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Consumers commitment to buying environmentally friendly print will be tested next year in a scheme planned by Arctic Paper to produce a novel on both certified and plain paper grades.

Abbeys merger with Santander Central Hispano has benefited printers and mailing houses to the tune of 9m with a further 9m to follow.

Heidelberg has stamped on a Yorkshire couple who sold pirated copies of its software on eBay.

Print Design & Graphics is moving back into its rebuilt factory, which was destroyed by fire in May, and aims to rack up over 20% on its turnover.

Martins Printing Group has parted company with Mike Andrew, the managing director of its Unwin Brothers plant in Woking.

Cestrian has made litho production manager Gary Ashworth redundant, but remains committed to its move to litho.

Floorspace sales for Ipex 2006 are well ahead of schedule with the show already 70% sold.

Cotswold Printing Company in Stroud has ceased trading, with the loss of 20 jobs.

Staff of the now defunct White Productions have set up print firm Granite.

The BPIFs legal team and ICSM have developed a set of terms and conditions to protect printers against bad debtors. ICSM debt recovery manager Andy Allies said the terms were like a suit of armour.

Presstek has completed its 22m ($40m) deal to buy AB Dick, after approval was granted in a US court last week.

Papers from ArjoWiggins Conqueror and Curious ranges have been used for London store Libertys Christmas displays.

The PPA has announced the shortlist for its Magazine Production Awards 2004.

Agfa has further refined its focus on printing with an agreement to sell its font business Agfa Monotype.

A pre-press newcomer is aiming to simplify workflow with the launch of an all-in-one digital asset management and design production MIS package.