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CGNU staff protest about possible sale
Staff at the CGNU print inplant in Basildon feel "insulted and angry" about the possibility of the site being sold to direct marketing and IT firm Opus Trust
Fall of Republic looks probable
PrintRepublic is set to go into liquidation
Xerox hit by new financial investigation
Xerox has hit the news again over financial irregularities, sending its shares falling by over 5% to 7.56 ($10.75) on Tuesday (22 May)
Portobello dispute over finance deal
Portobello Press is seeking legal advice after Lloyds TSB Asset Finance cited an "errors and omissions" clause to increase repayments by over 10%, after it had signed an agreement and installed a...
Polestar cuts jobs at Bradford plant
Polestar has made a third of the bindery staff redundant at Watmoughs in Bradford in a move that was marred by an alleged assault at a GPMU chapel meeting to discuss the groups proposals
Printing firm makes Times list
Wolverhampton printer William Gibbons & Sons has been named as one of the fastest profit growers in Britain
Receiver closes Duncan sites
The majority of Duncan Web Offsets 200 employees have been made redundant after the firms sites, in Tovil and Parkwood, were closed by its receiver
Inveresk's MacDonald resigns as Bernander approves Minton
Inveresk non-executive director Brian MacDonald has resigned from the board to focus on his other interests outside the industry
Clark now a director with Technique
Former Polestar director Adrian Clark has joined IT company Technique Business Systems as sales and marketing director
Inveresk appoints Minton for review
Former Arjo Wiggins chairman Ken Minton has joined Inveresk as executive chairman and is undertaking a review to determine how best to turn around the companys fortunes
Paper Fed reports record year 2000
The Paper Federation of Great Britain reported a record annual output for the UK sector in its industry figures for 2000
Dantex to offer new system for labels industry
Dantex has been appointed to sell a RIP and workflow system designed specifically for label production in the UK
MAN Roland unveils a world first at TPG exhibition
MAN Roland has claimed a world first at the TPG exhibition in Paris this week by linking a DICOpack digital press to a laser cutting device
Xerox unveils fast B&W DocuPrint CF
Xerox has unveiled its DocuPrint 500 CF, the first in a family of continuous-feed high-speed black-and-white digital printers that the company plans to introduce to the UK this year
Heidelberg to use PDF for future kit
Heidelberg will base its future pre-press workflow products entirely on PDF