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Brann DC is renamed Stream
Brann Direct Communications has been rebranded by its new owner, HFS Projects, which is also planning a major investment programme.
Integrated Packaging buys LS640 after 3m move
Integrated Packaging has bought a Komori Lithrone LS640 after completing a 3m move to a 12,000m2 refurbished plant.
BPIF welcomes Clark, Taylor to top board roles
Mike Taylor of Fulmar and Stephen Clark of Southernprint have taken up senior board roles with the BPIF.
Weir cuts jobs and becomes Winnets
Packaging repro giant Weir Holdings has rebranded to Winnets and made redundancies.
BGP bumps up capacity with Lithoman IV
Benhamgoodheadprint (BGP) has opted for a new web to augment its commercial web wing at Bicester.
UK paper makers facing industrial action
More than 4,500 GPMU members in the paper industry are to be called on for industrial action, following the breakdown of talks yesterday.
Have you seen this man?
PrintWeek is keen to hear about the whereabouts and current career of erstwhile J Howitt & Son chief executive James Elliot.
Nuts and Zoo lead lads' mags growth
Men's weekly magazines Zoo and Nuts have pushed up print volumes for the mens' lifestyle magazine by almost a quarter, according to the latest ABCs.
Croucher in move from B&T to MPG
Mark Croucher has left Butler and Tanner after just eight months to join MPG Group as deputy managing director of Unwin Brothers.
First Impression ceases trading
South London printer First Impression has closed its doors leaving serious debts to suppliers.
Creo to terminate NCS supply contract
Creo has served 90 days notice on NCS, its biggest UK dealer, stopping it being a Creo authorised reseller from 6 November.
Quebecor prints Bauers Cut
Quebecor World will today enter the high-octane world of mens weekly magazines, with the arrival on newsstands of publisher H Bauers Cut.
BASF sidesteps printing ink sell-off speculation
BASF has again declined to comment on reports that it is about to sell its printing inks unit for up to 400m (598m).
HDP publishes green manifesto
Hydro-Dynamic Products has launched its environmental manifesto and announced its intention to gain ISO 14001 accreditation as a matter or urgency.
Huge increase in orders for Heidelberg
Drupa generated a huge surge in orders for Heidelberg in its first quarter, but the massive cost of the show effectively wiped out operating profits from continuing operations.