer Polar Print Group (PPG) has invested 3m on two new KBA Rapida 105 presses which the firm be-lieves will be the worlds first carbon-neutral machines.

Presto fabric chosen for festival

Junkers & Mllers Mediatex Presto fabric has been used at the Kufstein Operetta Summer Festival in Tyrol, Austria.

Elliott Baxter launch new silk coated paper

Elliott Baxter (Ebb) has launched Satimat Green, a new range of silk coated paper and boards that are 50% recycled and 50% FSC virgin fibre.

Robert Home Group hosts local events

Robert Horne Group will organise a series of local events throughout the UK to celebrate customer loyalty for its coated range Hello.

BPIF survey: industry expects further M&A

The industry is set to experience further consolidation over the next two years with increasing merger and acquisition activity, according to a new BPIF report.

Howard Smith appoints Booth

Howard Smith Paper Group has made the first of a number of appointments to its customer value proposition team.

HFC backs extreme swimmer

Hampshire Flag Company has raised awareness of global warming by backing record-breaking endurance swimmer Lewis Gordon Pugh, 36, the first person to undertake a long distance swim at the North Pole.

UPM calls for sustainability collaboration

UPM Raflatacs president Heikki Pikkarainen has called for urgent industry collaboration on sustainability issues.

Antalis promotion won by lucky two

Antalis Tyvek promotion has resulted in Cardiff-based Allens Print print director Jonathan Mills and production director Mark Stephens winning a weekend break in Paris and tickets to see the Rugby...

Unite targets tougher laws

Unite has called for stiffer penalties in corporate manslaughter cases, including imprisonment forcompany directors and senior managers.

Arc Colourprint buys Wohlenberg 92 to cut mistakes and speed up

A digital and B2 printer in Edinburgh has invested in a new Wohlenberg 92 guillotine, replacing a 20-year-old machine.

Ward Knowles in sales boost after acquisition

Ward Knowles is anticipating a 3m sales boost following its acquisition of Preston-based forms business, Northwest Continuous.

Printers assets sold in auction

More than 150 buyers descended on the Deeside home of Graphoprint last week, where the assets of the ill-fated printer went under the hammer.

Friedheim hires sales specialist

Jon Dunks has joined Friedheim International as product sales specialist. He will be covering London, Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire and Middlesex.