Newsarchive August 2008

01.08 Penn State Gets FSC Certification »
01.08 Agfa's Roberts bullish over drop in sales »
01.08 Fedrigoni introduces eco-friendly Freelife swatch »
01.08 Johnston Press jobs at risk in proposal to axe printing plant »
01.08 Strike action at DC Thomson suspended »
01.08 Perfector press opens up book printing markets »
01.08 New FSC-certified paper is laser guaranteed »
01.08 Workflow's improved automation and job routing »
01.08 4-colour B2 press accelerates job turn-rounds »
01.08 Sappi posts £11.5m operating loss despite increase in sales »
01.08 Xerox iGen3 helps ADP become first to gain Guild accreditation »
01.08 Cameron calls for 'revolution' in 'archaic' skills provision »
01.08 IPG Earns Award of Excellence »
01.08 New iGen3 at Johnson County Community College »
01.08 New Stitcher Boosts Production at RBC Ministries »
01.08 Ricoh Targets In-plants »
01.08 InterTech Award Winners Named »
01.08 UK In-plant Conference Draws International Crowd »
01.08 Shuttleworth's updated MIS allows for wide-format digital »
01.08 QuarkXPress 8 available to buy through resellers »
01.08 New MD for Adstream as development continues »
01.08 Eskoartwork completes transformation after merger »
01.08 Heidelberg shuffles management board duties »
01.08 Cameron calls for ‘revolution’ in ‘archaic’ skills provision »
01.08 David Ware of W H Ware & Sons chairman dies at 80 »
01.08 New divisional manager for Heidelberg »
01.08 Pindar sells Screen Pages in third deal in a month »
01.08 Golf tournament for Precision Colour Printing clients »
01.08 Alcan chosen by Van Mark Food »
01.08 Harmsworth to print free papers »
01.08 Xeretec reports £400k sales »
01.08 Emap staff sign on iPod course »
01.08 Metallised boards available with faster delivery »
01.08 Global roadshow tour takes QuarkXPress 8 to market »
01.08 Adopt far reaching marketing to redefine printing »
01.08 USD2.6m press control systems order for Baldwin »
01.08 Reliable St Ives wins more time to print Time Out »
01.08 Small format metal platemaking system goes on show »
01.08 Tool to assess platemaking's environmental impact »
01.08 Mono printers attain 1,200dpi resolution »
01.08 Perfect binding helps high volume expansion »
01.08 New features in QuarkXPress's new release »
01.08 Pindar Tewkesbury wins Shropshire council deal »
04.08 Ex-Curtis Fine Papers employees stage protest march »
04.08 Simpson Group rides out the post-Sainsbury's storm »
04.08 Appleton turns to private equity for BemroseBooth sale »
04.08 Printing to recommence at newly launched Butler, Tanner & Dennis »
04.08 Coatings and inks users get legislation warnings »
04.08 Printer reseller goes on acquisition trail »
04.08 Stralfors wins £1.7m Southern Water print contract »
04.08 Unique spends £100,000 on kit to avoid need to increase prices »
04.08 Dunwoody pulls out of print following administration buyout »
04.08 Business as usual at Clays despite major power cut »
04.08 Nampak's MY Healthcare site relocates work after fire devastates the Surrey plant »
05.08 Heidelberg orders up a quarter but but pre-Drupa drought stymies sales »
05.08 Chris Fowler International bought out by Spanish print giant »
05.08 BREAKING NEWS: Sappi proposes closure of Blackburn mill »
05.08 Arandell Corp. Joins SmartWay Transport Partnership »
05.08 Heidelberg orders up a quarter but pre-Drupa drought stymies sales »
05.08 Heidelberg Presents Final First-Quarter Figures; Incoming Orders Rise »
05.08 Blue moves to supersite following an 82% increase in turnover »
05.08 Sappi proposes closure of Blackburn mill »
05.08 First editions of the Telegraph printed at Knowsley »
05.08 Staff made redundant as Bovince calls in administrators »
05.08 New figures show 60% rise in company administrations »
