News

Sunderland-based printer Edward Thompson Group is set to clinch a deal to print 200m ballot papers for African elections in three states.

New Jarrold Printing has been handed the contract to print Channel 4 spin-off magazine <i>A Place in the Sun</i>.

Pensord Press was the subject of BBC2s Working Lunch programme this week, focussing on the companys innovative employee stakeholder scheme (PrintWeek 22 January).

The Mail on Sunday has published a report on Britains top 300 millionaires, with former Tetra Pak packaging heir Hans Rausing leading the print, paper, packaging and publishing entries.

Multigraphics is to undergo a rebranding, and is finalising negotiations to move into a new 4,650sq m factory in Halifax.

Heidelberg has confirmed the sale of its web offset division to Goss International and its digital division to Kodak as it seeks to fully concentrate on its core business of sheetfed machinery.

Polestar chief executive Barry Hibbert has joined the board of the BPIF as a non-executive director.

Security printing specialist Checkprint has been named as one of the top 50 small business companies to work for, according to a Sunday Times survey.

RR Donnelley has completed the 1.54bn ($2.8bn) acquisition of Moore Wallace creating the largest printing company in North America.

DS Smith has agreed a deal to buy Linpac Containers Group in a 170m cash deal.

Bridgewater Paper Company has entered into consultative talks with the GPMU over 60 proposed job losses at its plant.

The Polestar Anglia mini-web printing business in Diss, Norfolk, is to close with potential job losses for 56 staff.

Polestar has revealed more details of its on-going plan to transform its Leeds-based Petty facility into a super-plant with the largest 64pp press capacity in Europe.

Leo Quinn is to take over at the helm of security printer De La Rue when Ian Much retires at the end of May.

McDonalds Restaurants has handed its printed forms and stationery contract to print management firm image2office.