Newsarchive February 2009

02.02 EFI on acquisistion trail despite Q4 losses »
02.02 Fujifilm records 10.9% revenue fall but pushes R&D »
02.02 Lightning Source champions 'significant' increase in on-demand printing »
02.02 'Scratch and sniff' campaign used to promote Antalis paper »
02.02 Print boss warns of confidence crisis despite government plans »
02.02 Newspaper printer Archant lands accreditation hat-trick »
02.02 Direct mail group 4DM boosts business team with appointment »
03.02 Celloglas deal hopes fade as Best Cover probes further into finances »
03.02 Howard Smith steps in to support Vision in Print's lean-manufacturing Snapshot »
03.02 Tangent looks to acquisitions but expects to miss full-year figures »
03.02 Theakston's Corus work win adds UV opportunity »
03.02 Markets warm to Heidelberg 3Q results »
03.02 KPMG to pursue asset sale with Saxon Photolitho set for closure »
03.02 Packtech to provide platform for KTEC on-demand label launch »
03.02 KBA allies with Heidelberg and BPIF on shunning pre-pack deals »
03.02 Printers press on as snow stops UK PLC »
04.02 UPM launches investigation after worker is injured »
04.02 Stora Enso picked among top 100 sustainable companies »
04.02 Sappi's shares slow after 8% drop in sales volume in Q1 »
04.02 Stop the ability to write off debt to end low pricing, says printweek.com survey »
04.02 Norscreen continues to trade despite lack of buyer »
04.02 John Dollin adds Speedmaster 52-4 +L to kit line-up »
04.02 Genesis offers free PR guide »
04.02 Creative Print and Design sale slowed by Welsh Assembly Government »
04.02 Michelman unveils new digital print primer »
04.02 Sefas scoops print and publishing services deal for RBS »
04.02 Celebration of Lawrence Wallis' life to be held at St Bride Library »
04.02 Woodmansterne awarded 1,000th PEFC accreditation »
04.02 M-real bags FSC for Zanders Autocopy range »
04.02 University of Essex hands £2m contract to Pureprint »
04.02 Print industry news roundup »
04.02 Public sector buying framework wins industry certification »
04.02 Print procurement professionals battle extreme snowfall »
04.02 Diagnostic assesses carbon footprints for marketing campaigns »
04.02 Capital One axes direct mail for customer wins »
05.02 Glendale invests in Heidelberg Suprasetter 74 »
05.02 NEMC reveals new marketing service »
05.02 Century Web Offset falls to administrators »
05.02 Paper suppliers criticised for failure to support Cromwell »
05.02 Duplo launches new website »
05.02 Bank of England cuts interest rates to all-time low »
05.02 Integrity Print buys Topflite Labels assets, saves 30 jobs »
05.02 Proskills launches online tool to reveal training needs »
05.02 Atheists and Christian groups battle on bus advertising »
05.02 InfoPrint upgrades to 4100, 100 and 75 monochrome digital presses »
05.02 Unite calls for better H&S in print after youth injured at work »
05.02 Kodak lifts lid on Stream launch date »
05.02 RPS shakes with NI's News Stream on Adapt advertising deal »
06.02 Security accreditation for St Ives Direct Leeds site »
06.02 Norfolk printer reacts to increased four-colour demand with GTO buy »
06.02 Leopold bags distribution for Biedermann laminators »
06.02 BBC show explores future of UK newspapers »
06.02 'Half of small UK businesses' not claiming rates relief cash »
06.02 Economy & exchange rates deal digital vendors a double blow »
06.02 TPF subsidiary wins contract with new wine distributor »
06.02 Former Cpod MD takes role at Henry Ling »
06.02 Unite set to hold protest over proposed Cambridge University Press job cuts »
06.02 CDS completes major investment programme at Aylesbury site »
06.02 Fujifilm Sericol cuts 30 jobs from screen operation »
06.02 Pitney Bowes kicks off 2009 with two major deals »
