Newsarchive July 2008

01.07 St Ives' Clays arm hit with £44,000 bill for health and safety breaches »
01.07 UC-Berkeley Open House Highlights FSC Certification »
01.07 Tapella Talks Sustainability at Drupa »
01.07 Auburn Honored for Promotional Excellence »
01.07 CSU-Fullerton Goes From Doc 12 to NexPress »
01.07 A New Look for IPG »
01.07 OU Earns IPMA Management Award »
01.07 IPMA Vision Awards a Hit »
01.07 Industry successes recognised at Excellence Awards »
01.07 Royal Mail must get leaner without leniency, warns Postcomm »
01.07 News International launches The Sunday Times redesign »
01.07 Encore Machinery unveils PitStop FM Speed »
01.07 Morgana to showcase products at UK show »
01.07 Regional papers' job fears over BBC plans for local video service »
01.07 London Development Agency investigates Capital administration »
02.07 Violet CTP Platesetters For US Newspaper Group »
02.07 Lords Committee warns of risks of print industry consolidation »
02.07 Major Industry Players Confirm Ipex 2010 Attendance »
02.07 Rededication Ceremony at manroland Celebrates New Chapter in Company History »
02.07 Vinfoil adapts Infigo SF105 for existing presses »
02.07 B&T set to re-open within 10 days after Dennis lifeline secures buyout »
02.07 Colourgen Offers CD, DVD System With Colour Print »
02.07 Workflow System's Enhancements Extend Capability »
02.07 New Konica Minolta Mono Multi-Function Printers »
02.07 Newly Independent Direct Mail Firm Targets GBP70m »
02.07 CFH secures three-year City and Guilds contract »
02.07 Prime Group expands DM work with UK's second HP Indigo 7000 »
02.07 British companies triumph in HP Indigo competition »
02.07 Neon Graphics brings litho in-house with Presstek 34DI »
02.07 Xerox UK celebrates 'best ever Drupa' »
03.07 WRAP keeps customers aware with updated website »
03.07 McNaughton Group cuts 55 tonnes of waste paper with recycling scheme »
03.07 Arjowiggins takes 'step forward' with green paper grades »
03.07 MPM unveils 'cost-effective' environmental paper range »
03.07 WWF attends Curtis Fine Papers' environment forum »
03.07 Matthews purchases two Komori presses »
03.07 Polestar takes 'proactive' stance at environment conference »
03.07 ICSM sets up 'safety net' financial package for printers »
03.07 Former HP print manager indicted over IBM trade secret allegations »
03.07 HH Associates targets Asian market with India office »
03.07 EFI develops ceramic inkjet interests with Jettable investment »
03.07 Langley focuses efforts on encapsulation »
03.07 Unite marriage with USW to create global union »
03.07 Darley sets sights on 50% capacity increase with £1m investment »
04.07 Scuff-Free Matte Film Is Step Forward For Books »
04.07 New Web Press's Automation Permits Market Growth »
04.07 Océ to cut 600 jobs as profits plummet by 68% »
04.07 Witherbys invests in Spekta hybrid screening to boost quality »
04.07 Polywrap ban proposed in strict direct mail standards plan »
04.07 Job fears as Nampak considers closure of Somerset site »
04.07 Xerox seals deal to sell Kern's EasyMailer »
04.07 Fairprint plans next £1m spend following kit investment »
04.07 Royal Mail launches direct mail production helpline »
04.07 Investec funds MBO deal for Communisis' Bath and Economailer arms »
04.07 Two Komori Presses To Increase Quality And Service »
04.07 SBS Board Range Now Includes Matt Coated Products »
04.07 Short Run Press triples digital capacity with VarioPrint duo »
04.07 Stora Enso subsidiary opens new plant »
04.07 MBA wins contract »
04.07 Prinovis prints bumper OK! »
04.07 Pindar gets Express contract »
04.07 Robert Horne to move Cardiff base to Bristol »
04.07 James McNaughton launches Allsortz »
