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The Periodical Publishers Association (PPA) has invited Finnish forestry companies Metshallitus and Stora Enso to brief its environment committee on the work being done to preserve high conservation...

Southernprint hopes to roll out its new Online JobBag technology to its entire customer base within weeks.

St Ives has appointed Tony Ayles as the new sales director of its web division.

The Ormolu Group wants to raise its profile in the lucrative south west financial market by sponsoring new awards aimed at recognising the best in financial communication.

Partnership at Work, the joint project from the BPIF and GPMU to improve the print industrys productivity and working environment, is to receive 250,000 in funding over 15 months.

A packer and binder at a Midlothian printer is celebrating winning more than 1.4m on the National Lottery.

Pindar is pressing on with its search for a new sales director after parting company with the two directors that had previously split the role.

Connecti and Toyota have been awarded the Print On Demand Initiative (PODi) Best Practices Award for the European Region.

Heidelberg UK managing director George Clarke was the guest speaker as one of his firms largest customers, The Anton Group, unveiled its latest 12-colour Speedmaster with CutStar sheeter.

<i>Readers Digest</i> has increased the remit of head print buyer Chris Reynolds following the departure of Peter Mote, effectively doubling the budget under his control to 360m-420m ($600m-$700m).

BPB Paperboard is to close its Purfleet mill at the end of the year with the loss of 150 jobs, including 55 GPMU members, at a cost of around 20m.

The introduction of a compulsory training levy has again been proposed after more than 40 young people in Northern Ireland wanting to pursue a career in printing have not been able to secure...

The DTI is to reduce its network of business support schemes in a move that could lead to more cross-sector partnerships.

Woodford Litho has now completed the first major phase of the installation of its new 48pp KBA Compacta C16 web, which it ordered in April (<i>PrintWeek</i>, 4 April).

Credit insurance company Coface UK has warned that the printing industry faces tough times with no sign of recovery, although things are brighter for the paper industry.