05.08 Murdoch declares permanent price drop for The Sun »
05.08 Former OFT founder quits to form own cold-foiling business »
05.08 Warning to banks over stolen blank passports »
05.08 Easibind nominated for award for 3D digital print work »
06.08 Sheetfed’s Future Analyzed by PRIMIR »
06.08 James McNaughton launches FSC-certified range »
06.08 Manor Creative rewards customers for choosing its green print services »
06.08 Print industry grows green accreditations »
06.08 Macomb Printing Acquires North American Printing »
06.08 Beith falls to receivers as order book runs dry »
06.08 ESP buys Zünd's biggest cutter in UK first »
06.08 Government launches scheme to weed out "rogue employers" »
06.08 Atlantic Zeiser showcases Omega 36 printing system »
06.08 Baldwin's Constant C keeps dampening on track »
06.08 Maxson launches Airfoil Overlap System »
06.08 Polestar Greaves post-press division to close culling 190 jobs »
06.08 Archant posts steady results despite troubled sector »
06.08 Duraweld launches space saving self assembly ring binders »
06.08 Heidelberg Extends Closing Date for the Heidelberg Eco Printing Award »
07.08 Autobond banks on UV as key growth area »
07.08 TPE to be launch pad for MGi's digital press »
07.08 RR Donnelley moves into the black with second quarter results »
07.08 £350,000 kit investment for new finishing startup »
07.08 Council kit buy to open doors to commercial work »
07.08 RK Harrison offers new print industry insurance through BPIF »
07.08 Kodak to launch Stream up to six months early »
07.08 Cartoncare first in UK to install new Gallus packaging press »
07.08 Defunct Centrabell forced to pay out £120,000 to ex staff »
07.08 Dynagram's inpO2 version 3.0 hits the market »
07.08 St Ives takes natural approach to DVD packaging »
07.08 Print improves environmental credentials, says GI »
07.08 SoftCare introduces Xanthos publishing platform »
07.08 Heidelberg diagnoses remote service success »
08.08 HP reveals details of reorganisation »
08.08 Booklocker.com hits out in legal wrangle with Amazon over POD books »
08.08 DNG Media nabs UK first with Fujifilm Brillia violet plate »
08.08 Call for unity as Proskills reassesses NSA bid »
08.08 MacDermid accuses DuPont of bullying over Lava platesetters row »
08.08 Green appointed to vice president role in Kodak's GCG division »
08.08 X-Rite confident despite £10.9m Q2 loss »
08.08 APP defiant despite losing Woolworths contract over environmental allegations »
08.08 GMC integrates MindFire into PrintNet software »
08.08 Prontaprint accused of supplier 'kickbacks' »
08.08 Trade Secret to Showcase New Web Press, Facility During Open House »
08.08 Gimle unveils subscription proofing system »
08.08 Neopost introduces high-volume folder inserters »
08.08 GMC has new version of PrintNet Designer software »
08.08 Summersault wins Homeform deal »
08.08 CPI completes run of book on Madonna »
08.08 Leeds University appoints six printers »
08.08 Buxton Press gets Artillery mag deal »
08.08 New swatch for Fedrigoni range »
08.08 WWF suggests EU law to halt increase in logging »
08.08 Flying the flag »
08.08 Trinity to reduce costs as print profits drop »
08.08 Cartoncare buys Gallus KM 510 S »
08.08 B&T creditors to receive nothing but Dolan defends cash promise »
08.08 Prontaprint accused of supplier "kickbacks" »
08.08 Franks fulfils ambition »
08.08 Quark has knowledge for customer support tool »
11.08 APP claims new study proves its green credentials »
11.08 APP claims study proves its green credentials »
11.08 IDEAlliance Launches G7 Website, www.g7global.org »
11.08 NELA Assumes Service and Support for Strobbe Benders »
11.08 Dow Jones & Co. Purchases 14 Kodak Thermal CTP Platesetters »
11.08 Konica Minolta unwraps UK debut kit for TPE 2008 »
11.08 DMA says inserts dropped an eighth in Q1 2008 »
