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Wace board strikes new working accord

Waces management has renegotiated terms and conditions with staff, resulting in 24-7 working and opening the door for new kit investment.

Situation unclear after Graphoprint fire

The future for fire-stricken Graphoprint is unclear, with senior management at the Deeside web printer unavailable to comment on the situation following the devastating fire over the Easter holiday...

Wipak to pump 6m into Welsh packaging site

A Finnish-owned packaging group is investing nearly 6m in expanding its Welsh factory.

Chromoworks role for Caley

Print consultant Bob Caley has joined Polestar Chromoworks to cover the role of sales and commercial director.

First UK showing for new Heidelbergs

Heidelberg is to give three presses their UK debuts at spring open house events starting later this month.

Speedquote hits milestone

Speedquote, the online estimating provider, has signed up its third print management (PM) client.

St Ives introduces further overhauls

A further swathe of restructuring is underway at St Ives, which has offloaded its loss-making German web business and is poised to consolidate its UK point-of-sale operations.

Former Seven ops chief Olive mourned

Former colleagues are mourning Stephen Olive, who died on Easter Sunday in an apparent suicide.

Monks joins BPIF Cartons

John Monks, ex-group chief executive of MY Holdings, has been appointed as president of BPIF Cartons.

MBO team takes over Heanor Gate

Derbyshire printer Heanor Gate is entering a new era after being sold to a five-strong management buy-out team.

Adobe's Creative Suite 2 to hit shelves

Adobe has launched Creative Suite 2 (CS2), the latest incarnation of its image and layout software bundle.

EU consultation regulations take effect

New EU regulations on consulting with employees come into force today, affecting all companies that employ 150 or more staff.

Wyndeham consolidates sheetfed offering

Wyndeham is to cease manufacturing at its Keyne Print sheetfed operation in Milton Keynes.

Garnett Dickinson plans 20m plant

Rotherham printer Garnett Dickinson is to invest 20m in a new factory running a 48pp MAN Roland Lithoman IV.

St Ives exits Germany

St Ives has offloaded its loss-making German web printer Johler Druck.