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Hawthornes Printers in Nottingham played host to a party of Russian printers representing 16 companies.

Formal insolvency procedures are "not the disaster you might think" and could help businesses to negotiate their way through rocky patches, according to a corporate recovery specialist.

Howard Hunt City has bought a third factory at its Dartford site to make way for its second 1.5m Scheffer offline finishing line, boosting floorspace by 35% to 13,500m.

International financier George Soros investment business is believed to be in talks with private equity house Madison Dearborn Partners to join its 2bn takeover bid for Jefferson Smurfit Group.

Graphic Facilities has won the repro contract for <i>Radio Times </i>after it was put out to tender for the first time.

London-based digital pre-press specialist Electronic Solutions (ES) has announced a partnership with Mtivity to use its print marketing software.

JJays has updated its services for receiving digital files including delivery via the internet and ISDN.

Oc has secured a deal to print the <i>Toronto Globe and Mail </i>at the remote newspaper printing site at Stroma, the fourth newspaper to go live at the Wembley plant.

Antalis has increased its European sales coverage by expanding its merchanting operations into the Swedish and Turkish markets.

A new digital printer has been set up in the centre of Liverpool. Impress Digital is the brainchild of director Barry Hodgson, who has had extensive experience selling digital print.

Sdra has raised the price of its Northern Bleached Softwood Kraft (NBSK) pulp by 7 ($10) per tonne, taking the price to 330 per tonne from 1 June.

Four printers have joined forces to secure a deal to manage and produce all of Honda UKs print requirements.

Cityprint has entered a new era of design after it beat three design agencies to win the contract to produce a corporate promotional pack for Thomas Cook.

Smith & McLaurin, the labelstock manufacturer based in Kilbarchan, near Glasgow, has gone into administration after suffering from industry overcapacity, price cuts and declining sales.

Wyndeham Press has agreed to sell the land in Newbury on which its Riverside Packaging subsidiary is located in a 3.7m cash deal.