
New finance deal for Polestar
Polestar has refinanced with new credit facilities from Barclays and a £90m senior secured loan from Swedish finance house Proventus Capital Partners.

BPIF relaxes ISO standard for spectrophotometers
The BPIF has issued a call for views on the calibration of spectrophotometers following a decision to pull back on requirements for BPIF ISO 12647 accreditation.

Paperlinx Austria in administration
The domino effect continues to ripple across Paperlinx’s European businesses – the group’s Austrian operation has now followed the UK and Benelux into administration.

The Printed Word brings lamination in-house with Foliant Gemini 400A buy
West Sussex printer The Printed Word has invested in a Foliant Gemini 400A laminator to bring lamination services fully in-house after seeing successful growth of its online service uphotobooks.com.

De La Rue comes closer to resolving banknote paper issues
De La Rue has finally put a figure on the likely payout to the Bank of India as a result of the paper production issues that have now cost the group more than £40m.

Friedheim and Duplo join forces to host ‘Spring Showcase’
Finishing equipment specialists Friedheim International and Duplo will host a ‘Spring Showcase’ next month, at which Friedheim will demonstrate the Zechini X-Book range in the UK for the first time.

Taskforce established to aid stricken Tullis Russell Papermakers
The Scottish Government and Fife Council have set up a joint taskforce to help mitigate the impact of job losses at Tullis Russell Papermakers, which went into administration yesterday, with the loss...

Printers sign electioneering letter backing Tories
British printers are among 5,025 leaders of SMEs who have signed an open letter in support of the Conservative Party less than two weeks before the General Election.

AMS to showcase new Xante printers at open house event
Mailroom equipment supplier Addressing & Mailing Solutions (AMS) will hold an open house on 20 and 21 May.

Production speed boosted at Dies Direct following investment and new management
Dies Direct has increased production speed by 40% following a £12,000 investment in new kit and the appointment of a new manager.

Neschen UK distributor speaks out following Neschen insolvency
The exclusive UK distributor of Neschen products has said that service will not be affected following insolvency proceedings of the company in Germany.

J-Teck3 to launch J-Lux dye-sub ink at Fespa 2015
Italian digital ink manufacturer J-Teck3 will launch its new J-Lux dye-sublimation inks at next month’s Fespa 2015 event.