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Global media specialist Clear Channel Communications has bought the assets of Mega Profile, after the company went into administrative receivership.

Goss International has effectively doubled in size with the completion of its acquisition of Heidelberg Web Systems.

Polestar has looked outside the industry to find the boss for its new Sheffield gravure plant.

Print management company HH Associates drive to drum up more European business has continued with the appointment of Chris Onslow as a non-executive director.

ESP Colour has won the contract to produce fundraising packs for the BBC's Children in Need appeal.

M-real has agreed to sell its subsidiary Price & Pierce Group to Gould Paper for an undisclosed sum.

Astron has secured a three-year contract to manage the Scottish Executive's print, publishing and related services.

Industrial action over pay at Polestar Direct has been avoided following talks between the firms management and GPMU officials.

Scitex Vision has launched a lower-cost super-wide format press the GOjet. The 3m-wide four-colour machine targets smaller print and sign firms that specialise in outdoor super-wide work.

Pulp and paper businesses were responsible for less than 0.5% of all serious pollution incidents in the UK in 2003, an Environment Agency (EA) study has found.

Stora Enso has said that it expects price increases in the fine paper market in the second half of 2005 on the back of strong demand in the first half.

Trinity Mirror is to open two full-colour print sites before the end of the year as part of its ongoing review to reduce the groups 124m annual print bill.

Wyndeham chairman Bryan Bedson hands the trophy to victorious team captain Andy Franks, group production director at Emap, following this weeks inaugural Gentlemen vs Players cricket match.

St Ives Peterborough has been named as The Economists highest performing supplier over the past year.

HH Associates is eying further expansion in the UK and Europe following the opening of an office in Leeds.