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Midlands Publishing Group has issued an ultimatum to Century Litho (Truro) over its proposed acquisition.

Hull-based packaging pre-press and print company The Springfield Group is rebranding under its parent company Fort Dearborns name this summer.

The GPMU has urged Dolphin Packaging in Poole to improve safety after an inquest into the death of a worker in September 1999.

The GPMU is stepping up its strike action as planned at ET Heron, with two 12-hour strikes called for next week.

Keldia joint administrator Andrew Andronikou claims to have warded off interest from a number of potential buyers because we dont need to sell it.

The Periodical Publishers Association (PPA), backed by Polestar, has announced plans to launch a guide assessing the environmental impact of print by sending questionnaires to printers.

Xerox used its Xchange customer event in Birmingham this week to launch its first litho presses in the UK.

Thomson Litho is believed to be considering opening a new plant in central Europe to safeguard its business.

The introduction of the new FTSE4Good ethical share index has provided mixed fortunes for the printing, packaging and paper representatives on the FTSE All Share index.

A former director of Traxdata in High Wycombe has bought selected assets of the company after it was placed into receivership with Grant Thornton on 29 June.

Mail-Well is making redundancies at its Label Double S site in Bradford and has also announced plans to sell off its label interests.

Agfa is to sell its Thetford plate processor factory to Danish pre-press hardware manufacturer Glunz & Jensen.

Mike Glanville, former Tecsa European sales manager, has set up Eurographic Sales and Marketing.

Fujifilms International Systems Integration Group (ISIG) has launched a new version of its Valiano MIS for pre-press shops.

Litho Supplies has added the SpinJet 1000 proofing system from Troika Systems to its range of digital proofing devices.