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RPD recovery plan rejected by GPMU

Around 75 jobs could be under threat after Reed Print & Design (RPD) and the GPMU failed to agree new terms for employees under the companys recovery plan following last Novembers fire that destroyed...

CPIs CO2 reduction concerns

The Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI) has expressed concerns that carbon emission reduction targets for some paper mills will be as high as 30%, based on a government document (<I>PrintWeek</I>,...

Xerox enjoys Q4 sales growth

Xerox has reported better than average fourth quarter results for 2003, with revenue growth in the areas of both digital and colour printing products.

Xerox promotes graphic arts chief to main board

Xerox UK director of graphic arts Peter Taylor has been given a main board position reporting into the organisations newly appointed managing director Russell Peacock.

Spearman may be retrialled in securities case

The man accused of making more than 200,000 as part of an insider-dealing conspiracy using information from financial printer St Ives Burrups faces a retrial in May.

Heidelberg upbeat after improved Q3

Heidelberg chief executive Bernhard Schreier claims the group is starting to see the turnaround after three years of downward trends.

Ebb Paper is hit by lions share of Yale collapse

Independent paper company Elliott Baxter has emerged as the largest single creditor from the collapse of Yale Press, it emerged this week.

Howitt put up for sale

Howitt, the Nottinghamshire print group, could be sold within days.

Alito chief gets key to London

Alito Color chairman Terry Brady has been granted freedom of the City of London in recognition of his contributions to charity and business.

Oaktree Press to boost fully kitted finishing team

Bermondsey-based firm The Oaktree Press is set to take on more staff following its purchase of new finishing equipment.

Goss pay deal struck as staff agree to 3.75%

The dispute over pay at Goss Graphic Systems Preston plant has ended after workers accepted a new deal brokered by the Advisory Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS).

Northcliffe Press in colour upgrade

Northcliffe Newspapers has signed a major deal with Goss to treble the colour production capacity at The Northcliffe Press (TNP) site in Plymouth.

Heidelberg will focus on client health at Drupa

Heidelberg is sticking with the solutions approach it adopted at the last Drupa and hoping to expand that with applications and the underlying business models.

Macfarlane forecasts significant year

Packaging company Macfarlane Group is anticipating a major improvement this year following a trading statement issued this week.

Kall Kwik revamps corporate identity

Print and design chain Kall Kwik has unveiled a new corporate identity and has begun the process of rolling it out across its 163 centres nationwide.