11.08 Mimaki unveils latest UV inkjet printer »
11.08 Stikit targets 20% turnover boost »
11.08 Optichrome installs KAS Mailmaster enveloper »
11.08 M Partners eyes Olympic glory »
11.08 PSM stops production and falls into administration »
11.08 CPI Mackays in £6m investment to boost production »
11.08 Printers to be hit by energy price rises »
12.08 DC Thompson refutes Premier takeover claims »
12.08 Stargold buys Sanxin press to boost efficiency »
12.08 Bolger Completes Acquisition of Diversified Graphics »
12.08 Label Store expands site and looks to invest further »
12.08 GAE to show Horizon i2i workflow at Total Print! Expo »
12.08 PrintIT! begins search for print 'twins' for schools »
12.08 ColourMaster Images provides printing for photo exhibition »
12.08 Print companies urged to collaborate for new diploma »
12.08 ABR Litho staff win redundancy pay after pulling plug on printer »
13.08 Arjowiggins promotes Conquerer range with free padblock »
13.08 Nordic Recycling site suffers major blaze »
13.08 Capital kit mostly sold as LDA reveals more details of compensation bid »
13.08 UPM open to consolidation, say reports »
13.08 New PEFC development head looks to push brand »
13.08 AHP installs waste management system »
13.08 Presstek to sue Spicers for distributing VIM plates »
13.08 Argowiggins promotes Conquerer range with free padblock »
13.08 PSM restarts production after administrators called in »
13.08 ID security fears after researcher highlights passport flaws »
13.08 FSB backs proposed public sector target for small businesses »
13.08 Capital kit mostly sold as LDA reveals delays to compensation payment »
13.08 Kodak's Nexpress takes lead role at Olympics »
13.08 Manroland stays in the black despite sales drop »
13.08 Jobs axed and more at risk as mailing houses Colin Clapp and LDH Mailing go under »
13.08 Autobond continues US sales success »
13.08 Dialogue Solutions takes eco route with UV Digicoater »
14.08 MarquipWardUnited enlists Lorenz as North and South American president »
14.08 GPS adds to green credentials with FSC and PEFC certification »
14.08 Wain promoted to managing director »
14.08 Etrinisc seals RCN deal »
14.08 B&K reveals EHG half-sheet press »
14.08 Cost Pressures Compel INX to Follow Trend and Boost Ink Price »
14.08 GAE becomes exclusive UK distributor for Hamada offset presses »
14.08 Press Gazette print run reduced as it switches to monthly publication »
14.08 Digital print systems support Olympics security »
14.08 Web press upgrades enhance productivity and colour »
14.08 Platesetting and workflow boost output by 400% »
14.08 Duplo hires Windus as UK business grows »
14.08 Flexo plate imaging helps converters compete »
14.08 Asset management comes to labels printroom »
14.08 Label firms must ensure profits in hard times »
14.08 KBA hit by below-target half-year results »
14.08 New man for label software support and training »
15.08 Award for MIS and web-based print buying systems »
15.08 Finishing systems handle digital and litho work »
15.08 Fount system accurately controls press chemistry »
15.08 Dispelling printing's environmental myths »
15.08 Kall Kwik launches promotional gift service online »
15.08 Printed biodegradable packs can also be recycled »
15.08 Printer reseller demo centre's 1,000th customer »
15.08 Dow Jones modernises with Kodak pre-press systems »
15.08 Bi-directional printing boosts inkjet speed by 25% »
15.08 New exclusive UK agent for Hamada presses »
15.08 PRIMIR Announces Research Studies Line-up »
15.08 Yorkshire transport firm planning print framework »
15.08 Print Direction to source a printer for The Bench Mark »
15.08 Deya wins full contract for Yellow Pages delivery »
15.08 GAE announces open house event to mark new showroom opening »
