Newsarchive January 2009

01.01 Clinical appoints operations director »
01.01 Power Adhesives slashes price of best-seller by 45% »
02.01 Systems Labelling wins local award »
02.01 Antalis releases YouTube videos »
02.01 Ricoh confirms Ipex attendance »
02.01 Roland announces competition winner »
02.01 Haley promoted at 4DM »
02.01 A canny use of ink technology »
02.01 New pre-pack guidelines come into force »
02.01 Invest in training and support relocation of new staff to ensure skills availability »
02.01 PCS looks to Screen after platesetter delay »
02.01 Cloc spends 'half a million' on digital kit to meet demand »
02.01 New pre-pack rules come into force »
02.01 Paper: A 2008 retrospective »
02.01 Inkfish boosts productivity by 50% with second Buhrs inserter buy »
02.01 Mosca targets new users with entry-level strapping machine »
02.01 Time for printers to back Two Sides, NAPM claims »
02.01 Howard Hunt champions personalised calendar campaign »
02.01 15-year-old print manager looking to expand business »
05.01 Agfa slams newspaper over alleged 'damage campaign' »
05.01 Agfa seals deal with US defence company »
05.01 Island printer rounds off £120,000 investment with Suprasetter buy »
05.01 XChange International announces Exportools add-on release »
05.01 Zevrix unveils new automation software »
05.01 CWE Solutions secures Fogra certification »
05.01 Stewarts confirms Summerhall to be liquidated »
05.01 Report predicts expanding Chinese presence in European CTP market »
05.01 Pindar chief executive awarded OBE »
05.01 Celloglas in administration but deal "imminent" »
05.01 Stewarts confirms Summerhall to be liquidated eight days after buyout »
05.01 Liquidator named at Borcombe SP »
05.01 Polestar creates role to deliver group savings »
05.01 Goss promotion sees new chief executive appointed »
05.01 GI Direct identifies transpromo success in report »
05.01 St Ives set to sell off US division in MBO deal »
05.01 Buxton Press eyes B2 coating press to take positive steps for 2009 »
06.01 Celloglas in administration but deal 'imminent' »
06.01 Printers could benefit from Brown's crisis jobs package »
06.01 Palladian Press buys internet group Dominion »
06.01 Nampak Cartons pays tribute to site director killed in New Year's Day collision »
06.01 Polestar completes £4m digital spend with UK's first JetStream 2200 »
06.01 Paper 20% cheaper than six years ago - NAPM »
06.01 Wernham eyes Green Mark with PlateRite buy »
06.01 Polestar celebrates printing 1.8bn pages in six days »
06.01 Heidelberg to axe 40 UK jobs »
07.01 Repropoint responds to demands with ISO 14001 certification »
07.01 Bristol printer builds on expansion with perfector investment »
07.01 IDM reveals line-up for data management conference »
07.01 Fry takes over the helm at Johnston Press »
07.01 NSL becomes latest victim of retail downturn »
07.01 UPDATE: CCR Data confirms asset acquisition »
07.01 Proskills hails Northend over students visit »
07.01 Celloglas staff left in limbo as redundancies announced »
07.01 Armstrong Print Group boosts business with ISO 14001 accreditation »
07.01 Arjowiggins creates new subdivision for recycled paper »
07.01 BPIF and Unite demand action in joint letter to Chancellor »
07.01 Deloitte report claims traditional media 'more popular than online' »
07.01 Williams Lea singles out printer for AXA work »
07.01 Design group teams with printer for BBC charity calendar »
08.01 Magazine printer reduces makeready with KBA plate technology »
08.01 Duplo aims to champion value of finishing with New Year rebrand »
08.01 Industry fears as classifieds magazine goes online only »
08.01 Norske Skog warns of reduced capacity as it prepares for tough year »
08.01 Colour Confidence seals deal over digital workflow tool »
08.01 Interest rates slashed to lowest level in history »
08.01 DM companies set to benefit from launch of mail tracking service »
08.01 UPDATE: Sale of five Celloglas sites confirmed »
08.01 Finisher eyes perfect binding market with Horizon buy »
08.01 Raster Printers unveils I-Cut range for 24/7 production »
08.01 Yorkshire binder boosts capacity with £150,000 spend »
09.01 Arjowiggins set to increase prices in scheme to 'restore profitability' »
09.01 PaperCo Design awards »
09.01 Ink Shop offers reward to jail £400k arsonist »
09.01 Presstek appoints Guy Sasson as Europe, Africa and Middle East president »
09.01 Kolorcraft agrees to union recognition »
09.01 M-real Graphic Paper sales director goes on gardening leave »
