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Print bosses receive honours
William Alden, group managing director of the Alden Group and former chairman of the Print & Graphic Communication National Training Organisation, has been awarded an MBE in the Queens Birthday...
Hinton to draw work to Seven
Advertising industry veteran Graham Hinton has joined Seven Worldwide with the brief to build business with advertising agencies.
Brown appointed as BPIF board member
Cicely Brown has joined the BPIFs executive board as director of corporate and external affairs.
Collapsed Pelican Press emerges as Holdmede
Pelican Press in Manchester has emerged as Holdmede, two weeks after Pelican went into liquidation due to a 100,000 bad debt from Public Sector Information, which wound up in May.
Artprint buys BAS after Gumn retires
BAS Printers, which specialises in books and catalogues for fine art, has been sold to Artprint Holdings following the retirement of managing director David Gumn.
Deller passes away aged 82
Jack Deller, founder of print industry recruitment specialist Jack Deller Associates, has died aged 82.
Cambridge Newspapers in 4.5m deal with KBA
Cambridge Newspapers has signed a 4.5m contract with KBA to enhance its press line to satisfy advertisers demand for back-to-back colour.
Access contracts will bolster sales
Access Plus, the Bristol-based print management group, has recovered from "flat" trading conditions after winning five new contracts during its second quarter.
FIFA blames World Cup hosts for ticket chaos
FIFA claims that it warned the World Cup 2002 organising committee months before the tournament be-gan that ticketing problems could arise, and has praised Manchester-based Byrom for its handling of...
Fry appointed new Bousfield financial chief
Bousfield has appointed a new finance director and introduced a plan to enhance customer service.
Bootyman praises Mitsubishi models
Bootyman Printers director Phil Bailey says Mitsubishi presses are "the best kept secret in the industry", and in a demonstration of his faith his firm has installed a six-colour Diamond 1000 LS with...
Printing.com records healthy turnover
Printing.com has reported a 45% rise in turnover and a 43% fall in its pre-tax losses, as anticipated in its preliminary results for the year ending 31 March 2002 (<i>PrintWeek</i>, 14 June).
Enfocus set to open up PDF network
Enfocus Software plans to open up its Ghent PDF Workgroup, which will look at developing and maintaining PDF certified standards, to global production associations.
Newspaper publishers called on to adopt Adfast
The advertising industry has called on national newspaper publishers to adopt Adfast at the earliest opportunity so that transactions are simpler.
Pine Tree to sell off-the-shelf software
Pine Tree Systems, the Danish digital asset management software firm, has launched a range of off-the-shelf products for printers and publishers.