Newsarchive December 2008

01.12 Explosion rocks Berkshire trading estate »
01.12 November: a month on printweek.com »
01.12 WasteCare launches instant quote service for waste collection »
01.12 Volatility in demand 'increasing pressure on margins' at St Ives »
01.12 Yorkshire paper claims UK first with peel-off voucher »
01.12 Paragon produces 1.2m personalised packs for transport consultation »
01.12 IPIA and PIRA to host conference on the future of print »
01.12 Administrators appointed to Immerse Group »
01.12 Trafford Group claims green accreditations attracting new work »
02.12 UPDATE: Fears for 160 jobs as Alden Hendi administration confirmed »
02.12 Ultragraph doubles capacity, cuts costs, with £2m spend »
02.12 Unite rebuffs claims it will axe union's print magazine »
02.12 Co-founder of Hartmann Inks UK arm passes away »
02.12 More firms driven to outsource print, key industry figure claims »
02.12 Summit Print rounds off £1m spend with site move and new press »
02.12 'Hologram Tam' served eight-year company directorship ban »
02.12 KnowledgePoint looks ahead with ISO14001 award »
03.12 University of Warwick looking for framework »
03.12 Public sector tendering scheme to aid access for smaller businesses »
03.12 Start-up business completes £750,000 kit investment »
03.12 UPDATE: Staff left unpaid as Alden Hendi administration confirmed »
03.12 Simpson Group defends staff consultation move at Realisis »
03.12 ACP book dispels waste 'fictions' »
03.12 PaperCo award victory for CUP »
03.12 KBA Rapida boost for Victoria Litho »
03.12 'Greater commitment' needed to face paper challenges »
03.12 Government reveals plans for extra 2p rates levy »
03.12 London borough offers £1.2m framework »
03.12 Matter box sparks storm of interest »
03.12 Alan Sugar's apprentice takes on digital signage »
03.12 Company praised over free print work for cancer hospice »
03.12 Fespa delays India show after Mumbai attacks »
03.12 Felix Dennis speaks of his 'passion' for print »
04.12 Soho printer buys £100,000 kit for perfect binding move »
04.12 Interest rates slashed to 2% »
04.12 Lloyds and Bank of Scotland implement support plans for SMEs »
04.12 DS Smith vows to be 'adaptable' as it warns of difficult market conditions »
04.12 PPG improves operator efficiency with 10-colour Komori perfector »
04.12 Lock appointed to new Duplo marketing role »
04.12 Polestar cuts debts with further debt-for-equity swap »
04.12 Paragon warns over speculative investments »
04.12 MPG Books buys second MBO buckle folder »
04.12 Buhrs champions growing transpromo mailing market »
05.12 Book printers fear 'crunch' time ahead for industry »
05.12 Printers concerned over increasing paper prices »
05.12 Dsicmm takes premier position in DM league »
05.12 Océ offers 'second life' to printing parts »
05.12 Oil prices predicted to fall to $25 »
05.12 Compass Print hails 'litho quality' of HP Indigo 5500 »
05.12 Litho printer offers free business cards in bid to drive growth »
05.12 J&G seeks to cut printers' carbon footprints with waste depot »
05.12 135 staff made redundant at Alden Hendi sites »
05.12 Adobe to axe 600 jobs worldwide »
07.12 Kall Kwik takes QuarkXpress 7 for corporate work »
07.12 Infoprint brings CMOCA to 5000 series presses »
07.12 Markzware adds new InDesign and QuarkXPress support in Q2ID 4 »
08.12 Xerox introduces image-enhancing tools for DocuColor presses »
08.12 DPI invests in Duplo kit to prepare for increased workload »
08.12 'Unsustainable' profit levels sees Sappi raise prices »
08.12 HSBC launches personalised magazine for air travellers »
08.12 Third of SMEs struggling to get credit, survey finds »
08.12 'No future' for Oldham printer Paperstyle »
08.12 Wyndeham sold and 163 jobs at risk at Heron »
08.12 Reel Paper publishes 2009 Stock List »
08.12 Callas launches server version of PDF correction software »
08.12 Quark launches multimedia bid to help creative printers »
09.12 Unite preparing for fight over Wyndeham working practices »
09.12 Edale appoints distributor for Indian region »
09.12 Johnston Press latest to freeze staff pay »
09.12 Newbury Weekly News in £4m mailroom spend »
09.12 WasteCare launches energy-saving payback scheme »