09.01 Soporcel becomes latest to back Two Sides initiative »
09.01 KnowledgePoint plans 20% growth following rebrand »
09.01 Suppliers attack guidelines for pre-pack administration deals »
09.01 Knowledge group launched to aid print managers »
09.01 Pixart.it targets UK market with web-to-print offering »
09.01 Celloglas Stock distances itself from former sister company »
09.01 MPGi subsidiary Spin Offset calls in administrators »
09.01 DMP adds Elpical technology to FLO software »
09.01 X-Rite reins in 2009 estimates and announces redundancies »
09.01 Communisis begins consultation over 90 jobs »
09.01 Magnet Harlequin makes digital division a subsidiary »
10.01 KBA boost for English daily based in Mumbai »
12.01 Government body to investigate pre-pack deals »
12.01 Web-to-print webcast panellists answer your questions »
12.01 Océ Q4 net profit falls 98% »
12.01 Strong hopes for Cooper Clegg sale »
12.01 BemroseBooth seeks staff cuts at Derby plant »
12.01 Russian ex-KGB man reportedly eyes Evening Standard »
12.01 Rigid Paper shuts down Selby mill at a cost of 86 jobs »
12.01 Pre-pack deal salvages Bridge Communications »
13.01 Adapt Graphics doubles capacity with bizhub buy »
13.01 Assembly completes major site move »
13.01 Cromwell Press calls in administrators and sheds 40 jobs »
13.01 1,500 jobs under threat as M-real plans cut in production »
13.01 Bezier Poole 'delighted' to secure FSC accreditation »
13.01 Scottish printer calls in debt from crisis fund for football club »
13.01 CPI defends UK recycling and calls for more investment »
13.01 Wyndeham Pre-Press loses Telegraph Media contract »
13.01 Prism Digital Colour staff stunned by closure »
13.01 Welsh magazine printer adds to armoury with Speedmaster perfector »
13.01 New Inca CEO aims to affirm large-format status »
14.01 Fedrigoni adds new weight to Symbol Freelife range »
14.01 Print boosted as study flags up internet's environmental flaws »
14.01 Darlington Council appoints Acorn for magazine printing »
14.01 Integrity sells Economailer to Prolog Print »
14.01 Warwick Printing buys new saddlestitcher on back of surge in magazine work »
14.01 Insurance broker brands new pre-pack rules 'ineffectual' »
14.01 Loan scheme for small businesses unveiled »
14.01 Pre-pack deals will bring on a big freeze »
14.01 SprintPrint thanks digital kit for 25% sales rise »
14.01 Empire launches free customer film magazine »
14.01 Charges brought following passport theft »
14.01 Litho & Digital Impression in eco accreditation haul »
14.01 Bellwether survey reveals biggest fall in marketing budgets for nine years »
14.01 Fears for direct marketers as report finds electoral roll opt-outs rising »
14.01 Bmi outdoor ad set to be seen by 100m passengers at Heathrow »
14.01 Happy memories power personalised First Choice holiday campaign »
14.01 Unite launches scathing attack on government over UK 'job carnage' »
15.01 Chennai welcomes its first Kodak Nexpress 2100 »
15.01 Irish paper seeks peel-off label success with MM buy »
15.01 IPAMA to develop technical centre in Delhi »
15.01 Hair Raising »
15.01 Blockfoil makes biggest ever investment in post-press kit »
15.01 Russian rumours continue to fly about Evening Standard bid »
15.01 NSL administrator reports 'steady interest' from potential buyers »
15.01 Yorkshire council completes £80,000 Morgana spend »
15.01 Major contracts pulled from Cooper Clegg »
15.01 Vivid Laminating's Matrix 530 set for UK debut »
15.01 Block Foil makes biggest ever investment in post-press kit »
15.01 AM Labels to take on new staff after buying Applied Labels »
15.01 Borble grows web-to-print label system with UK's first Xeikon 3300 »
15.01 CDMS buys Transactis to boost its direct marketing service »
15.01 UPM sales directors leave as company announces restructure »
16.01 Phase Print buys Ryobi 524HE »
16.01 Print companies threatened by withdrawal of credit insurance »
16.01 Tenon boss defends pre-packs following sale of Bridge Communications »
16.01 Mandelson approves start-up programme »
16.01 Macfarlane sells Macfarlane Plastics »
16.01 Richard Edward adds Agfa platesetter to kit set-up »
16.01 Kay Cee Digital adds to its wide-format armoury »
16.01 Newspaper publisher buys Town Crier series from Johnston Press »
16.01 RR Donnelley announces $400m debt fundraising »
16.01 Dynagram releases new QuarkXPress XTension »
16.01 Vio claims to halve managed ad delivery costs »
16.01 EskoArtwork to cut nearly 10% of global workforce »
