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Order receipt jobs to go at Openshaw Gold
Openshaw is to close the order receipt facility for its Openshaw Gold online ordering service at its Redhill, Walsall and Bristol offices, resulting in 12 redundancies
Strong Drupa aids KBA sales growth
KBA has attributed the growth in turnover and profits in its preliminary year-end results to a successful Drupa, buoyant Eastern markets and strong newspaper press and sheetfed sales
Kinyosha buys sole UK and Europe distributor DIC
Blanket manufacturer Kinyosha has acquired DIC Europe, the company that exclusively distributed its products in the UK and Europe for 28 years
Vutek collects second award
Vutek has recorded another first, this time in the Grand Format (Inkjet Print) Category of the 2001 Digital Imaging Marketing Association "Digital Printer Shoot-Out" competition, staged at the recent...
Xerox sales drop is part of Xeikon loss
Xeikon has blamed its poor results for the year 2000 on exchange rate fluctuations and a 50% fall in its sales to Xerox
Beacon wins 1m mail-out job
Beacon Graphics has printed the 1m leaflets used for Volvos door-drop mailing, organised by JJ Marketing
Boots is to up mag run by 50% to 3m
Boots is increasing the print run of its Health & Beauty magazine by 50% to 3m from May
Rudd leaves Express
Express Newspapers production director Paul Rudd has departed on amicable terms in the latest blow to hit the group after its acquisition by Northern & Shell.
HH Pegg acquires "merchant's merchant" Worsley
Paper agent HH Pegg is on the hunt for more acquisitions following the purchase of Worsley Paper, which is known as the "merchants merchant"
Paper Federation caution over green pledge
The Paper Federation has issued a cautious response to Prime Minister Tony Blairs Budget-day pledge to invest 100m in renewable energy as part of a wide-ranging commitment to tackling green issues
Kappa in 1bn AssiDomn buy
Kappa Holdings has agreed to buy AssiDomn Corrugated and Containerboard in a 1bn (SEK10.4bn) deal
Xerox launches personal print system at IDMF
Xerox launched its new mass personalisation solution at the International Direct Marketing Fair this week
Pulp and Paper centre to close
The Pulp and Paper Information Centre is to close after two key members withdrew financial support and put funding into the Confederation of Paper Industries instead
Premier's new line is Essential
Premier Paper has re-vamped its board range, assembling a range of brands and other new products under the Essential name, which will launch on the market on 2 April
Jones leaves WAM!NET for JPY
Former WAM!NET international sales director Harvey Jones has joined pre-press developer JPY as sales and marketing director and "is looking forward to the challenge"