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Polestars 100m spend under way

Polestar has ordered Cerutti presses and Ferag finishing equipment as part of a 100m investment in its greenfield gravure facility and group binderies.

White collar reps in at Purnell

The GPMU has secured the first recognition deal for white-collar workers within the Polestar Group at Bristol-based Polestar Purnell.

PrintWeek readers get discount on JDF seminar series

PrintWeek has struck a deal with IPA to get its readers a discounted rate on the CIP4/IPA organised JDF Expert Certificate training.

Spearman insider trading trial begins

The trial of Richard Spearman, accused of conspiracy to defraud, heard how proofs originating from St Ives Burrups were found at a business address in Essex.

4m site dilemma stalls Berrys sale

The future of WE Berry hangs in the balance this week as administrators sit on a decision whether to sell the company as a going concern or sell off the assets.

Biddles fits IBM Infoprint 400

Biddles, the book-printing arm of W&G Baird Group, has installed an IBM Infoprint 4000, increasing its book printing capacity by 30,000 books per month.

Strong laser sales drive Domino to record results

Despite a poor performance in commercial printing, ink-jet manufacturer Domino Printing Sciences has posted a record set of results for this financial year.

Former Perivan director Owers in Beacon role

Former Perivan Group sales and marketing director Richard Owers has joined Beacon Press as business development manager.

Creo launches new feature of NewsManager

Creo has launched a new component of its newspaper workflow range, Synapse NewsManager.

CRC results lead to expansion

Peterborough-based The City Ruling Company has expanded its premises following a sustained period of growth.

New version of MAN Rotoman web for Drupa

MAN Roland will show a new high-speed version of its Rotoman 16pp web at Drupa in May.

Komoris worldwide sales boost interim results

Komori has reported strong worldwide sales of its sheetfed and web offset presses in the six months to September 2003, a figure that it expects to increase 6% by its year-end 31 March 2004.

BPIF draws up new job terms for employees

The BPIF has standardised its terms and conditions for its 90 staff after a one-year consultation process.

HP: demo suite will drive sales

HP Indigo is expecting to increase equipment sales to packaging printers by as much as 20% following the installation of a custom-designed fully-operational demo suite at its Maastricht headquarters.

Enveco eyes DM with 2 W&Ds

Specialist envelope manufacturer Enveco has installed two additional machines following the expansion of the companys premises.