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Planning permission for Polestar's new 65,000m2 gravure site at Sheffield has been granted, subject to a technicality, which should be overcome within days.

It has been confirmed that Polestar is to replace Quebecor World as the major printer of supplements for Associated Newspapers.

Burlington Press has invested in Creo pre-press kit including Synapse UpFront production planning software, as part of an ongoing investment to improve efficiency at the Cambridgeshire firm.

Print consumables specialist Hydro-Dynamic Products (HDP) has launched a new plate cleaner, part of its Totalrespect range.

Redactive Media has moved the pre-press production of two of its titles to Ateliers Digital Publishing Desktop (DPD).

Companies from the graphic arts and communications industries are being invited to become corporate members of The Stationers and Newspaper Makers Company.

Neston Colour has been placed into administration with the administrators looking for a sale of the business.

Gask & Hawley has bought JCM Print Services out of administration and plans to re-open the Liverpool-based factory early next month.

Three industry organisations have launched an industry-wide survey in an attempt to lay down guidelines for improved industrial relations.

Mens magazine FHMs 10th anniversary edition goes on sale today (24 June) and the bumper issue features a familiar industry face.

Astron business development director Richard Baker has become managing director of Astron Document Services the role originally envisaged for Edotech chief Sam Ferguson prior to his abrupt departure.

The GPMU is to ballot its members in the coming month over the proposed merger with technical and manufacturing union Amicus.

The current flurry of UK gravure investment could also herald a seismic shift in UK newspaper supplement contract printing.

Kall Kwik has appointed Roger Crudgington as its chairman with Michael Hutter becoming managing director.

Pindar has made a number of changes to its senior management team.