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The Trade & Industry Forum of The Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers held its 2004 summer colloquium on 7 June entitled A view from the top.

Polestar has signed a two-year deal to print Haymarket title GP, the first title the firm has produced for the publisher for four years.

M-real has appointed Hannu Anttila as its new president and chief executive, to replace Jouko Jaakkola who is to retire next year.

M-real has appointed Hannu Anttila as its new president and chief executive, to replace Jouko Jaakkola who is to retire next year.

Share trades in St Ives and Wyndeham led to speculation that St Ives was about to make a bid for its competitor.

Euro 2004 has brought a summer high to the printing industry. Print companies across a range of sectors are set to profit from football fever surrounding the championships in Portugal.

Cond Nast commercial production manager Paul McCarthy is to take on Keith Clearys former role at M-real.

VGL, the digital and screen print specialist, has invested 250,000 in the UKs first LightJet 500XL from Oc.

A new company, Onform Reels, has been established that will combine the reels divisions of paper merchants James McNaughton, Premier Paper and MoDo Merchants.

Mirror Colour Print managing director Norman Walker is to the leave the company at the end of the month after 23 years of service, under circumstances that a source described as a bit political.

Nigel Griffiths, the minister for small business and enterprise, will visit Ormolu Groups Livingston operation ahead of his appearance at next months Vision in Print (ViP) conference.

The BPIF has welcomed new legislation that could reduce the number of employment tribunals, after research showed some 84% of employers in London are worrying about their financial implications.

Radio Times magazine is to carry the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) logo from the 12-18 June issue, as BBC Magazines continues to move its portfolio across to FSC certified paper.

The Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI) has said it is pleased its message is finally getting through to the government, but it still has concerns over combined heat and power (CHP).

Suffolk printer William Clowes has appointed Susie Allison as customer service manager and will install a 1.5m, 96pp press within weeks.