04.07 Wanrers prints Total Politics »
04.07 Screen hails strong Drupa showing »
04.07 Sky moves bill printing but TPF keeps PM role »
04.07 Pensord scoops Excellence double »
04.07 Rivals spurn chance to buy Capital »
04.07 RSDB owner eyes up French group »
04.07 New Wipes For Digital Print Clean Sensitive Areas »
04.07 UV Flatbed Printer Helps Organic Business Growth »
04.07 Hybrid AM/FM Screening Satisfies Quality Demands »
04.07 New Cylinder Screen Printing System's Efficiency »
04.07 Proskills banks on Academy »
07.07 Irish readers left wanting after Daily Mirror technical glitch »
07.07 New starter Purely Digital extends post-press offering »
07.07 NAPM strikes back at Polar's 'self-fulfilling prophecy' claims »
07.07 Pindar to sell directory division to Yell »
07.07 Quark showcases Xpress 8 with world tour »
07.07 Digital Asset Management Boost From Partnership »
07.07 Oce's Revenue Decline - Savings, Job Cuts On Way »
07.07 Tamper Evidence Market Responds To Specialist Inks »
07.07 Agfa Graphics wins award for waste-cutting initiatives »
07.07 UK first for Wood Mitchell with Speedmaster buy »
07.07 St Ives to continue printing The Economist »
07.07 Communisis seals deal for Production Intelligence software »
07.07 X-Rite reassures over loan repayments following strong sales results »
07.07 EskoArtwork ships rebranded Enfocus products »
07.07 Northern Irish company is first with XL 75 »
08.07 Fleet Graphics Taps Fujifilm to Cover ‘All the Bases’ in Wide-format Digital Printing »
08.07 QuadTech Obtains Injunction Against Q.I. Press Controls for Infringing Patent Covering Markless Register Control »
08.07 Flint Group North America Announces Price Increases and Surcharges on Commercial and Packaging Inks »
08.07 LDA denies Capital claims to suppliers and staff of late payment »
08.07 Xeretec picked for Xerox 700 showcase »
08.07 Personalised annual publisher adds user photos to boost sales »
08.07 Southwold Press wins grant for platesetter buy »
08.07 UK recession now a "serious risk" says BCC »
08.07 DsiCMM strikes deal with SPI for international mail work »
09.07 Wheelden Print upgrades Komori press to improve output »
09.07 Telegraph starts move to News International print site »
09.07 Acanthus buys Speedmaster pair for move to new premises »
09.07 Study reveals nearly 10% of digital signage projects 'failing' »
09.07 Schneider hails European sales success at Drupa »
09.07 Manchester university buys digital for on-demand personalisation »
09.07 Healeys hopes to boost profits after £250,000 spend »
09.07 TCS adds Daeho paper kit to portfolio »
10.07 Associated Newspapers takes Daily Mail to New York »
10.07 Allen takes on PaperlinX UK top role »
10.07 POD takes tree-planting initiative to print companies »
10.07 Antalis updates environmental guide for paper »
10.07 PaperCo subsidiary launches 'substrate impact calculator' »
10.07 Envirowise promotes free water-saving scheme for printers »
10.07 Agfa's Hoornaert denies rumours of Philips bid »
10.07 KCS targets digital market with major kit investment »
10.07 Heidelberg to axe 500 jobs as sales outlook grows bleaker »
10.07 Emap Inform announces £5m print tender »
10.07 Parker and Sons grows out of 70-year-old printing site »
10.07 Morgana rolls out Foldnak Compact to increase flexibility »
10.07 Consolidated Graphics Buys Three Xeikon 6000s for High-Speed Digital Printing »
10.07 Headley invests in AMRYS saddle stitcher »
10.07 Colourgen distributes EFI Validation paper »
10.07 Printer wins 'green' grant for platesetter »
10.07 GMG's new website offers proofing demos »
10.07 Witherbys installs Spekta 2 for hybrid screening »
10.07 Epson adds to substrate range with backlit film »
