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Free listing in the AIFMP directory
The All India Federation of Master Printers (AIFMP) in association with Press Ideas Publishing is set to publish the All India Printers Directory (AIPD) 2011.
Innovia Films fined after fireball incident
Packaging manufacturer Innovia Films has been fined 90,000 after two workers were engulfed by a fireball following a prosecution by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
Flint Group expands low-migration ink production following food packaging scares
Ink manufacturer Flint Group has extended its Milan-based production facility to boost capacity following increased demand from clients in the UK and worldwide.
Steffprint purchases new Speedmaster XL 105
Commercial printer Steffprint has purchased and installed its second Speedmaster XL 105 in four years.
100m-turnover business created by Writtle and Loewy merger
A 100m-turnover cross-media company has been created after a merger between Writtle Holdings and Loewy Group.
Hollywood Monster adds Port Vale to football club roster
Birmingham-based Hollywood Monster has added Port Vale to the roster of football clubs for which it supplies a range of signage and branding.
Lord Digby Jones calls on government to help SMEs rebuild economy
The government must recognise the value of small companies and cut regulatory paperwork in order to help them trade the economy out its current "malaise", the former minister for UK trade and...
Mediatech sold out of administration to previous owners
Direct mail and print business Mediatech has gone into administration and been sold back to its previous owners.
Print young turks set off on India yatra
Six young print turks, Hyuma Mahadevia (Yamir Packaging, Ahmedabad), Akshay Poddar (Mytec Process, Bengaluru), Vasant Goel (Gopsons, New Delhi), Vividh Makhija (India Offset Press, New Delhi), Alok...
Chesapeake wins DuPont award for innovation
Chesapeake Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Packaging has received a DuPont award for the packaging it designed for GSK's Sensodyne toothpaste.
Adobe adds electronic signature capability with EchoSign buy
Adobe Systems, developer of the ubiquitous Creative Suite design software, has acquired EchoSign, a web-based provider of electronic signatures and signature automation with more than 3m users...
Wyndeham Heron hit by fire
Wyndeham Heron suffered a fire this morning, which, PrintWeek understands, affected one press.
Killer app: Gilchrist soups up labels for Heinz range
Heinz has undertaken a rebranding of its range of Big Soups in a bid to give the range greater shelf impact. The company tied with packaging branding business Gilchrist, design firm Cowan, litho...
Five-figure investments for Foldermatics
Print finisher Foldermatics has made a five-figure investment in second-hand machinery to increase its services to customers.