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Southampton-based mailing house Keywords Direct has launched a VAT-free printing service.

The Yale Press in London SE25 has gone into administrative receivership, ending days of uncertainty for the staff.

Polestar chief operating officer Chris Pavlosky is the highest profile casualty as Polestar downsizes its board of directors.

Pensord chief executive Tony Jones has launched an employee stakeholder scheme that will see 25% of the business effectively given away to the companys staff.

SPS Group has installed the UKs first Nur Tempo flatbed UV-cured ink-jet press.

The Norscan pulp producers inventory index statistics for December 2003 has shown a record jump of 52,000 tonnes over the previous month, prompting talk of further price increases.

Packaging company CCL Label is moving from its Leeds city centre site to premises in Castleford as part of a 5m project.

Digital print veteran Geoff Stephens has launched a dedicated estimating software package for digital printers.

Ocs provisional fourth-quarter results were better than expected, but operating income for the year still fell by nearly half with sales down 13% to 1.9bn (e2.8bn).

B&P Lightbrigade is to launch its first own label grand format ink-jet printer, the Dragoon.

PaperCo managing director Martin Fothergill is to take on the role of PaperlinX regional president for the UK and Ireland from Stephen Mason next month.

Chevalier Printing has been awarded the print contract to produce the 2004 edition of the <i>Sporting Season</i> brochure by Profile-Pursuit, part of the Profile Media Group.

Khnel Graphics has rounded off a 1.5m investment programme with the installation of a second Thieme 5070 two-colour UV screen printing line.

Polestar Colchester has won the 40,000 print run contract for Retro Gamer, the classic video gaming title magazine from Live Publishing.

Jarrold & Sons has agreed to sell a 70% stake of its print division to a team led by ex-TPL Printers managing director Bob Pitts.