06.02 Dsicmm wins £3m contract with Legal Services Commission »
06.02 Folex claims new product will ease the process of underpacking »
06.02 Trinity Mirror invests in further post-press kit »
09.02 CWES runs promotion offering 'free' HP Z6100 »
09.02 Warners (Midlands) warns of redundancies »
09.02 Final Celloglas sites sold to Best Cover UV »
09.02 Unite signs agreement with Elanders »
09.02 Xeikon to take 8000 press to Hunkeler event »
09.02 Canon creates Professional Print division as part of restructure »
09.02 Administrators looking for Century Web Offset buyer »
09.02 Pensord to offer print buying tips at Publishing Expo »
09.02 Johnston Press keen to play down debt restructuring claims »
10.02 Charterhouse contract wins signal print management boom »
10.02 Benson Group eyes labels market with Gallus press buy »
10.02 Montgomery Litho adds new £1m division to its empire »
10.02 Xerox and SCC supply Fiat Auto with 20 digital presses »
10.02 Newspaper industry experts set to appear at Publishing Expo »
10.02 European sick pay ruling may mean businesses bear financial burden »
10.02 FFEI's Q3 revenue soars 10% as overseas order book grows »
10.02 Océ releases its largest ever flatbed »
10.02 Report reveals details of Vitesse's fall into liquidation »
10.02 Yeomans Creative saves mailing house from liquidation »
10.02 Creditors' meeting set to reveal details of Printhaus administration »
10.02 Robert Horne unveils partnership with LED company »
11.02 Envirowise launches webinar giving cost-cutting advice »
11.02 Arctic Paper signs up to NAPM's Two Sides campaign »
11.02 EBB earns ISO 14001 »
11.02 Procurement weathering the storm, experts claim »
11.02 For the print industry, this year will be tougher than any experienced before »
11.02 Concord eyes new clients after site move »
11.02 St Ives to replace Ward with Wigglesworth »
11.02 DMGT revenues up despite decline in newspaper portfolio »
11.02 MD completes 100% share buyout of Bath printer »
11.02 Bank of England governor says UK in 'deep recession' »
11.02 Norske Skog Q4 revenue up as talks over sale of Chinese mills begin »
11.02 New Yorkers get first copies of US-printed Daily Mail »
11.02 Waitrose makes print the heart of its Valentine's campaign »
11.02 Apprentice stars turn print buyers for business show »
11.02 Amazon's latest e-book device gets mixed reaction from industry »
11.02 Customer publishing 'key' to establishing a trusted brand »
11.02 New Johnston Press exec hits out at BBC and council-funded papers »
12.02 Hobbs wins work with Speedmaster investment »
12.02 Océ releases new web-to-print software »
12.02 Customer magazine circulation rises while consumer falls »
12.02 Kodak forges European alliance with Ricoh »
12.02 Dalim to showcase products at EuroDUO event »
12.02 Give large creditors more rights over pre-packs, law firm urges »
12.02 Cromalin to make comeback following GPS's buyout of DuPont »
12.02 Make or break day for NSL as deadline looms »
12.02 DigiQuote gets FSC/PEFC option »
12.02 MPG Biddles extends support agreement for VaryPress trio »
12.02 GP Print attracts new clients with new short-run offering »
12.02 Printers not ready for new eco regulations, says government website »
12.02 EFI considers MIS acquisition in preparation for EU Pace launch »
12.02 Details of UPM sales restructure revealed »
13.02 Nyland Graphics celebrates 20th year with major overseas sale »
13.02 BPIF announces liquidity package for printers »
13.02 PrintWeek to be at US expo »
13.02 Buxton Press wins Crafts contract »
13.02 Secondhand presses falling in value as credit crunch takes toll »
13.02 Benson Group embarks on £250,000 spend with additional GUK folders »
13.02 Printank hopes to get ahead of rivals with Speedmaster XL investment »
13.02 Antalis Packaging boosts sales by 24% »
