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PPA wins Postcomm price dispute

The PPA has won its battle with Postcomm over price controls for magazine delivery service Presstream. Postal regulator Postcomm is to keep the second-class system, Presstream 2, within price controls...

Redactive moves pre-press for 14 of its publications in-house

Redactive Media Group is the latest magazine publisher to bring its repro in-house.

Rising costs hit Agfa revenues

Agfas 2005 full-year results are a stark example of why the manufacturer has increased its prices, said UK managing director Laurence Roberts.

Union members to strike at IP

Amicus GPMS members at International Papers Inverurie mill have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action, following the rejection of the lastest pay proposals.

ABCs show fall for Guardian

Guardian Newspapers decision to avoid promotions for its Berliner flagships, despite a month-on-month drop in figures, has been backed by chief executive Carolyn McCall.

Relief as OFT shelves its distribution proposals

Magazine and newspaper publishers have welcomed a decision by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to drop its controversial magazine distribution plans.

Murdoch urges press to embrace change or die

Newspapers will have to change and adapt to the demands and advances of new technology if they are to survive, according to Rupert Murdoch.

Aon creates dedicated paper credit division

Aon Trade Credit, a division of Aon, has established a credit insurance division for the paper, pulp and publishing markets.

Polar guillotine to go in at Pelican

PelicanPrint & Design has further boosted its expansion plans by investing in a new Heidelberg guillotine.

Riviera appoints Indian firm to handle its repro

Another UK publisher has chosen to move its pre-press overseas to India-based firm Express KCS.

Agfa unveils plate quality monitor

Agfa has announced plans to launch its quality control monitor aimed at plate production in the newspaper printing sector.

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KBA UK has recruited Trevor Tordoff as an area sales manager for northern England. He is leaving his production manager post at Trader Media Group and will report to executive sales director Mark...