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Goss Graphic Systems Preston plant is likely to be hit by industrial action again this week, the union Amicus says, unless the companys management makes an improved pay offer.

Do you know who it is yet? Australian all-round entertainer Rolf Harris paid a visit to students at the University of East Londons (UEL) Fabric Print and Design Bureau, known as the Fab Pad, to pick...

Security print specialist BemroseBooth has been snapped up in a 34m deal by US carbonless paper manufacturer Appleton.

Print and facilities management company Williams Lea has been awarded the contract to handle O2s UK marketing and point of sale material.

FedEx Corporation has agreed to buy high street copy shop chain Kinkos for 1.32bn ($2.4bn).

Cranfield Colours Printing Inks and Bristols University of the West of England (UWE) have won a DTI-sponsored award for their work in increasing knowledge between the academic and business worlds.

Sakurai extolled the benefits of SRA2 presses at its pre-Christmas London open house, attended by company president Yoshikuni Sakurai.

High street franchise chain Printing.com has announced that its total monthly sales to 7 December 2003 broke the 1m barrier for the first time in the companys history.

The industry comprehensively voted against the suggestion that it no longer needed skilled workers at the Institute of Printings 2003 Annual Debate, which was held at the House of Commons.

KBA UK has appointed Terry Smith as South East area manager within its national sales team for sheetfed presses.

Independent News & Media has announced 564 redundancies, which it hopes will save it 13.2m (e18.9m) annually.

Cradley Group chairman John Wheatley said he was confident the business was turning the corner, despite posting an operating loss of 1.8m for the year to 30 June 2003.

Exeter-based journal, directory and catalogue specialist Polestar Wheatons has installed a second Agfa Xcalibur thermal platesetter.

Canadian consultant John Zarwan has published a report on the costs of CTP platemaking, which highlights what a minefield the subject can be.

Netherlands-based graphic arts software firm Markzware has released version 5.5 of MarkzTools.