16.01 Seven hands pre-press contract to F1 Colour »
16.01 Cooper Clegg to close after contract loss »
16.01 Konica Minolta to offer print fleet management »
16.01 Grgprint.com expands personalised kit with large-format flatbed »
16.01 Xaar releases in-line results for 2008 »
19.01 Océ's CS665 Pro garners first FograCert certification »
19.01 Creative Print & Design administrators hopeful of sale »
19.01 AccessPlus scoops new contracts worth £1m »
19.01 Micropress aims for 40% productivity boost with second Speedmaster »
19.01 Newsstand claims UK first with Espresso Book Machine on-demand service »
19.01 Stora and Metso announce production cutbacks »
19.01 Brightsource follows up turnover increase with London office »
19.01 Janus Packaging expands commercial work with Heidelberg press »
19.01 BPIF submits pre-pack suggestions to government enquiry »
19.01 Family-run Lime PM calls in administrators »
19.01 Second bailout package unveiled to stimulate lending »
20.01 Mimaki appoints TheMagicTouch as distributor of Print & Cut range »
20.01 PMC holds UK's first ISO 12647 training course for auditors »
20.01 White Horse Press moves into digital arena with £750,000 spend »
20.01 Worker loses part of arm at International Paper mill »
20.01 Dolan and Elliott to appear on Radio 4 pre-packs programme »
20.01 NSL offer tabled as deadline for buyers looms »
20.01 Dsicmm announces takeover of east London printer »
21.01 Inc Direct in £1m digital kit spend »
21.01 PAS 2020 has official lift-off »
21.01 UPM renews partnership with Norfolk waste group »
21.01 Pitney Bowes expands global presence with London mail facility »
21.01 Hobbs wins new work after opting for PUR binder »
21.01 Newspapers capitalise on Obama's big day »
21.01 Ex-KGB spy buys Evening Standard from DMGT »
21.01 MPI takes centre stage in Radio 4 pre-packs debate »
21.01 Northprint to promote online opportunities at 2009 show »
21.01 Schools calendar benefits from Donald Murray paper donation »
21.01 Environment agency names roster of printers »
21.01 BED launches eco envelope website »
21.01 Print buyers take drastic action as company closures threaten work »
21.01 Print industry news round-up »
21.01 Green printer seeking to boost turnover to £1.2m »
21.01 Mace Group awards print supplier six-figure deal »
21.01 Tate Publishing produces Bacon catalogue following exhibition »
21.01 Macro Art offers customers recycling option »
21.01 UK book industry reacts to 'sensationalist' lawsuit against Borders US »
22.01 Printing.com sales drop 3% as US expansion unveiled »
22.01 HumanEyes rolls out rental scheme for lenticular 3D products »
22.01 Bobst launches folder-gluer »
22.01 IPC's Scott backs Wyndeham and brands Condé Nast switch 'daft' »
22.01 Environment resource centre »
22.01 IPC’s Scott backs Wyndeham and brands Condé Nast switch ‘daft’ »
22.01 Presstek continues patent fight with VIM Technologies »
22.01 Major boost for Royal Mail as all four divisions post profits »
22.01 The Digital Press expands available substrates with Xeikon 5000 buy »
22.01 130 print jobs at risk as Cambridge University Press begins consultation »
22.01 Norwegian group eyes part-takeover of International Paper mill »
22.01 Service Point makes £300,000 investment at CFI »
22.01 Zulu chosen as Komfi distributor »
22.01 Edwards to leave in major management reshuffle at St Ives »
22.01 Inky Little Fingers tops off £200,000 spend with DuBinder from Duplo »
23.01 Mtadigital invests in Avalon platesetter to cut waste »
23.01 Humidity signs Merlin deal »
23.01 PIA announces Intertech deadline »
23.01 Colourgen to show H-Series at Sign and Digital »
23.01 Experts fear government bank bailout will not help print firms »
23.01 It's a hit »
23.01 UK officially in recession »
23.01 Silver lining for offset print as Cooper Clegg closure finalised »
23.01 Matching Colour »
23.01 Printhaus in administration »
23.01 Vpress launches free DAM model for Core series »
23.01 Administrators close three Celloglass sites, 42 jobs to go »
23.01 Goodhead Group records £18.3m pre-tax loss »
23.01 Former Cromwell parent ITI enters administration as buyers pursue printer »
23.01 Heidelberg XL 75 buy gives ESP 'greater control' »
23.01 Marstan Press aims to stay competitive with £500,000 investment »
26.01 Team Impression MD hits out at 'unjustified' pricing in litho market »
26.01 Roop hopes for quality boost with EFI Vutek press »
26.01 BPIF survey shows nearly half of printers cut prices despite rising costs »
