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Associated titles move to Polestar
Polestar has signed a five-year contract to replace Quebecor World as the major printer of supplements for Associated Newspapers.
Alarm over definition of letter
Royal Mails size-based pricing proposal is continuing to cause concern for the magazine and direct mail industry with differences over the issue of uniformity.
BuyingTeam aims for buyers
Central London-based purchasing consultancy buyingTeam is targeting print buyers in an effort to ensure print is not stuck at the end of the procurement line.
Arvato confirms Liverpool factory
Arvato will confirm plans to build its 100m, four-press gravure plant in the south of Liverpool tomorrow.
MD Mahoney leaves Guilbert Print
Guilbert Print managing director Chris Mahoney has left the company.
Polestar gets the green light for Sheffield site
Polestar got the go-ahead yesterday to build its 100m True North gravure plant at Sheffield.
EFI unveils plans at Connect
EFI has unveiled a raft of product upgrades at its annual MIS user conference and now aims to build on its strong showing at Drupa to grow its presence in Europe.
Guardian to switch to Berliner format
Guardian Media Group (GMG) has earmarked 50m to relaunch The Guardian and The Observer in the Berliner format
Polestar threatens to switch True North location
Polestar has threatened to pull out of plans to build its 65,000m2 True North plant in Sheffield unless full planning permission is granted within the next week.
Spiegel to leave Heidelberg
Klaus Spiegel, Heidelberg management board member responsible for its entire product portfolio and marketing, is to leave the press giant at the end of the week.
Ipex stand sales near halfway mark
Nearly half of the total floor space for Ipex 2006 has been sold indicating a "new tide of optimism", according to organiser IIR.
UPM field tests certification schemes
UPM is to conduct parallel field testing of forest certification schemes in three countries, to test each scheme, increase certified production and improve UPM's own forest practices.
Safeway's Harris joins Delta
Richard Harris, the former head of print purchasing at Safeway, has become poacher turned gamekeeper, joining Point of Sale (POS) specialist The Delta Group
Wyndeham directors get share options
Wyndeham Press Group has made the first awards under its long term incentive plan, with some 365,000 shares being awarded.
Hibbert tops PrintWeek Power 100
Barry Hibbert has topped the Power 100 - PrintWeek's list of the 100 most influential individuals in print - for the second year running.