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Scots pulp venture backed by report

The latest findings of a pre-feasibility study into the development of a 418m pulp mill in Scotland show that the project is viable and could go ahead if funding can be found (PrintWeek, 12 January)

BPIF membership up 2% under new tiered scheme

The BPIFs drive to increase subscriptions is already bearing fruit membership is up by 2% only eight weeks after it launched its new tiered membership scheme

Garden Leaves in administration

The management of London-based Garden Leaves has placed the repro house into administration with Hurst Morrison Thomson

Heidelberg to develop MIS under Prinect badge

Heidelberg is developing integrated production and business management systems under the Prinect brand name

MAN's outlook for 2001 very positive

MAN Roland has predicted that its plants will be working at full capacity well into next year in the wake of a 10% rise in new orders for the first quarter of 2001

Pixelis requires product funds

Pixelis is looking for funding to allow it to develop new products

UK compliance schemes unite

The UKs compliance schemes for packaging waste have come together as CoSWiG the compliance schemes working group

Colleagues MD leads MBO bid

Colleagues Direct Marketing managing director Andrew Bennett has led an MBO of the firm with fellow directors Stephanie Stanghon, Paul Hodgson and Nigel Cliffe

Maxwell report too lengthy and costly

The Maxwell MCC Pension Plan Committee has said that it feels vindicated by the Maxwell reports findings.

Confusion surrounds Powage liquidation

Powage Press has gone into liquidation following a successful winding-up order issued on 7 March

West Ferry dispute escalates further

As PrintWeek went to press West Ferry Printers was on the brink of issuing a writ against Express Group for non-payment of a 6m print bill, as relations between joint owners Telegraph Group and...

Heidelberg shows software at CeBIT

Heidelberg used CeBIT to launch an assault on Xeroxs key black-and white transactional printing market

SunJet to supply ink for Xaar

Sun Chemicals new division for ink-jet ink development and manufacture has signed a deal with Xaar

Henry Ling selects kit for CTP revamp

Henry Ling, the original UK user of the Linotype Gutenberg CTP system, has decided to upgrade with a combined Topsetter/Trendsetter package from Heidelberg

Pre-flight firms end dispute

Pre-flighting software developer Markzware and Creativepro.com, the parent company of pre-press software firm Extensis, have settled a patent infringement lawsuit