15.08 Inca unveils bi-directional print method claiming a 20% productivity boost »
15.08 Mercia Image continues spending spree with £80,000 kit purchase »
15.08 Former Curtis MD says buyer for the mill must be found soon »
15.08 GI Solutions cuts 15 jobs after Sitma buy brings greater automation »
15.08 Inca unveils bi-directional print method claiming a 25% productivity boost »
15.08 New NHS clients for Collector Set Printers »
15.08 EBB hails move to withdraw credit insurance »
15.08 Industry boosts green standing »
15.08 Future of print management to be debated at Stationers event »
15.08 Correction: The Berforts Group »
15.08 Survey says printers prioritise efficiency »
15.08 Print group sponsors charity skydive »
15.08 Beith is placed into receivership »
15.08 EFI provides print technology for Olympics »
15.08 Heidelberg offer tailored service agreements »
15.08 Vote on best magazine covers »
15.08 Fedrigoni improves paper coat and finish »
15.08 Koehler Group in paper price rise »
15.08 Print finance still available »
15.08 Duplo appoints Richard Windus »
15.08 Racing Ahead »
15.08 Aping fashion »
15.08 Salfors awarded £1.7m contract with Southern Water »
15.08 Donald Murray raises £5,000 for charity »
15.08 That's a wrap »
15.08 Marquip Ward United acquires Apollo Sheeters »
15.08 Premierbeswick goes sailing »
15.08 Warren Board's announces winner of Summer Promotion »
18.08 EPG to Purchase GRIPdigital »
18.08 New PDF/X Workflow Specifications v4 Released by the Ghent Workgroup »
18.08 xpedx Achieves PEFC Chain-of-custody Certification »
18.08 BCQ Print buys second HP Indigo to handle surge in demand for hybrid printing »
18.08 Nipson Digital posts £2.1m operating loss »
18.08 Screen investment boosts Brown Brothers' environmental credentials »
18.08 Industry experts to hold free advice seminars at Total Print! Expo »
18.08 Zebra wins repro contract for Co-operative magazine »
18.08 Howitt aims to cut turnaround times with Delano buy »
18.08 Asterim halts trading as 25 staff made redundant »
18.08 First Ipex 'print champion' to be announced this month »
18.08 Former CLPM Dot Com staff win wages battle one year on »
18.08 Britain's workforce 'is poorly skilled', companies tell FPB survey »
18.08 Recession is a 'distinct possibility', BCC warns »
18.08 Fujifilm teams up with top environmental consultant »
18.08 Screen investment boosts Brown Brothers' productivity by 400% »
18.08 Former apprentices buy out Datumpress »
19.08 Aon strikes back at EBB desire to withdraw credit insurers »
19.08 OKI to debut C9850 at Total Print! exhibition »
19.08 Two Yorkshire printers merge in bid to cut costs »
19.08 Top Industry Experts Will Lead Brand New Tracks at PODi’s 7th Annual AppForum in Vegas »
19.08 New Scholarship Named in Honor of Brian W. Gill Announced at PGSF »
19.08 Fannon Printing Scores in PIA/GATF Competition with Two Premier Print Awards »
19.08 Think Arbor and Oakland for New Partnership - ArborOakland Group »
19.08 Easibind to use new Manroland 500 to print on polymers »
19.08 RSDB announces £1.1m first-half net loss »
19.08 Royston Labels spends £1m on Nilpeter combo press »
19.08 PaperlinX group to raise prices in light of rising costs »
19.08 Swanline sees enquiries soar following Automatan EM buy »
19.08 Whitney Woods holding all the cards »
20.08 HP's IPG bucks trend with 10% rise in net revenue »
20.08 Colourstream aims to boost efficiency with PitStop creaser »
20.08 Encore Machinery becomes sole distributor for JUD »
20.08 Goss International and manroland Reach Agreement on Sleeve Technology »
20.08 Coors Brewers awards print contract to Williams Lea »
20.08 Xaar sees results drop as Chinese sales slow »
20.08 Antalis to deliver environmental briefings to businesses »
20.08 Arjowiggins' Keaykolour to use FSC-certified pulp only »
