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GPMU members at Trinity Mirrors administrative site in Glasgow will go on strike on Tuesday (19 August) if plans to transfer Daily Record & Sunday Mail jobs to Watford go ahead.

The BPIF has announced the 29 finalists for its 2003 Excellence Awards and has revealed that ticket sales for this years event are up 55% on last year.

Nick Dingwall has returned to Muller Martini UK after a short absence and has been appointed as product manager for perfect binding.

RR Donnelley says its results will continue to be affected by the weak financial services market and softness in direct mail.

Guardian Media Groups planned acquisition of the whole of Trader Media Group will not lead to changes at Traders print plants, Apple Web Offset, Acorn Web Offset and Wiltshire.

James Cropper thinks there are growth opportunities in the USA and China but its paper division has suffered a difficult first quarter.

Driftgate Press in Aylesbury is to be the first UK beta site for Pressteks Applause thermal plate.

Inbay has unveiled a new e-marketing tool to set up and manage subscriber lists, and create and edit graphic-rich HTML templates using personalised content.

Agfa has set up a dedicated European large-format digital printing division and appointed a former UK chief to lead its sales.

Cats Solutions in Swindon has installed its third Xerox DocuColor 6060 on the back of two contract wins.

Forest fires have seriously affected the Portuguese pulp and paper industry, with CELPA, the countrys pulp and paper association, estimating that around 150,000 hectares of forest have been burnt.

German paper manufacturer Gmund hopes to strengthen its relationships with merchants and develop new alliances after opening a UK sales office.

Dennis Publishing is deciding whether Cooper Clegg will continue to produce mens magazine <i>Jack</i> after its redesign or move it to one of its five other printers.

4Sight, the UK-based software wing of WAM!NET that developed Transmission Manager, is to close, with effect from 12 September, with the loss of 18 jobs.

Creo will relocate its Herzlia manufacturing plant in Israel to a purpose-built facility after buying a new three-acre site.