26.01 Team Impressions MD hits out at 'unjustified' pricing in litho market »
26.01 Bowdler handed top accolade for contribution to newspapers »
26.01 Litho trumps digital in CFH's 8,000-run race »
26.01 Consultation begun with Stora Enso UK staff »
26.01 Environment survey »
26.01 UPDATE: 170 job losses planned as St Ives issues profit warning »
26.01 Fujifilm sets out plans for wind farm at plate production site »
27.01 Litho Supplies cuts 10 staff and turns focus to online sales »
27.01 Proskills condemns government over training schemes »
27.01 Manroland to shed 625 jobs following drop in orders »
27.01 Trinity Mirror rejects idea of bailout for UK newspapers »
27.01 Herbert Walker buys XL 105 to increase commercial print presence »
27.01 Lebedev named as potential buyer for Independent »
27.01 KEP Print Group ventures into new markets with HP Indigo 5500 »
27.01 De La Rue's King announces resignation »
27.01 Boden buys Cromwell Press out of administration »
27.01 BIGiQ recruits sales manager to handle large-format exhibition work »
27.01 Varna Printers integrates pre-press with Heidelberg floor »
27.01 Indian paper plans major expansion »
27.01 Premier Paper opens stock base in South East »
27.01 DM industry welcomes introduction of PAS 2020 »
28.01 UPM posts Q4 loss »
28.01 Paper price rises to continue in 2009 - report »
28.01 Buyers pushed to green up supply chain despite cost pressures »
28.01 Carlsberg gives pubs web-to-print service »
28.01 Media roundup »
28.01 Tech-ni-fold warns of substandard copies of folding kit »
28.01 Touchstone details Chinese guillotine range »
28.01 MPs release report on effects of government bank lending »
28.01 Fry's arrival at Johnston Press sparks boardroom shuffle »
28.01 BemroseBooth takes on St Ives and The Paper House Group execs »
28.01 John Watson Printers installs cooling system on Heidelberg press »
28.01 iGen4 sales push struggling Xerox Q4 results »
28.01 JCDecaux heads up outdoor challenge on press ads »
28.01 Mosca Direct bucks trend by adding staff »
28.01 Prontaprint Lincoln cleans waste with PaperCo system »
28.01 Print gets a Second Life »
28.01 Micro Print Finishing starts mailing company »
28.01 Gecko and Carlsberg team up for pub print service »
28.01 Platinum toughs out environment certification to gain FSC »
28.01 Fedrigoni confirmed for Easyfairs Ecopack »
28.01 Study claims digital print 'better quality' than offset »
28.01 Dayfold bags PEFC and FSC badges after customer demand »
29.01 Xerox hires rugby star for UK Office division »
29.01 Zyan snaps up beermat domain names to facilitate expansion »
29.01 Boden eyes ITI buy amid redundancy rumours »
29.01 Print to get customer publishing boost, says Mintel report »
29.01 Hopes grow for Manchester and Bristol Celloglas sites »
29.01 Digital Photo Solutions offers outsource print to photographers »
29.01 Fulprint adds Ryobi 524HE and boosts productivity by 30% »
29.01 GMC appoints Simon Harris as sales manager »
29.01 Kodak set to cut 4,500 jobs after fourth-quarter loss »
29.01 Gildenburgh's Horizon buy brings in finishing work from rival printers »
29.01 TPF rescues Printhaus, adds redundancy pledge »
30.01 Océ offers Onyx RIP for ColorWave 600 users »
30.01 OKI signs deal for net.tickIT »
30.01 Xerox 6204 gets an inline folder »
30.01 DistributorX gives away Enfocus Instant PDF with QuarkXPress »
30.01 The Digital Press sets sights on new markets with Xeikon 5000 buy »
30.01 KBA releases book of coating samples »
30.01 Brian Edwards speaks on life after St Ives and the sector's tough future »
30.01 TPF buys Printhaus, adds redundancy pledge »
30.01 Sales manager role at GMC for Harris »
30.01 WWF rebranded as Gould Paper »
30.01 Seal Graphics introduces new film »
30.01 Positive Focus chosen as DMP distributor »
30.01 ITI staff keep jobs after Boden's Hawkesbury business steps in »
30.01 ICSM saves £9m of debt but urges printers to act faster »
30.01 Bezier in talks with Wakefield staff as screen work falls »
30.01 Saxon Print calls in administrators »
30.01 HP launches online print service MarketSplash for SMBs »
30.01 PPA releases latest pass4press »
30.01 Harper's Bazaar ups size for jumbo March issue »
30.01 F1 secures second River title for offshore repro service »
30.01 Printpak roll out rockets after printweek.com debut »
30.01 Emap Inform's £5m print work goes to Headley Brothers and William Gibbons »
31.01 January: a month on printweek.com »