09.12 Aston Villa FC promotes new kit with 'world's biggest team photo' »
09.12 Riley Dunn & Wilson complete £65,000 spend »
09.12 Newsquest begins consultation over print site closure »
09.12 CPI calls on government to back free allocation scheme for paper industry »
09.12 Domino predicts 'challenging' year ahead despite record revenues »
10.12 Clearsight in need of a printer »
10.12 Manchester Airports Group seeking printers »
10.12 Calls for M&A rule changes to save UK newspapers »
10.12 Interest rate cut to have little impact on printers »
10.12 Green printer goes into voluntary liquidation »
10.12 Print finisher buys buckle-folder to tackle increased workload »
10.12 PrintBuyer: supplier round-up »
10.12 PrintBuyer: media round-up »
10.12 HH wins Wolseley deal »
10.12 The Print Co hopes for £1.5m sales after Ryobi spend »
10.12 Stralfors rebrands DM arm to create 'single reference point' »
10.12 Gpex goes digital with Canon double »
10.12 Pantone aims to boost knowledge with colour management seminars »
10.12 Twinings targets pre-Christmas sales with DM campaign »
10.12 CPI in consultation with staff at Mackays »
10.12 Trinity Mirror could drop from FTSE 250 »
10.12 Fears for US newspaper industry as Tribune enters Chapter 11 »
10.12 UPDATE: Offer tabled for Haynes Publishing Group UK print site »
10.12 UK economy has contracted by 1% in three months, research claims »
11.12 Kodak 'remains commited' to digital print »
11.12 Robert Horne overhauls Revive range »
11.12 Reed abandons trade magazine sell off »
12.12 Point Control Print Finishing overhauls equipment to deal with surge in demand »
12.12 Overseas rivals make Spirax Binding closure "inevitable" »
12.12 Wyndeham retains 18 Bauer magazines in print tender »
12.12 Howitt takes up ViP programme »
12.12 OKI backs Prince's Trust programme »
12.12 Royston launches new website »
12.12 Rivals welcome Wyndeham deal as a catalyst for progress »
12.12 Biltcliffe offers ex-Alden staff loans »
12.12 Horner Brothers volunteer at schools »
12.12 Client loss shuts Diamond Envelopes site »
12.12 Client Audit: Mi-Shake »
12.12 Ultimate unveils Impostrip 8.5 »
12.12 XChange cuts Xdata and InData prices »
12.12 Pantone to offer free colour management seminars »
12.12 Survey shows 40% of PDFs not preflighted »
12.12 Client loss shuts Diamond Envelopes »
12.12 No dividend at International Greetings after pretax loss »
12.12 X-Rite swaps interim CFOs as company recapitalises »
12.12 ISO 12647 UKAS-approved scheme to launch next year »
12.12 Sappi to rein in fine paper output by a fifth »
12.12 Fedrigoni says breadth and innovation key to tough 2009 »
12.12 Webcast debut for printweek.com looks at Web-to-print »
15.12 Quebecor ends presence in UK »
15.12 Industry welcomes Mandelson's prompt payment scheme »
15.12 Repro India aims to boost quality with iGen3 purchase »
15.12 National first for India's NaiDunia group »
15.12 Digital colour boom leads Polestar Wheatons to Indigo 3250 buy »
15.12 Ink giant warns of 'testing' year ahead »
15.12 Web offset printer starts consultation over 45 jobs at Lancashire site »
15.12 Polestar Petty in consultation over 52 jobs »
15.12 XGS slammed over 'disgraceful' administration charge »
15.12 Paper investment moving away from Western Europe, Unite claims »
15.12 MCCA joins with HP to provide digital print training »
16.12 Heidelberg sells IDAB WAMAC »
16.12 Report expected to propose part sell-off of Royal Mail »
16.12 St Ives apologises for missing magazine pages error »
16.12 Printer quadruples creasing speed with KAS CreaseMatic buy »
16.12 Director behind JF Print's bid for Haynes' UK site revealed »
16.12 Union to protest over 'exploitation' of UK workers' hours »
16.12 Web-to-print webcast proves big pull for print industry »
16.12 Sappi sets date to close M-real graphic papers arm deal »
16.12 Stewarts buys Summerhall out of administration »
16.12 Colourgen boasts quality with Seiko inkjet range »
16.12 Nampak Cartons makes 98 staff redundant and closes Crewkerne site »
17.12 Pira offers guide to digital paper »
17.12 CFH doubles print capacity with £1.2m double iGen4 buy »
17.12 Manroland exhibits small-format kit at technology show »
