News

Field Group has completed the 10m refurbishment of its East Kilbride packaging plant almost two years after it decided to close its Edinburgh site and consolidate operations at East Kilbride.

Three-quarters of the available floorspace for Digital Print World has been sold, according to organiser IIR Exhibitions.

Polestar is showing its confidence in the industry by recruiting 38 apprentices across five of its UK sites next year.

Access Plus, the Bristol-based print management and direct mail group, has reported growth in both turnover and pre-tax profits for the six months to 30 June 2003.

Vio has bought file transfer and digital asset management workflow firm Portland PMS as part of its expansion plans.

Heidelberg chief executive Bernhard Schreier reaffirmed the groups commitment to its three-pronged focus on offset, digital and postpress at the groups AGM last Friday.

Operating profits in Oakhill Groups speciality print division leapt 89% despite a fall in sales for the six months to 30 June.

Creo is buying a plate manufacturer and has begun selling a plate based on its own technology.

Howitts self-imposed deadline to release a further statement regarding its future plans, including the Equator gravure project, has passed without further word from the company.

HH Associates has secured another major print management contract, this time for Brittany Ferries brochure.

International Paper (IP) plans to cut around 3,000 jobs, or 3.5% of its workforce, as part of a continuing cost-cutting programme.

UPM-Kymmene has confirmed plans to increase the price of its publication papers by 30 per tonne, and other manufacturers are set to follow suit.

Heidelberg is in talks with Goss International about the future of its web press operations.

Agfa has appointed a new management team at its Graphic Systems division, and is rolling out a programme to promote the use of print.

MCSi seems set to exit the market in its current guise.