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Johnston Press sees ad upturn
Johnston Press has said that the regional advertising market has been stronger in the second half of the year than predicted, although chief executive Tim Bowdler stopped short of declaring a...
Polestars 100m greenfield pledge
Polestar is to invest 100m in a new greenfield gravure printing facility and the wholesale re-equipping of the groups binderies.
Polestar plans closure of Watford plant
Polestar plans to close its Watford web offset plant by next summer. It announced the decision last Thursday (11 December) and has begun consulting with the workforce and unions.
Pre-budget report thumbs up
The BPIF has welcomed Chancellor Gordon Browns pre-budget report, which it said was business friendly and contained sensible measures that will be of potential benefit to printers.
Skills Olympics print team bid
The Printing Education Forum (PEF) is hoping to put forward a printing industry team for the global Skills Olympics competition in Helsinki in 2005.
Redwoods Gee is moving to Clowes
Trevor Gee will be joining William Clowes as general manager of manufacturing in the New Year to oversee the successful transition to the companys purpose built print site.
St Ives rides wave of BBCs Big Read
UK book printing has received a huge boost from the BBCs Big Read project, which concluded on Saturday with JRR Tolkiens <I>The Lord of the Rings</I> being crowned Britains favourite book.
Stewarts snaps up stationery kit from Waterston
Stewarts has bought some of the stationery assets of rival Waterston Mackenzie Storrie after the company was placed into administrative receivership with Kroll.
Stora go-ahead for mega mill
Stora Enso has given the green light for investments totalling 461m (e661m) for the construction of a 420,000 tonnes per annum uncoated magazine paper machine.
Thomson Litho Rangers fan in fake euro sting
A Thomson Litho employee has been arrested in Germany on fake euro charges.
BPIF and GPMU hold talks on new print deal
The inaugural meeting of the BPIF/GPMUs Partnership at Work initiative took place last week to begin the process of finding an alternative to the National Agreement.
Used pre-press dealer set up
Mike Adams, previously of Repro Sales and Repairs, and Gary Willats have set up a new company dealing in used Heidelberg platesetters and imagesetters.
Print to be included in Skills Olympics
The Printing Education Forum is hoping to put forward a printing industry team for the global Skills Olympics competition in Helsinki in 2005.
Technotrans to buy Baldwin
Press ancillary supplier technotrans has signed a non-binding letter of agreement with Baldwin Technology Company to acquire all its outstanding stock at 1.43 ($2.50) a share.
Clowes appoints manufacturing manager
Trevor Gee will be joining William Clowes as general manager of manufacturing in the New Year to oversee the move to the companys purpose built site.