News

Thomas Potts has doubled its turnover with the 1.6m acquisition of print management company CCS from its administrator.

SE Labels has demerged from its Norwegian parent company, Rieber & Son, and will merge with sister company Riflex Folie.

Electronic Solutions has appointed David Russell as technical sales director.

Pre-press Direct is selling secondhand platesetters for the first time.

Clifford Thames Printing Company is demerging from the Clifford Thames Group in an MBO involving directors Nigel Grant, Gordon Billage and Mike Herbert.

Polestar's payment terms have been criticised by a disgruntled bindery owner who has been forced to issue a writ to recover money.

Bowne London handled the printing of Orange's offer prospectuses as the mobile phone company formally started its flotation procedure this week.

Martin Gale, managing director of UPM-Kymmene's Shotton Paper and Caledonian Paper, has been named as the new president of the Paper Federation of Great Britain.

Fujifilm and MAN Roland have formally opened their joint Technology Centre at MAN Roland's home in Augsburg, Germany.

Management consultant AT Kearney is targeting global Fortune 500 companies with a new print procurement system that uses a network of printers it has selected.

Heidelberg UK is pushing hard to establish at least two UK beta sites for the NexPress 2100 digital press.

Condé Nast has appointed Sarah Davidson as production manager to replace Jasper Scott, who joins IPC Media on 19 March.

The BPIF, with the help of Prontaprint, extolled the benefits of digital printing to a group of MPs gathered at the House of Commons this week.

AB Dick has signed an exclusive UK distributorship deal with Japanese press manufacturer Hamada, giving it its first foothold in the SRA3 landscape press market.

American group Big Flower has renamed its European operations under its new Vertis brand, amid speculation that it may shed some of its print interests