News

Suffolk book printer Clowes is planning to invest up to 2.5m in finishing and pressroom kit in 2005, according to managing director Ian Foyster.

Parkside Flexibles in Normanton and parent company Parkside International today went into administration putting 200 jobs at risk.

Print Yorkshire has backed a 600,000 bid from Leeds University to strengthen links between academia and digital printing.

Colour Confidence, the colour management wing of TypeMaker, has moved to new custom-built premises, following a huge growth in sales.

London firm PrintHouse Corporation has produced over 200,000 copies of Halstead Books The Pocket Book of Patriotism and is printing more in the run-up to Christmas.

Z-Card is set to step up production of its new Z-Mail product for the direct marketing sector following interest from buyers.

In a move to improve energy efficiency UPM is to build a 51.7m sludge boiler, partly funded by a government grant, at its Shotton paper mill.

Greenpeace, WWF and Fern have jointly launched a draft EU regulation to outlaw illegal wood imports and promote sustainable forest management.

Short-run journal printer, Nightingale Press, has invested over 100,000 to upgrade its finishing department and bring perfect binding in-house.

Paperfix, the binding, laminating and paper handling equipment service provider, has officially opened its first franchisee-training centre.

Duplo will focus on making its products JDF compatible in 2005 due to the massive demand for automation from customers.

The printing industry may be witnessing a new digital revolution with the worlds first commercial launch of a 64-colour electronic paper.

East London print firm Printflow is to beta test NexPress new glossing unit for the 2100 digital press.

Agfa will showcase Alterno, its colour conversion technology, for the first time in the UK at Flexo 2005.

Electronic Solutions managing director David Russell is moving to Tag Worldwide in the New Year.