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Stralfors wins 4.7m communications mobile phone study contract
Print and communications services provider Stralfors has won a mailing contract for a new research project into mobile phone use.
Slatcom launches replacable graphics system for slatwalls
Leeds-based Slatcom has developed a display system that can be retrofitted to slatwalls offering a low-cost and simple-to-install method to add graphics to the common shop fittings.
Heidelberg's preliminary results confirm 'significant fall' in sales and profits
German press manufacturer Heidelberg has recorded a "significant fall in sales and profit" in its 2009/10 preliminary full-year results.
Piggott Black Bear buyer Celinco defaults on terms of purchase
Celinco has failed to make any payments for Piggott Black Bear (Cambridge), which it bought out of administration last September.
Mailing industry hit by double closure
The UK mailing industry has had a difficult month, with at least two mailing houses going into administration in April.
BlastLab TV show moves into print
Children's magazine publisher Egmont UK has secured a deal to create a magazine version of the popular kids' BBC TV show Blast Lab.
Students set up estimator tool
Two Irish students have launched a print estimating tool called Print Estimator, which produces commercial and sign printing estimates.
Sefas launches Print BackOffice
Sefas Innovation has launched Open Print BackOffice, a tool which it claims can save time and money on document production.
FMG wins renewal for Haymarket pre-press
FMG has renewed its pre-press contract for 36 of PrintWeek publisher Haymarket Media Group's business, consumer and customer magazines for the 18th year.
Wifac Group appoints Sizer to help develop GPS export business
Wifac Group subsidiary GPS has appointed print industry veteran Derek Sizer as a consultant to help develop its business in the UK and Ireland.
Sessions of York on verge of closure after administrators called in
Label printer William Sessions, which traded as Sessions of York, may be on the verge of closure after it went into administration yesterday.
LBH Litho falls to administrators
LBH Litho has gone into administration following the appointment of Leonard Curtis to the business on 18 March.
Diguru completes 500,000 spend with Duplo kit
Start-up printer Diguru has finalised a 500,000 spend on new equipment with a DuCreaser with Integrated Folding System and a System 3500 Bookletmaker from Duplo.
Thirty One opts for secondhand to save 100,000
Finishing specialist Thirty One has saved itself 100,000 by opting for a secondhand stitching line, which it said was "as good as new".
Plastic Art Company moves premises
Finishing house The Plastic Art Company has moved premises and added a D&K Jupiter DS to expand its lamination services.