20.08 Under pressure SMEs 'reliant on savings and overdrafts' »
20.08 Council chooses CFH to handle electoral forms »
21.08 Management information system is JDF certified »
21.08 Fujifilm Graphic Systems U.S.A. Realigns Sales Force with Digital Solutions in Mind »
21.08 Duplo to distribute upgraded Ideal EP Digicut »
21.08 Optichrome invests in KAS Mailmaster to meet digital demand »
21.08 Inventa buy enables Cambrian to bring finishing in-house »
21.08 Wincanton moves into digital arena with Konica purchase »
21.08 X-Rite founders cash in life policies to help reduce company debt »
21.08 Duncan Print Group buys BPMG out of administration »
21.08 MetalFX Silvercoat ink enhances magazine covers »
21.08 Grant safeguards Thanet's future »
21.08 Ipex 2010 seeks printing champions »
21.08 Mosca provides strapping machines »
21.08 Envirowise launches guide for digital printers »
21.08 Gapless 80-page Goss Sunday press goes into action »
21.08 Quebecor World posts big losses following sale of European arm »
21.08 Sefas appoints former Synertec head of sales »
22.08 Zebra wins Co-operative Magazine repro contract »
22.08 Adare Group wins contract to print ballot papers »
22.08 Roland DG rolls out VersaWorks 2.7 free to customers »
22.08 Pageflex teams up with EPMS to streamline workflow offering »
22.08 Rebellious town will print its own money to support the local economy »
22.08 Enfocus to hold free pre-media advice seminars »
22.08 Hiflex MIS awarded JDF accreditation »
22.08 Manor Creative switches to processless plate in environmental push »
22.08 Edison Litho & Printing Announces New Unique September Seminar »
22.08 UPM to close loss-making Finnish sawmill »
22.08 Southernprint to print Compass Surrey »
22.08 Bell & Bain chooses litho over digital for book cover printing »
22.08 Second price hike in under six weeks for Sun Chemical inks »
22.08 Barclays' bumper print contract up for grabs »
22.08 Buyer sought for Heanorgate as administrators take over »
22.08 Danwood MD runs half marathon for charity »
22.08 Positive focus adds to its web2print portfolio »
22.08 Park Communications and News International hold seminar for students »
22.08 BT&D first ICSM print customer »
22.08 Unite rejects H&S report findings »
22.08 Duplo takes distributors to Switzerland »
22.08 New recruit for Arjowiggins »
22.08 Domino makes fourth acquisition in a year with APS buy »
22.08 UPM to close loss-making Finnish paper mill »
22.08 iQ Laserpress eyes £2.5m turnover following Xerox purchase »
22.08 GI Direct launches website for direct mail »
22.08 Roland DG introduces VersaWorks 2.7 »
22.08 PaperCo denies risk of stock-out due to PSM's two-week hiatus »
25.08 Ethical magazine picks Arctic's Munken »
25.08 BacoScan cleans up offset printing presses »
25.08 Oce acquires Epcot »
25.08 Sussex printer switches to Brillia HD PRO-T plate »
25.08 Easibind places order for MAN Roland 500 press »
25.08 Hydro-Dynamic offers alcohol-replacement solution »
25.08 Lake Image Systems moves into Asia »
25.08 Kay-Dee unveils Kimoto Freejet 320 flatbed printer »
25.08 Packaging plant installs Mistral folder gluer »
25.08 Version 4 of GWG specifications gets a release »
25.08 Printcity Alliance details activities in book »
25.08 Automation seminars at the Crossroads »
25.08 Bordeaux exhibits inks for South America »
26.08 Recycling boost for Yellow Pages »
26.08 148 jobs on the line as Reed calls in administrators »
26.08 Arctic Paper to be used for ethical magazine »
26.08 Start-up digital printer buys UK's first MGi Meteor DP60 »
26.08 Plea to printers as sector languishes at bottom of Proskills funding league »
26.08 Lenzing teams up with Papico »
26.08 Recession fears grow as economy hits standstill »
26.08 Ex-Graphoprint staff given jobs at The Website (Leeds) »