10.07 Antalis finance director leaves following group rejig »
10.07 DCP Systems overhauls management team to boost sales »
11.07 MWL installs Pantera perfect binder to handle PUR glue work »
11.07 Alpha Media splashes out £150,000 on a GUK folder »
11.07 Global Graphics signs long-term deal with Quark »
11.07 Fears over new Equality Bill »
11.07 CDMS expands data management capabilities with FastStats technology »
11.07 De La Rue develops holographic tags for 2010 World Cup merchandise »
11.07 Herts & Essex's digital arm installs third HP Indigo »
11.07 German money printer ends Zimbabwe deal »
11.07 China could lose edge as costs rise, study says »
11.07 FST in talks with transferred staff »
11.07 ICE merges with Arets’ UK operation »
11.07 Capital suitors emerge despite confusion over LDA payments »
11.07 Prism to reveal new partner »
11.07 Direct mail firms angered by ‘unnecessary’ DMA standard »
11.07 QI will appeal Quadtech’s patent infringement claim over its MRC »
11.07 Heron appoints commerce boss »
11.07 TPP extends NVQ skills scheme »
11.07 Ugandan news press attacked »
11.07 Conde Nast still needs printer »
11.07 SP produces Amtico packaging »
11.07 Hiflex launches free net service »
14.07 Segerdahl Corp. adds Goss Automatic Transfer Web Press »
14.07 Proteus Packaging Purchases First Heidelberg VLF Press in North America »
14.07 Pitman Acquires National Graphic Supply »
14.07 Gopsons hopes to pick up outsource work after Norhaven kit buy »
14.07 £6.1m Repro India site 'to supply 200m books globally' »
14.07 Dsi Talisman moves into long-perfecting with £3m spend »
14.07 Media Paper unveils range of environmental papers »
14.07 PrintFactory offers path to colour accuracy »
14.07 PerfectProof launches ProofMaster Certify »
14.07 SMP picks up trophy for Tutankhamun »
14.07 DCP Systems opens photographic printing centre »
14.07 Superior buys UK's first Avalon N8-50 »
14.07 Sun Chemical hikes ink prices by up to a fifth »
14.07 Océ investment allows Liverpool Council to tender print services »
14.07 Best Cover UV complements coating kit with bindery buys »
14.07 Tangent and De Villiers develop online CRM/ERP tool »
14.07 EFI selects Colourgen to distribute proofing paper »
14.07 PPA secures industry first with digital annual report »
15.07 30 jobs lost as Bovince ceases trading »
15.07 FiberMark revels in success of Prazicase EC3 at Drupa »
15.07 Devon council seeks tender for £1m finishing services contract »
15.07 Buhrs wades into debate on DMA standard »
15.07 Mitsubishi shuffles UK roles as Doliwa leaves »
15.07 Harlow Printing opens door on £2m upgrade »
15.07 North Wales Newspapers adds stitching to grab commercial work »
15.07 Unions win training mandate on government contracts »
15.07 Second administration case sparks fears for Welsh print community »
15.07 M-real warns of price increases as full-year figures fail to beat 2007 »
15.07 DVLA offers envelope tender worth up to £60m »
15.07 Report warns of falling marketing spend rates »
16.07 Fedrigoni paper selected for scented carbon neutral cards »
16.07 De La Rue selected as a printer for Ethiopian bank note contract »
16.07 Independent Paper sets accreditation target for all stock »
16.07 Aspect boosts plate capacity with £800,000 Screen buy »
16.07 Zimbabwe 'running out of paper to print money on' »
16.07 Quebecor World seals £27.5m deal with Reader's Digest »
17.07 The Open Approach Lands New Partnership for Jet Litho »
17.07 PIA/GATF Announces 2008 InterTech Technology Award Recipients »
17.07 Central Florida Press Installs First manroland DirectDrive Press in U.S. »
17.07 LaserBand wins NHS wristband contract »
17.07 August Equity drops bid for TMN Group »
