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The Beacon Press environmentally friendly approach to printing has been recognised with an award in this years government-sponsored Community Awards for Excellence.

An enormous paper fire destroyed a 10-storey warehouse and killed one man at Quad/Graphics 200,000m&#178 plant in Wisconsin, USA, which is claimed to be the largest printing facility in the Western...

Picon has given its members access to "early warning" information against bad debt after it signed up with credit checking agency ICSM.

Tecnogravs acquisition of Tronic Gravure, its smaller, Wigan-based rival, has made it by far the largest gravure engraving outfit in the UK, according to managing director Ian Hewson.

Domino has developed a water-washable ink that can be printed onto a plates image side during CTP production to help avoid any on-press mix-ups.

A Brighton-based firm has developed a package that turns almost any internal drum imagesetter into a metal platesetter.

Reprotech Studios has become the first UK company to offer Prolatus WebConnect service.

Xerox has added a high-end model to complement its popular DocuColor 2000 range of digital printers.

Getmapping, the aerial survey company, is using its new Agfa Grand Sherpa large-format poster printer to produce prints for a campaign run by the <i>Evening Standard </i>newspaper.

Nipson, formerly the Xeikon black-and-white business, is formulating a strategy to repair market confidence after the break-up of the Belgian company.

Sappis attempts to push through a 5% increase on coated woodfree reels and sheets across Europe have been met with exasperation by some UK buyers.

Arjo Wiggins has announced a raft of management changes, culminating in the departure of Fine Papers chief executive Patrick Giraud.

UPM-Kymmene plans to expand its operations in China and a feasibility study is underway to build a 450,000-tonnes-per-annum fine paper machine.

Acorn Web Offset has completed a 300,000 run of the Official Souvenir Brochure for the 2002 Commonwealth Games in a tight schedule.

Smith & Ouzman has used its IT know-how to reaffirm its on-going contract for Tesco Clubcard Deals direct mail output and to boost productivity by 80%.