Printing
Former Curtis MD says buyer for the mill must be found soon
Former managing director of Curtis Fine Papers Keith Chapman has warned that a purchase of the mill needs to happen soon if the company is to survive.
UPM open to consolidation, say reports
UPM has not ruled out alternatives such as consolidation, according to reports in the Finnish press.
Cross-media bursts into the print mix
Predictions of print's future can tend toward the bleak, and this was certainly true on 7 July in Committee Room 10 at the House of Commons. Parliamentary marketing forum The Debating Group attempted...
Green and clean with IPA-free solution
CPI chief executive Mike Taylor took the mantle of BPIF president last summer with a pledge to put the environment at the top of the agenda. As proof of his green commitment, he also vowed to go...
The proof is in the possibilities
This month in the clinic: Martin Johns on picking a flexible proofing printer; Paul Holohan on the benefits of a VIAMBO; and Barney Cox on inkjet CTP
Sappi proposes closure of Blackburn mill
Sappi Fine Paper Europe has announced it is has entered into consultation to close its Blackburn mill putting the jobs of 119 staff at risk.
Curtis staff hold sit-in over pay after administrators called in
Staff at Curtis Fine Papers have been told they will be paid for the past month's work following a sit-in protest led by the managing director at the paper mill, which went into administration...
Low profitability forces Sappi to put up woodfree paper prices
Coated woodfree paper producer Sappi Fine Paper Europe has announced several price increases as profitability for the industry is reaching "unacceptably low levels".
180 jobs lost as Curtis Fine Papers goes into administration
Independent paper manufacturer Curtis Fine Papers has gone into administration with the loss of 180 jobs.
Howard Smith Consort
In December 2006, singer Annie Lennox invited 23 top female artists, including Madonna and Celine Dion, to collaborate on a song Lennox had written in order to help to draw attention to the HIV/AIDS...
Allen takes on PaperlinX UK top role
PaperlinX has undergone a major reshuffle with a change in managing director at its UK merchant operations, Robert Horne and PaperCo.
Antalis finance director leaves following group rejig
Paper merchant Antalis' regional finance director Giles Harrison has left the company as a consequence of the structural changes recently announced by the group.