17.07 SmartWorks guides SMEs through green issues »
17.07 CFH 'keen to promote sustainability' with green accreditations »
17.07 University print department claims UK first for FSC certification »
17.07 Binding Industries Association Announces 2008 Product of Excellence Winners »
17.07 Felix Dennis' rebranded Butler, Tanner & Dennis geared for August launch »
17.07 Adare claims DM spend remains vital to advertisers during credit crunch »
17.07 Credit insurers 'may withdraw cover' from hard-hit paper merchants »
17.07 Vantage takes Xerox 700 and 8265 to UK show »
17.07 David Cameron proposes Chapter 11 style system in UK »
17.07 BREAKING NEWS: Felix Dennis' rebranded Butler, Tanner & Dennis geared for August launch »
17.07 Hunkeler looks ahead to Swiss products show »
17.07 DMA chief claims PAS proposals are 'key to direct mail future' »
18.07 Johnson outlines BPIF strategy for recovery »
18.07 Océ staff trek for charity »
18.07 Xaar share price falls after profit warnings »
18.07 Heidelberg chief says UK arm is "healthy" as 500 jobs are cut »
18.07 Arctic donates paper for children's book festival »
18.07 Sappi releases offset troubleshooting guide »
18.07 UK paper collection is success, says CPI »
18.07 Contract update - DSR Group, Hertsmere Council, Translink, Herts Council »
18.07 Printweek.com launches survey »
18.07 Direct mail boasts growth but still faces tough challenges »
18.07 HHBV-RSDB deal in six weeks »
18.07 £100m green power plant to bring 'huge benefits' for Scotland »
18.07 Ecover is first to try out Responsible Print's tracking service »
18.07 Johnson calls for print recognition »
18.07 Xerox Golf Day aids Cancer Research »
18.07 Wyndeham's McGeown resigns »
18.07 IPods to be won on Horne website »
18.07 Tuning-in to FM »
18.07 Sheetfed presses SRA2 and above »
18.07 Nilpeter Caslon »
18.07 Contract update »
18.07 Bites eat away at communication »
18.07 Large format web press breaks direct mail ground »
18.07 Paper achieves forest certification »
18.07 KBA press helps drive sales growth by up to 40% »
18.07 Time is running out »
18.07 Star Print looks to local market with new plate system »
18.07 Capital kit set for auction as company sale draws blanks »
18.07 PSP targets £1m growth with guillotine purchase »
18.07 Word for Word plans expansion and brings lamination in-house »
18.07 Mitting takes on news editor job »
21.07 EFI prepares for Las Vegas 'boot camp' »
21.07 F1 Colour to run live testing of offshore prepress service »
21.07 Schreier hints at Heidelberg takeover approaches »
21.07 Quark buys In.vision to broaden its XML offering »
21.07 FSB accuses large companies of 'exploiting' SMEs over payments »
21.07 Printers gloomy over economy despite HSBC's brighter forecast »
21.07 K/P Corp. Invests in Washington Plant Expansion »
21.07 Entrepreneurial pair buy WPS in 'seven-figure deal' »
21.07 London freesheet recycling scheme bags 120 tonnes of waste »
21.07 Ghent PDF Workgroup Entering Seventh Year with Newly-Elected Officers and Revamped »
21.07 Interprint brings multi-colour work in-house with Shinohara buy »
21.07 Polestar Applied to print marketing material for travel group »
21.07 CPC Packaging fined after employee left with 'permanent limp' »
21.07 Colour inkjet RIP's new SWOP certification »
21.07 Fount additive reduced alcohol in pressroom »
21.07 Colour management software sales climb after Drupa »
21.07 PDF software now available following Drupa debut »
21.07 Non-PVC substrate heightens visual impact »
21.07 Faster binding helps three-fold business boost »
21.07 Software personalises direct marketing material »
21.07 Polestar wins travel brochures deal after bid »
21.07 System tailors fount formulae to press conditions »
