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City Litho takeover elevates Paramount to £2m turnover
Paramount Printers has grown to a £2m-turnover operation after acquiring rival Edinburgh firm City Litho in a six-figure deal.
Quad/Graphics posts Q2 sales decline
Sussex WI-based Quad/Graphics reported a $20.8m Q2 net loss following a 4.4% year-on-year sales decline to $934m.
Price confident in Paperlinx future
New non-executive director Andrew Price said he had 'enthusiastically accepted' the invitation to the Paperlinx board following completion of the company's strategic review.
Weedon PSC joins POPAI
The packaging and POS display manufacturer has joined trade body Point-of-Purchase Advertising International, to help improve its service offer.
NLGS to be phased out in favour of FFL
The Government's flagship National Loan Guarantee Scheme has been sidelined in favour of the new 80bn Funding for Lending (FFL) initiative, just five months after it launched.
Shawbrook Bank profitable less than a year after launching
The new bank, officially launched in October 2011 to provide funding to SMEs, has hit break-even point, it has announced.
Technique MIS recognised for mobile app
UK-based Technique MIS has scored a Printing Industries of America (PIA) Intertech Award for its iTechnique mobile app.
Print industry news roundup: Paperlinx, BGP, Arjowiggins, S&G, Metsa Board, Whittington Press
Stay up to date with your procurement supply chain thanks to print industry news at your fingertips. This week: Paperlinx management reshuffle continues; Arjowiggins to balance UK recycled supply...
SME output falls for the first time in more than two years
SME output has fallen for the first time since October 2009, according to a Confederation of British Industry (CBI) survey.
Shire Leasing to offer finance on print software
Shire Leasing has launched a new finance scheme specifically to help printers finance investment in software and other "intangible" assets such as training and consultancy.
John D Henderson director passes away
Leslie Clark, a director of historic paper merchant John D Henderson, has died aged 92.
Kodak Q2 loss rises as creditor claims top $20.5bn
Kodak has posted a pre-tax loss of $300m (193m) in its second quarter results, a 54% increase on last year's $195m loss, as it revealed total creditor claims had reached $20.5bn.
Arjowiggins balances UK waste and paper production
Arjowiggins Graphics has committed to sourcing the equivalent amount of UK waste paper that it takes to produce recycled paper for the UK market.
Paperlinx management shuffle sees French exit as Price joins board
Paperlinx director for UK and Ireland Paul French has decided to leave the company at the end of September.
John Brown Printers installs new solar panel system
John Brown Printers has installed a 50kWp solar panel system on the roof of its Bilborough-based office.