13.02 MBA makes £5m spend to 'steal a march' in transpromo market »
13.02 Administrator extends deadline to buy NSL »
13.02 RR Donnelley set to close Limerick site with loss of up to 480 jobs »
13.02 Benson Group completes £250,000 spend with additional GUK folders »
13.02 Spicer Hallfield buys gluer ahead of production relocation »
13.02 PFS announces trade-in scheme for wide-format kit »
13.02 Falkland targets bespoke market with StitchLiner buy »
13.02 Cambridge University Press pledges "enhanced" redundancy deals for potential staff cuts »
13.02 CPI reports decline in UK paper and board production »
16.02 Cattles plays down reports of Summerhall "fraud investigation" »
16.02 Cats Solutions offers SMEs growth service to cut costs »
16.02 Ashley House buys Indigo 5500 to meet short-run work demand »
16.02 Joyce takes on vice president role for Kodak's new digital division »
16.02 ICSM tells printers to get tough on big companies »
16.02 Four new models added to Kodak's Versamark series »
16.02 GDS division of RR Donnelley wins Scottish Parliament contract »
16.02 GMC promotes its media centre's new industry blog »
16.02 HH awards Asda contract to Prinovis »
16.02 Hundreds march against Cambridge University Press job cut plans »
17.02 RR Donnelley beats creative agencies to win Archives contract »
17.02 Quality newspapers 'not profitable', Guardian boss claims »
17.02 Pixart.it eyes long-run offset market with Speedmaster investment »
17.02 UPDATE: Administrators KPMG appointed at Blackburns »
17.02 New investments boost capacity by 30% at Headland Printers »
17.02 BPO providers set for consolidation, report says »
17.02 Printers urged to join work experience scheme ahead of 2012 Games »
17.02 371 mill workers to lose jobs as IP confirms Inverurie closure »
18.02 Headley Brothers announces online mag service »
18.02 Marstan Press grows new digital arm with OKI C9650 »
18.02 KnowledgePoint signs up DHL »
18.02 InfoPrint doubles speed of its 5000 model »
18.02 MY Healthcare boosts output with £3m spend on Drent press »
18.02 video test »
18.02 Cheques still a valuable resource for business, Tall Group claims »
18.02 Calls for government to support UK manufacturing »
18.02 Paperlinx offloads Australian Paper business to Nippon »
18.02 LithoTechnics Metrix 3.5 »
18.02 '150 print staff' made redundant at Blackburns »
18.02 PaperCo's recycled stock chosen for Brighton Dome brochures »
18.02 Custom-made Wikipedia 'books' set for UK launch »
18.02 Emap cuts production and paper costs with 'radical changes' »
18.02 Print buyers look to PoP to beat recession, claims Kall Kwik »
18.02 Presstek to demonstrate environmentally friendly print options at Northprint »
18.02 Study to analyse impact of print plates on environment »
18.02 Robert Horne opens Waste Recycling Scheme to all businesses »
18.02 HarperCollins may cut UK book runs after Woolworths' EUK failure and slow US sales »
18.02 Blackburns direct mail arm sold in MBO »
19.02 Hunkeler merges Italian division with printing business PSS »
19.02 XChange offers cheap upgrade »
19.02 Firm offers printers fixed premium machinery breakdown cover »
19.02 Finishers hoping growing demand will lead to successful Northprint 09 »
19.02 Buyer found to rescue NSL from administration »
19.02 Océ adds fifth colour station to ColorStream series »
19.02 UPDATE: Cowman speaks out over Blackburns direct mail MBO »
19.02 £21.6m nanotechnology print site to be built in Wales »
19.02 182-year-old printer forced to call in administrators »
20.02 Industry backs calls for more creditor rights in pre-packs »
20.02 Envirowise in online webinar launch »
20.02 Pitney Bowes moves into direct mail market with OEM deal »
20.02 BCF membership for Mirage and RW Coatings »
20.02 Cut above the rest »
