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Gardners' conditions improve
Working conditions at Eastbournes Gardners Books appear to be improving following the GMPUs presentation of a petition signed by 262 workers
Color Co opens its new London training centre
The Color Co has opened a print and training centre in Waterloo, opposite the London Eye
ACL looks outside the box for growth
ACL Cartons is bringing its printing in-house and is looking to move into the point-of-sale market by acquisition
Associated installs Agfa Polaris at regional sites
Associated Mediabase is installing Agfa Polaris platesetters at its regional print sites in what could become the biggest single deal for newspaper CTP in the UK
API in first-half profit warning
API has predicted that profits for the first half of the year will be materially less than previously expected due to the economic slowdown in North America
Astron to close south London digital print centre
Astron is closing its digital printing centre in south London and moving work to its facilities management sites in the City and its Huntingdon headquarters
Nokia test boosts Comeleon shares
Shares in Comeleon have soared by over 30% to 215p after Nokia approved its e-comeleon printing method
CTP spend wins deals for Duncan Web
Duncan Web Offsets 20m investment is paying dividends following Emap Automotives decision to select the company as production partner for the move to CTP of three of its monthly consumer titles
Milford moves to colour with Carson buy
The Sherwood Press Group has acquired digital specialist Carson Offset for an undisclosed sum
UK firms hit back at Belgian quality jibe
The export sales director of a Belgian group has come under fire for suggesting that the weak euro mantra was an excuse for UK printers not providing the desired quality
DfEE proposes statutory training levy
The Government could impose a statutory training levy on the print sector if firms do not address the growing skills shortage problem
Polestar settles Goddard Bill
Polestar has paid Goddard Bindery Group for an outstanding 8,000 invoice issued in October
Administrative receivers in at ailing Lithopak
Stockport-based Premipak, which trades as Lithopak, has been placed into administrative receivership with FPD Savills by one of its investors
Clays sets up new cover and jacket printing facility
St Ives book arm Clays is setting up a new purpose-built jacket and cover printing facility at its Bungay, Suffolk site
Heidelberg orders up by almost 30%
Heidelbergs nine-month order level is up by around 631m (E1bn) on the same period last year due to particularly strong performances in sheetfed, web and digital