17.12 Audi celebrates high response rates to DM campaign »
17.12 Devon council to save £200,000 by outsourcing print and cutting jobs »
17.12 Baxters completes £1m spend with Stitchmaster ST 100 »
17.12 'Changes needed' to sustain Royal Mail, Mandelson claims »
17.12 New Punch Graphix MD signals intent to 'compete with inkjet boys' »
17.12 Polestar Chromoworks confirms consultation with Nottingham staff »
17.12 Pirelli picks Beacon Press for 2009 calendar »
17.12 Benson Group buys Cameron Linn assets »
17.12 Ink Publishing and Polestar win Virgin Rail magazine work »
17.12 Report reveals progress of woodland growth »
17.12 Steinbeis scoops sustainability award »
17.12 Website questions definition of DM »
17.12 Fedrigoni adds FSC products to Century swatch »
18.12 Xaar hands approved status to Nazdar 8000 inks »
18.12 Whittle adds to capacity with Ryobi B3 buy »
18.12 Print companies out of fashion on stock exchanges »
18.12 Ofgem under pressure to pass energy price cuts on to businesses »
18.12 Unite defends EU opt-out vote »
18.12 Tudor Design and Print enters new market with Presstek investment »
18.12 Prinkpak takes latest version of MIS to LCC »
18.12 M-real issues profit warning following 'weaker' 2008 »
18.12 Benson Group begins consultation with 78 Cameron Linn staff »
18.12 Wyndeham Heron staff vote to accept redundancies against Unite advice »
18.12 Tudor Design and Print enter new market with Presstek investment »
18.12 Screenprint invests in Kongsberg cutter ahead of site move »
18.12 ProCo opts for DigiFold machine to handle new deal work »
18.12 TPF duo revealed as DSR directors amid Printhaus bid rumours »
19.12 Océ gets 4.5 star Bertl evaluation »
19.12 Marrutt posts printing training videos online »
19.12 Ashford breaks into B0 sector with Rapida 142 »
19.12 PDNE enters B2 with used Komori »
19.12 Protocol Communication Management gets ISO 9001 certification »
19.12 Devon and Scotland's SMEs hit in latest spate of print closures »
19.12 'Virtual' mail service claims 70% savings on conventional postage »
19.12 Banks to offer more finance to printers next year, say experts »
19.12 HSE seeks input from UK printers »
19.12 DAL talks up benefits of UKAS-backed schemes »
19.12 Monotype bolsters font tally to 150,000 »
19.12 Goodhead Group refinances £32m as Caley leaves BGP »
19.12 Cooper Clegg in administration weeks after buyout »
19.12 Antalis produces product selector »
19.12 Stromsdal Corporation declared bankrupt »
19.12 Cham Paper Group to sell Norwegian mill »
19.12 MGi UV coater wins Oscar de l'Emballage/Packaging award »
19.12 RSDB expects to break even in 2008 »
19.12 Webmart recognised for excellence and innovation in enterprise »
22.12 Quebecor World directors quit amid legal wrangle »
22.12 Communisis secures £20m finance deal, looks to acquisitions »
22.12 Flint Group announces ink price rises »
22.12 Print finishing veteran retires from Kolbus »
22.12 Hawthornes re-jigs management structure as MD steps down »
22.12 Quebecor World chief exec quits amid legal wrangle »
22.12 UPM welcomes 'balanced view' of Two Sides initiative »
22.12 Solopress invests £250,000 in Speedmaster 74 to 'speed up' production »
22.12 Borcombe SP 'set for liquidation' as staff sent home »
23.12 Communisis buys data service company for £12.6m »
23.12 MY Healthcare strengthens position with Storey Evans acquisition »
23.12 Unite anger over Newsquest consultation to close York print site »
24.12 Kodak boosts packaging presence with NuPro assets buy »
24.12 Elliott Baxter warns of hazards facing industry in 2009 »
24.12 Webmart offers advice on keeping costs down »
24.12 ICSM urges printers to check credit ratings and chase late payments »
24.12 Web vote divides opinion on magazine sector's future »
24.12 Woman jailed over print theft »
24.12 Turkey feathers used to produce paper »
24.12 Cooper Clegg makes third of workforce redundant »
25.12 Merry Christmas »
26.12 A rollercoaster year in printing »
30.12 Digital Print: A 2008 Retrospective »
30.12 MY Healthcare nabs UK's first Horizon AF-406T6A »
31.12 Chesapeake to be sold to private equity consortium »
31.12 FPF eyes new market with large-format die-cutter »
31.12 Post-press: A 2008 Retrospective »