News
Creo eyes growth after record sales
Creo had a record first quarter in the three months to 31 December and expects strong growth throughout 2004 on the back of new products, Spire servers for Xerox and plates.
Daly moves to TripleArc Group
Sarah Daly has joined print management company The TripleArc Group as business development director.
Encad reveals new wide-format 1000i
Encad has unveiled the NovaJet 1000i, which it hopes will win back wide-format market share from Hewlett-Packard and Epson.
Capital Print to upgrade to Optimus 2020
London screen printing company Capital Print & Display is upgrading its OCSL MIS equipment to the latest Optimus 2020 system, together with OCSLs e-commerce B2B system.
Polestar apprentice scheme kicks off
The Polestar Groups 37 new apprentices met for the first time at an induction meeting staged by the print group.
Northern Whig buys twin Oc VarioStream 7200s
Northern Whig has bought twin Oc VarioStream 7200 continuous feed printers, becoming one of the first commercial printers in Ireland to install a digital web-fed printing capability.
Lundin steps down as head of Holmen
Holmen Group president and chief executive Gran Lundin has become the second paper group chief to step down in a week.
DuPonts b-series on PPA list
DuPonts Cromalin b-series of digital proofing machines is in the final stages of gaining accreditation from the PPA.
TripleArc recruits Daly
Sarah Daly has joined print management group TripleArc as business development director.
Paper prices set to rise in spring
A number of paper merchants and one major manufacturer have announced price increases of between 5%-8%, most with effect from the beginning of March.
BBC boost for Colour Systems
Colour Systems has scored a coup by winning the pre-press contracts for two flagship BBC Magazines publications, <i>eve</i> and <i>Top Gear.</i>
Germans set to create print giant
Three European publishing and print giants: Axel Springer, Gruner + Jahr and Bertelsmann printing division Arvato, are locked in talks about forming a printing alliance.
HH looks to expand
Fast-growing print management company HH Associates is recruiting a group finance director as the company plans an aggressive programme of growth, both in the UK and Europe.
Independent continues tabloid push
The <i>Independent</i> will produce more compact editions than broadsheets from tomorrow, as selected regions become solely tabloid.
End of the line for Lewes print works
The old print works of WE Baxters in Lewes could be demolished following its sale, it was revealed today.