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Clarity bags medical document contract

Clarity Gazebo in Willenhall, Staffordshire has won a contract to produce medical documents for a group of hospitals in east London.

Southernprint prints customer mags for RBS

Southernprint has printed two test customer magazines for Royal Bank of Scotland.

Williams Gibbons produces Popworld spin-off

William Gibbons has printed a spin-off weekly title from Channel 4s <i>Popworld</i> show.

Hampshire Flags rolls out Navy banner

The Hampshire Flag Company has produced a giant banner for the Royal Navy to welcome troops to Cyprus as they return home from service in Afghanistan.

Client audit Mencap

One of the UKs largest charities, Mencap is a leading learning disabilities charity and is this year celebrating its 60th anniversary. It campaigns for equal rights and greater opportunities for those...

Brown budget definitely bad news for printers

One view expressed in your last issue was that Gordon Browns Budget was neutral for the print industry. In my view, the bad far outweighed the good. I agree with Andrew Brown from the BPIF that it was...

PCP spends 1m to bring binding in-house

Precision Colour Printing (PCP) has invested more than 1m to bring around 800,000 of perfect binding in-house at its Telford base.

Polestar divides e-procurement arm

Polestar Applied Solutions, the group's e-procurement arm, has split into two units in a bid to bring a simplified business to the market.

Maternity leave rejig is a windfall for parents

Legislation has come into force this week to increase the period of Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) by a third and pave the way for 26 weeks unpaid paternity leave for fathers.

S&G makes play for Scottish market

Welsh magazine and commercial print group Stephens & George (S&G) is to open a Scottish office as part of its plan to increase its presence north of the border.

Work Wise puts focus on flexible working

Work Wise, the body dedicated to promoting flexible, remote and mobile working, is running a national Work Wise Week on 16-22 May to raise employer awareness of the productivity benefits of different...

Northprint's 40th set for success

Northprint is already proving a hit with visitors and the show has yet to open its doors. Still with a few weeks to go, registered visitor numbers are significantly up and already exceed 2005s total...

Orchard installs 10-colour CD 74

Orchard Press has installed a 10-colour B2 Speedmaster CD 74 and is on track to increase its turnover by 20%.

Quebecor, KBA seek to boost Compacta speed

Quebecor World is working with KBA to boost the maximum output speed of its Compacta 818 72pp commercial web press.

Sun Chemicals sales rejigged

Ink and consumables giant Sun Chemical has revamped its sheetfed commercial sales presence to enhance its customer service.