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A consultation to determine if the industry would support a statutory training levy has been launched this week.

Packaging firm Macfarlane has posted pre-tax losses of 18.6m, on group sales of 131m in the year to 31 December 2003.

Its been a landmark week for PrintWeek editor at large Jo Francis, who is celebrating a decade on the magazine.

A group of 24 UK label printers has joined forces to create a new organisation designed to promote the interests of smaller companies in the sector.

J Thomson Colour Printers is set to run entirely on Heidelberg presses after buying two Speedmasters for an undisclosed sum.

The Goodhead Groups web division benhamgoodheadprint (bgp) has emerged as a major beneficiary from the demise of TPL Printers.

Heidelberg will unveil the worlds first long perfecting B3 press, the Speedmaster 52-8-P-H, at Drupa as one of over 50 new or modified products.

Reed Print Group has closed its packaging plant in Gateshead, and is to rebuild the Reed Print & Design factory in Washington, which was destroyed by fire last November.

A special committee of Hollinger Internationals board is to investigate bulk deals for newsprint, which were agreed under ex-chairman Lord Blacks tenure.

A 30 year-old Kent man has been charged after fake euros worth more than 166,000 (250,000) were found in a raid on a suspected counterfeit factory.

Exceptional gains from the sale of unused freehold properties pushed Fulmars year-end pre-tax profits up 60% to 3.1m (2002: 1.9m) but underlying profits are down.

UPM has renewed its commitment to the World Association of Newspapers (WAN), making a significant four-year investment in the Shaping the Future of the Newspaper project (SFN).

Newsquest Oxford has become the first UK newspaper printer to install Creo thermal platesetters.

Label repro specialist York Repro-Graphic (YRG) has invested in Esko-Graphics flexo CTP equipment for its Manchester operation, which relocated last year.

KBA has won the exclusive rights to sell Creos new 2pp platesetter, the Lotem 200, in Europe which it will package with its Genius 52 press.