News

Packaging Federation hits back over DETR paper

The Packaging Federation has issued a forceful response to the DETRs consultation paper on the Recovery and Recycling Targets for Packaging Waste in 2001

Euro expansion for Polestar

Polestar is poised to announce its long-expected acquisition of a European printing business. <br> <br>

Beacon bags award for its Pureprint process

The Beacon Press has won an efficiency award from Water UK and the Environment Agency for its trademarked waterless and alcohol-free printing process, Pureprint.<br> <br>

Burgess kit snapped up at auction

The Print Factory of Watford and Shipley's Herbert Walker & Son picked up some key greetings card printing kit at the Burgess auction, held last week. <br> <br>

Communisis nears end of sell-off plan

The selling spree at Communisis continues after the former John Mansfield Group waved goodbye to Waddington Jaycare and its Milton Keynes envelope business. <br> <br>

Mann, Redfern start new firms

Two separate companies have risen from the demise of Mann Redfern, the Wakefield used machinery dealer which went into receivership earlier this month. <br> <br

Conference hears how to profit from digital print

Printers should learn to be driven not by enthusiasm for technology, but by enthusiasm for their customers, according to CAP Ventures director Elisabeth Bitsch-Christensen. <br> <br>

UK debut for UltraStream at Print UK

Indigo will exhibit its new UltraStream press for the first time in this country at Print UK next week. <br> <br>

Forecast positive, says Picon survey

Picon's latest quarterly industrial trends survey has suggested a positive business outlook among suppliers despite tough trading conditions in the last two quarters. <br> <br>

Bezier Corporate goes digital

Bezier Corporate Print has gone digital with a Xerox DocuColor 2060 device, installed last week. <br> <br>

Impac acquires Sony print arm

Impac has consolidated its market leading position in the European multimedia packaging industry with the acquisition of Sony Music Printing in Holland. <br><br

Three St Ives sites in running for CTP

St Ives' first CTP system in its magazine printing division will be installed at one of three flagship web plants: Andover, Caerphilly or Plymouth. <br> <br>

Disposals lead to 45m loss at 4imprint

4imprint, formerly Bemrose, has posted interim pre-tax losses of 45.3m compared to a 1.5m profit for the same period last year. <br> <br

Legal & General wins PIPS vote

The Printing Industry Pension Scheme (PIPS) has chosen Legal & General as the sole provider of stakeholder pensions for its members. <br><br>

Tech-ni-fold's Harris reveals new cover device

Tech-ni-fold's Graham Harris, the man behind the award-winning Tri-Creaser, has developed a prototype cover feeding attachment for stitching lines. <br> <br>