26.08 BREAKING NEWS: 148 jobs on the line as Reed calls in administrators »
26.08 Orbital awarded three-year Ordnance Survey contract »
26.08 Driftgate Press doubles finishing capacity with Horizon buys »
26.08 Josero opens new premises to boost its inkjet profile »
26.08 HHBV says bid for RDSB delayed due to funding »
26.08 Printing.com survey reveals print prices rise with inflation »
26.08 Edward Thompson warns of probable job cuts »
27.08 28 more staff made redundant at Curtis Fine Papers »
27.08 Transcontinental seals major deal with Canadian newspaper »
27.08 'Lack of knowledge' hindering printers' eco efforts »
27.08 Communisis defies economic trend with 92% rise in profits »
27.08 Envelope printer welcomes FSC/PEFC awards prior to proposed site move »
27.08 Print still the method of choice for business communications »
27.08 Johnston Press announces £109m writedown as ad revenues fall »
27.08 M-real releases lightweight paper range »
27.08 St Ives Direct gets ISO 14001 certification »
27.08 Goss and MAN Roland resolve patent dispute »
27.08 Calver Press goes into voluntary liquidation »
27.08 Continua appoints new managing director »
28.08 Folio moves into laminating with Tauler purchase »
28.08 Welsh print management company moves to new site »
28.08 Impress, Eaton merger forms 'one-stop shop' »
28.08 PPS buys out direct mail printer Charisma Colourprint »
28.08 Chesapeake buys Mistral gluer to meet demand for complex products »
28.08 Morgana to hold Finishing Expo next month »
28.08 Polestar signs contract worth £100m »
28.08 Ashleigh Print goes for processless CTP with Suprasetter A52 »
28.08 Levenmouth Printers buys Scotland's first Sanxin YK524 press »
28.08 Arctic Paper sees sales in uncoated paper rise by 13% »
28.08 KBA appoints Whitacre as vice-president of sales »
28.08 Papico to sell for Lenzing Papier »
28.08 Neckar Paper goes into administration »
28.08 Sommer buys three HP Indigo 7000 digital presses »
28.08 Xitron to exhibit prepress solutions at Graph Expo »
28.08 Eskoartwork buys Mikkelsen Graphic Engineering »
28.08 Kodak makes digital-printing sales appointments »
28.08 Inca Onset flatbed printer exceeds expectations »
28.08 Screen releases TrueFlow SE Version 6.0 »
28.08 Turkish publisher buys Goss Uniliner press »
28.08 Muller Martini praises new signature device for Primera saddlestitchers »
29.08 Pureprint doubles digital capacity with pair of Indigo 5500s »
29.08 Litho Supplies blames reorganisation costs and economy for profits fall »
29.08 Heanorgate buyout unlikely as Buxton looks at assets deal »
29.08 All Reed staff axed as collapse of site deal blamed for administration »
29.08 St Ives produces bio-degradable pack for Warner Bros' fim »
29.08 Manson Group will continue to print Press Gazette »
29.08 DotLine upgrades platesetter offering »
29.08 Flint Group to debut new products at American show »
29.08 Public unclear on environmental impact of paper, NAPM study shows »
29.08 EskoArtwork announces 'significant' systems integration contract »
29.08 Océ buys digital distributor Epcot »
29.08 Neckar Paper placed into owner-controlled administration »
29.08 Screen adds PlateRite FX1254 to flexo platesetter range »
29.08 Driftgate invests in Horizon finishing equipment »
29.08 Fedrigoni holds team-building event »
29.08 Antalis raises £37,000 for charity »
29.08 Howard Smith Paper raises money for The World Land Wood Trust »
29.08 Presstek 52DI to be shown at TPE »
29.08 Océ purchases printer Epcot »
29.08 BAPC announces 2008 conference speakers »
29.08 Firms wanted for Top 500 »
29.08 Government tenders site attracts criticism »
29.08 M Partners gets green certification »
29.08 Printers Superstore to host open house event »
29.08 Heanorgate fails to find a buyer as Buxton looks at assets deal »