News

Ashley Whitworth, the marketing director for Ipex 2002 at exhibition organiser IIR, left the company this week.

4DM Group chief executive Charles Grant-Salmon has appointed four new directors with a view to handing over day-to-day control of the business within the next few years.

Barclays has refuted claims that it has already decided to place its 35m print budget with just five print companies, following last week's revelation that it is reviewing its marketing print...

The GPMU, BPIF and Print Media & Graphics Network have questioned the relevance of the Adult Learning Inspectorates (ALI) Annual Report into standards of education and training, which does not reflect...

MAN Roland is believed to be in discussions with Xerox about selling its DocuColor digital sheetfed presses.

Offers for Hyway Printing Services were being reviewed as <i>PrintWeek</i> went to press by administrators from RSM Robson Rhodes, which hoped to have issued a contract by today (2 August).

Scotland Yard is continuing its investigation into a mailing company alleged to have dumped hundreds of mail bags containing magazines and direct mail items at landfill sites in Essex.

Quad/Graphics founder and president Harry V Quadracci has been found dead just over two weeks after the collapse of a 10-storey building at one of the groups plants during a fire.

The Periodical Publishers Association (PPA) is on course to institute a set of environmental rating systems covering every part of magazine production by the end of this year.

Polestar Jowetts Packaging in Leeds is in discussions with insurers and loss adjusters following a fire on its six-colour Komori Lithrone.

AGI Media chief operating officer Lee Newbon will retire next summer after a 45-year print career, and has appointed American Gary Mankoff to succeed him.

Vio celebrated the first anniversary of its resurrection last week, and used the event to thank customers for their support.

News Internationals (NI) possible adoption of flexo printing at its proposed new printing plant could be a non-starter due to the impact it could have on newsprint recycling in the UK...

Larkfield Colour Group, based in Brighouse in West Yorkshire, has ceased trading with the loss of 70 jobs.

Paper manufacturers have reported mixed fortunes in their latest set of results, and are citing weaker demand as the main reason for declining margins.