21.07 Kodak's flexo printing system's technology award »
21.07 Direct mail firm's MD wins entrepreneur award »
22.07 EFI-Inkware and Mutoh Partner to Bring Bioware Biofriendly Inks to Mutoh Hybrid Ink-jet Printers »
22.07 More Than 200 Awards Presented at the Sir Speedy and PIP Annual Convention »
22.07 Tullis gets £8.1m grant to build power plant »
22.07 Blackburns follows up success with second Domino C6000+ »
22.07 Earthtone promises "no-risk" e-commerce with web-to-print launch »
22.07 Thames Print Room boosts digital with flagship Indigo buy »
22.07 Pindar takes stake in Wren Press to push through Barnard & Westwood merger »
22.07 French printer first to buy Goss M-600 »
22.07 Adare warns of 'poorer data quality' if electoral data selling banned »
22.07 Redundancy fears at West Ferry as Telegraph leaves a year early »
22.07 Fingerprint aims to consolidate Wiltshire sites with double Speedmaster buy »
23.07 Digital Studio installs UK's first Xerox 700 for grand opening »
23.07 2008 InterTech Technology Award Recipients Detailed Information Now Available »
23.07 Survey shows Europe falling behind in global forest market »
23.07 UK debut for Ricoh's Pro C900 at Total Print! Expo »
23.07 Speedmaster XL 75 'eliminates need for digital' »
23.07 M-real 'needs to raise prices' after posting £16.5m second-quarter loss »
23.07 Gemini Digital aims to double workload with HP buy »
23.07 MGE takes the heat off another Press OEM »
23.07 HH Associates joins PoP green scheme »
24.07 De La Rue defies crunch with strong sales forecast »
24.07 Sony to release e-reader model in UK ahead of rival Amazon »
24.07 180 jobs lost as Curtis Fine Papers goes into administration »
24.07 LBF sets focus on India and South Africa for forthcoming shows »
24.07 E-commerce system connects printers with buyers »
24.07 Air Motion Systems Relocates to Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Area »
24.07 Sakurai president attends B&B Press 50th anniversary party »
24.07 'Two dozen' companies interested in Reed Elsevier print arm buy »
24.07 Cooling and fount system for Hamada presses »
24.07 Richard Edward secures FSC status after environmental drive »
24.07 Low profitability forces Sappi to put up woodfree paper prices »
24.07 Eco-Book offsets print customers' carbon use »
24.07 New printer applicator labels adjacent sides »
24.07 Esko's PDF viewer and editor wins technology award »
24.07 Tangent hit by property downturn but digital revenues continue to grow »
24.07 CPF keeps machine details under wraps for fear of 'copycats' »
25.07 Horizon buys set to save Simply Print £30,000 a year »
25.07 Headley Brothers choose BravoPlus to 'complement existing services' »
25.07 Danwood Group continues Scottish market consolidation »
25.07 Ashgate rolls out KAS Crease Fold machine for Total Print! Expo »
25.07 Wyndeham Heron wins PMB deal »
25.07 TPF's Wallace to retire after 17 years »
25.07 Pepper bumps turnover into double figures with TL Visuals acquisition »
25.07 Adobe's PDF gains acceptance as ISO standard »
25.07 Xtension makers offer free upgrade for QuarkXPress 8 launch »
25.07 Pre-press triumphs at InterTech awards »
25.07 Outdoor Partners impressed with flexibility of XMF workflow »
25.07 TPF Group loses £20m-a-year Sky contract »
25.07 Curtis staff hold sit-in over pay after administrators called in »
25.07 UPDATE: Curtis staff hold sit-in over pay after administrators called in »
25.07 BREAKING NEWS: TPF Group loses £20m-a-year Sky contract »
25.07 Schawk Leeds plant to close at cost of 56 jobs »
25.07 TL Visuals deal boosts Pepper »
25.07 Lick Group MD wins award »
25.07 BPIF announce scholarship winners »
25.07 TPF’s Wallace to retire after 17 years »
