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Gibbons gains in Highbury roster changes

Highbury House Communications has awarded three-year print contracts to Southernprint, Wyndeham, Polestar, Headley Brothers and William Gibbons.

Philip Myers picks up Neston

Neston Colour has been bought from its administrators by Warrington-based Philip Myers Press.

Outlaw joins Wyndeham Heron

Polestar veteran Alan Outlaw has joined Wyndeham Heron in a newly created role of customer services director.

Teaching title seeks printer

John Brown Citrus Publishing (JBCP) is hunting for a printer for Teachers magazine, which it has won the contract to publish.

ViP rolls out maintenance poll

Printers are being invited to participate in an important Vision in Print study on maintenance practices in the industry, and in return theyll learn how their own procedures shape up.

Proof4press is hit for PPA as it accredits Agfa

Agfas newest Grand Sherpa, the 50M, has become the latest proofer to be accredited under the PPAs proof4press initiative. Along with the Sherpa the PPA has now approved five machines for producing...

Quickcut selected for Guardians ads

Guardian Newspapers (GNL) is to use Quickcut to source colour and mono ads for its entire range of newspapers, magazines and supplements. But the newspaper has said that it is talking to a number of...

Sappi to up woodfree prices

Sappi plans to increase prices for its woodfree coated sheets and reels by between 5% and 7% and other manufacturers may follow suit.

Slater partnership fuels solid growth

Macclesfield-based paper manufacturer Slater Harrison is investing in its factory and starting to see the benefits of its joint-venture with Tullis Russell Coaters.

Nipson turns to AIM for funds

Nipson plans to raise 15m to fund growth with a share issue on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM).

Polestar stops print operation at East Kilbride

Following extended talks between the GPMU and Polestar, printing has ceased at East Kilbride (PrintWeek, 8 April).

Guilbert MD Mahoney leaves

Chris Mahoney, managing director of Guilbert Print, and managing director of Office Depot UK and Ireland, has left the company. Peter Birks, previously vice president Office Depot Europe, has been...

Intuprint in bid to consolidate after local buy

Tamworth-based consumables distributor, Intuprint has bought Cresswell Offset Supplies.

MSCB renews 3m Iceberg print deal

Icebergs print management contract with Morgan Stanley Consumer Banking (MSCB) Group International, worth in excess of 3m per year, has been renewed for a further two years.

New Pantone colour standard

Pantone is to launch an accreditation scheme designed to drive up colour standards in print and assist print buyers.