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Gourmet Society promotion to target businesses with 100,000 cards from PCS each month
Plastic Cards Services (PCS) is producing a run of 100,000 Gourmet Society Dining Cards each month for the Gourmet Society.
St Ives chairman Emley to step down this month after 22 years
St Ives chairman Miles Emley will retire on 25 April after almost 22 years at the group.

Regional Growth Fund round one doubled to 450m as round two launched
The government has almost doubled the amount available in its Regional Growth Fund to 450m after first-round bids exceeded expectations.

Healeys slashes job production time with K&B cutting system
Healeys Print Group has claimed that it has saved 80 hours of production time on a single job after installing a Kocher+Beck inline offset cutting system (IOC).

Futura installs Xerox 1000 at K R Road and makes an impact
Bengaluru-based press Futura Digital installed a Xerox Colour 1000 press at their K R Road facility in Bengaluru, one of their two facilities. It is the first one in South India.

Vasan Publications selects Vjoon K4 cross-media publishing platform from Germany
Chennai-based publisher Vasan Publications has opted for the Vjoon K4 cross-media publishing platform as a replacement for its Wood Wing system.
BILT reconsiders listing on London Stock Exchange
Ballarpur Industries has put on hold the initial public offering (IPO) of BILT Paper, its overseas subsidiary on the London Stock Exchange (LSE).

International Paper announces entry into India, agrees to purchase shares of Andhra Pradesh Paper Mills
USA- based International Paper (IP) has announced an agreement with Kolkata-based Bangur Group, to purchase about 53.5% of the outstanding shares of Andhra Pradesh Paper Mills APPM for approximately...

Group Alpna notch up 40 installations of dryers over the last two years
Delhi-based Alpna Visual Packaging Aids have had more than 40 installations of its UV, IR and hot air dryers. These are fitted to Sakurai cylinder screen presses.
US print shows signs of growth
The US printing industry may be finally showing signs of emerging from recession as the latest Manufacturing ISM Report on Business, noted it was one of 14 manufacturing sectors on the rise last...
US Postal Service to boost mail volumes with tailored mail packages
The US Postal Service said this week the domestic printing industry could get a boost from a new type of contract it signed with Discover Financial Services aimed at boosting declining First Class...

Precision Printing Co buys Jupiter kit as short-run work soars
B2 printer Precision Printing Co has installed a Jupiter laminator from Encore Machinery.

Archant continues restructure with divisional mergers
Newspaper publisher Archant has continued its recent structural changes, merging a number of divisions.

Year-on-year insolvencies drop but mid-size companies yet to see improvement
Year-on-year insolvencies dropped 12.5% in February according to Experian's latest insolvency index.
Liberty customer magazine awarded to River Publishing
London department store Liberty has awarded the publication of its luxury magazine 'At Liberty' to River.