News

International Paper (IP) has launched Rey Jetprint, a new matt white 90gsm business paper designed for ink-jet printing.

The Paper Industry Gold Medal Committee is giving its Gold Medal award for 2002 to Sandy Stratton, former executive chairman of St Regis Paper Company.

The Paper Federation of Great Britain has blamed the strength of sterling and high energy costs for the first decline in paper and board production in 20 years.

Polestar Chantry has conducted trials for the new slimmer version of <i>Country Life</i> magazine, after publisher IPC decided to switch from sheetfed to web production (<i>PrintWeek</i>, 28 March).

The funeral of Richard Elgie was held yesterday (4 April) in Kings Lynn, Norfolk.

MAN Rolands UK agent, Pershke Price Service (PPS), is now known as MAN Roland UK after the German press manufacturer introduced uniform branding of its European sales and service organisations.

Cradley Group has posted an 855,000 loss for the first six months of its financial year.

Polestar is closing the press hall at its Dunstable Specialist Colour plant, and 90 jobs will go.

Warners Midlands in Bourne, Lincolnshire has verbally ordered a second 16pp Heidelberg M600 web to meet demand for colour magazine and brochure work.

BPIF chief executive Michael Johnson has issued an invitation to prints top groups to establish a DTI-approved Print Industry Forum, that will tackle "common ground" industry issues.

Envelope suppliers are among the unsecured creditors of Horsham-based Baulch Mailing Services being asked to accept its proposed company voluntary arrangement (CVA).

Alice Symonds, group manufacturing director at the National Magazine Company, will extend her role when Andrew Wilson takes redundancy in June.

Pindar chairman Andrew Pindar has praised the Scarborough-based print groups "fantastic progress" in 2001.

Print Productions (PPL) has bought the assets and staff of fellow Nottingham-based print management firm Bridge Direct (UK), but several printers are believed to have been hit hard by Bridges demise.

Glasgow-based Dorset Printers has gone into voluntary liquidation, with the loss of 52 jobs, after directors declared it insolvent.