25.07 Dennis aims to make BT&D the green choice for UK publishers »
25.07 Industry reacts with scepticism to Cameron’s Chapter 11 plans »
25.07 Trinity Mirror refutes debt breach as shares fall amid recession fears »
25.07 Aon says credit insurers may snub paper sector »
25.07 Newsquest wins Glasgow deal »
25.07 Polywrapper handles A4 widths at 5,000 per hour »
25.07 Award for system linking offset and digital print »
25.07 Perfect binding, hard cover and photobook systems »
25.07 Perfect binding systems enter Encore's range »
25.07 Genius press enhances gift card print operations »
25.07 'Green' project to cut POP's environmental impact »
25.07 Security seal combats pilfering »
28.07 Opposition to ID card scheme intensifies as first phase rollout announced »
28.07 APP's chief exec tops poll Power List for pulp and paper »
28.07 Xerox confident of growth despite 19% fall in profits »
28.07 DC Thomson & Co print staff to strike over pay »
28.07 Fujifilm announces Nintendo photos deal for Wii users »
28.07 Major blaze disrupts production at MY Healthcare carton plant »
28.07 Esquire magazine to print electronic front cover »
28.07 Monotype adds bevvy of new typefaces »
28.07 Colour digital printer runs 300gsm stock at 90ppm »
28.07 Printers have large file uploading made easier »
28.07 Booklets now produced in-house with new system »
28.07 Metallic colours aid Sci-Fi magazine covers impact »
28.07 Banding machine bought for its versatility »
29.07 XMPie Forms Alliance to Jump Start Customer One-to-One Marketing Programs »
29.07 Collective UK moves into digital with Essay Print acquisition »
29.07 Diamant installs Europe's first Inca Turbo Plus flatbed printer »
29.07 3,000 blank passports stolen from van »
29.07 Sarney optimistic as BT&D secures orders ahead of relaunch »
29.07 Scottish government pledges support for Curtis Fine Papers »
29.07 Scheme to print tailored content on airline boarding passes takes off »
29.07 Doubling cost of oil forces Chesapeake to up prices »
29.07 Collective UK buys local printer Essay Print out of administration »
30.07 Fujifilm designs tool to assess environmental impact of platemaking »
30.07 Denny Bros steps up green efforts to gain ISO accreditation »
30.07 EFI acquires Pace Systems for £10.6m to reach out to mid-market clients »
30.07 Paragon UK secures ISO 14001 across four sites »
30.07 Borcombe SP ticked off for claiming to be 'leading eco-friendly printer' »
30.07 Calls for action as WWF says one-fifth of wood 'illegally sourced' »
30.07 Tower Supplies wins FSC accolade as De Vroede Group steps up green efforts »
30.07 Berforts Group buys UK's first Nipson VaryPress 200 SED »
31.07 Eclipse Colour invests £750k in kit to reduce outsourcing costs »
31.07 Zünd launches cutting machine pair »
31.07 Diamond Print rolls out Hi-Speed after perfect-binding buy »
31.07 EskoArtwork Concludes a Successful Merger Process »
31.07 UPDATE: Police arrest deliveryman over blank passports theft »
31.07 Police arrest deliveryman over blank passports theft »
31.07 News International praises Mosca strapping machines installation »
31.07 Proskills 'disappointed' as bid for NSA print scheme deferred »
31.07 NHS print tenders criticised as being 'poorly administered' »
31.07 Printer thought to be among those arrested in insider trading case »
31.07 Perfect Colours adds two HP flatbeds to its showroom display »
31.07 CPF to offer alternative to finishing at Total Print! Expo »
31.07 Printing.com confident it can buck the trend in credit crunch »
31.07 Managing director buys Belgravia out of administration »
31.07 Another record-breaking month on printweek.com »
31.07 Heidelberg Re-aligns Postpress Division »