
Polestar renews BMJ and BMA contract
Polestar has renewed its contract to print a range of journals for the British Medical Association.

CWU mulls balloting members on Royal Mail strikes
CWU reps are to decide next week if they should ballot Royal Mail workers on a national strike, in a move that will inevitably raise tensions at ongoing negotiations with the postal operator.

Howard Hunt installs second iGen4
Dartford-based direct mail printer Howard Hunt Group has installed a second Xerox iGen4 at its Dartford site and is eyeing an iGen150.

Last former Scorpio firm Alpha Media Solutions closes
Alpha Media Solutions (AMS), one of the two companies that emerged from the collapse of Scorpio Print Finishing in 2006, has fallen into administration with the loss of all 61 jobs.

NAPM course teaches paper properties, environmental issues and estimating
Only a few places remain on the National Association of Paper Merchants' (NAPM) annual Paper Appreciation Course, to be held on 12 September.

KBA buys German press manufacturer
KBA has taken another step on its diversification path with the acquisition of an 85% stake in German direct-to-container decoration press manufacturer Kammann Maschinenbau.

British-made printable cardboard furniture range launched
Renowned designer David Bartlett has launched a new range of cardboard furniture blanks that can be overprinted with custom designs.

Gov't to overhaul apprenticeship funding
The BPIF has said that new government proposals for apprenticeship funding in England need more consideration.

HH Global secures multimillion-pound Siemens contract
Print management firm HH Global has won a three-year contract to provide electronics giant Siemens with global end-to-end print services.

Takeover bid tabled for CPI
CPI Group could soon be under new ownership if a proposed takeover deal comes to fruition.

Quark unveils 'monumental' QuarkXPress 10
Quark has revealed details of QuarkXPress 10, which boasts more that 50 feature enhancements that combine to boost the design and publishing package's print and cross-media capabilities, according to...

Printing Charity calls for industry's help in finding print's needy
The Printing Charity (TPC) has set itself an ambitious target to help 2,000 people a year by 2017.