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Publisher Forme Communications has filed counter claims against Excelprint and The Manson Group in response to the companies legal action to recover unpaid invoices.

The Jarvis Porter name will disappear from print on 1 February on completion of the 7m sale of its four remaining label printing plants to CCL Industries.

West Ferry Printers chief executive Bill Wenman has clarified the firms position over the GPMUs claim that a 2% wage increase for this year was agreed before Christmas.

Vio will use Ipex to launch products that it claims guarantee performance and security over the internet in excess of that offered by fixed lines.

Xerox is promising a surprise at Ipex, which will see it expand its space at the show yet again.

Stora Enso will continue to adjust its capacity to meet demand after reporting a 41% fall in pre-tax profits for the year to 31 December 2001.

The Anton Group has won NatWest Banks "In Branch Focus and Promotional Literature" retail marketing print contract.

Despite the fact that printing under-performs the economy as a whole and remains susceptible in leaner times, demand is set to grow until at least until 2005, according to a report from Key Note.

Beshara Press group chief executive John Horrocks will leave the company at the end of the first quarter.

CK Litho in Whitstable has been placed into administrative receivership after failing to meet the conditions of its company voluntary arrangement (CVA).

PPS has made changes to its sales management following the exit of Rob McMahon, its national field sales executive for MAN Roland sheetfed presses.

A new scheme designed to encourage printing industry employers and employees to take up training opportunities has been launched in Nottingham.

The former financial controller of Packaging Services Management in Monmouth, part of DS Smiths plastics operations, has been sentenced to three and a half years in jail after being convicted of...

The Color Co has signed a franchise agreement to sell Printing.coms range of products in six of its 22 UK print centres.

Staff from administrative receivers Andersen have refused to comment on reports that most of the employees at Flair Press were made redundant yesterday (31 January).