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More than 1,200 people gathered in London this week to witness the honouring of prints best businesses and the launch of <i>PrintWeek</i>s new editorial campaign, Pride in Print.

Creditors of Multiplex Techniques (UK) have been left to absorb a shortfall of over 1m.

Nipson is to install its first press in the UK since it was bought from creditor protection following problems at former parent Xeikon.

Enfocus is developing subsets of PDF for specific sectors of the industry with European trade bodies under the banner of the Ghent PDF Workgroup.

Stora Enso has reported a fall in both pre-tax profits and sales for the third quarter despite experiencing a modest improvement in demand.

Jarrold Printing has revamped its operations team with a series of internal promotions.

Polestar has made a 5m debt repayment eight months ahead of schedule thanks to a new 10m property sale and leaseback deal.

CB Print Finishers has been bought as a going concern by three of its management team, saving 53 out of 60 jobs, and renamed HAY Binders after the initials of the new directors.

Jarrolds, Polestar Chantry, St Ives Peterborough and St Ives Plymouth have been shortlisted for the Best Magazine Printer trophy at this years PPA Magazine Production Awards.

Novel inline printing will produce packaging that makes brands stand out on the shelf in the quickest and most cost-effective way, according to Heidelberg.

The GPMU is in talks with fellow unions over funding for the Labour Party, which wants to reduce its near-10m debt.

Communisis Security Products (CSP) has doubled the capacity of its Northern Irish operation to 2,000m2, as part of consolidation following the closure of its London site last year.

Thomas Potts is moving all its print manufacturing onto one site in Harlow in a move that will lead to job losses.

Pindar, St Ives, CDP Print Management and Jarrold Printing will feature at next months ECMOD 2002 exhibition, along with 70 key suppliers in the mail order sector.

MY Holdings has expanded its pan-European manufacturing network with the acquisition of its first production facility in Ireland, the commercial and healthcare carton specialist Gallagher Printers.