20.02 High flying »
20.02 Lower grammage papers 'better for environment' »
20.02 Currency values too temporary to aid UK print, poll reveals »
20.02 Buyers register interest in Kelvin Print Group »
20.02 Bloomfield boosts productivity with guillotine buy »
20.02 HP announces trio of debuts for digital show »
20.02 KPMG in talks over sale of Blackburns printing division »
20.02 Apprentices in the spotlight as Proskills kicks off annual awards »
20.02 BPIF and Unite fail to agree over National Agreement wage increases »
20.02 LIS claims upgraded barcode reader can boost savings »
23.02 Irish printer installs first KBA Rapida 75 in UK and Ireland »
23.02 Chinese press manufacturer boosts presence in global market »
23.02 HP to cut staff wages by 5% as print revenue drops »
23.02 Site sale frees up cash for EFI share buyback deal »
23.02 Polestar Chantry continues green drive with ISO 14001 award »
23.02 GP Print targets 25% growth with Morgana spend »
23.02 En Route Design and Print capitalises on short-run boom with Anicolor buy »
23.02 Irish printer installs first KBA Rapida 75 in British Isles »
23.02 Chinese press manufacturer boosts presence in global press market »
23.02 Princess Anne visits Tullis Russell biomass site »
23.02 Former Butler & Tanner boss Jeff Heyes dies »
23.02 Iconic Wapping presses sent for scrap as hunt for buyer abandoned »
23.02 125 staff to lose jobs as Arjowiggins closes historic Dartford mill »
24.02 CDMS: print and online mix best for DM responses »
24.02 Arjowiggins division announces carbonless paper price rises »
24.02 Provincial takes Speedmaster XL 75 for heavy-grade carton work »
24.02 Continua posts record growth following contract wins »
24.02 Condé Nast puts faith in luxury advertising for new magazine launch »
24.02 University saves on paper costs with guillotine buy »
24.02 Fears for Leicester print jobs as Harmsworth begins consultation »
24.02 Online response route key to personalised direct mail success - report »
24.02 Favini adds environmental element to Shiro relaunch »
24.02 Postal workers to protest over Royal Mail sell-off plans »
24.02 Tories blast Labour over 'shocking' apprenticeship targets »
25.02 Kolorcraft reaps environmental benefits from KBA press buy »
25.02 Sun Chemical champions colour-change ink for 'greener' printing »
25.02 Litho Supplies to quit digital after second profit warning »
25.02 St Ives teams again with Condé Nast for Wired relaunch »
25.02 BGP to shut down two presses, starts talks on 60 job cuts »
25.02 RNIB cleanses data to improve direct mail output »
25.02 CBS records 93% fall in pre-tax profits »
25.02 Supply problems force Random House to abandon FSC paper »
25.02 BPIF and The CarbonNeutral Company team for print sector carbon calculator »
25.02 Unite slams proposed CUP job cuts »
25.02 Figures reveal major drop in business investments »
26.02 Canterbury printer grows sales by 25% with Xerox buy »
26.02 DAL meeting briefs members on late binding colour »
26.02 Press-sense hires Rosentuler for 'critical region' role »
26.02 Screen reveals new PDF Polisher-Pro workflow »
26.02 Xaar invests in 'core markets' with printhead launches »
26.02 £1.8m Dubai spend could see UK papers digitally printed in Middle East »
26.02 Credit insurance one step ahead of rating agencies, Aon claims »
26.02 RR Donnelley blames declining demand for £482m net loss »
26.02 VIM enters the inkjet CTP market with new plate »
26.02 PDF Standardizer gets official launch »
26.02 QuarkXPress 8 'better for Flash than InDesign CS4' »
26.02 Mandelson outlines sell-off plans to 'save' Royal Mail »
26.02 Communisis cross-selling helps it to 61% pre-tax profit rise »
26.02 Trinity Mirror confident despite £40.9m profits drop »
26.02 Wyke cuts chemistry costs by 30% with plate switch »
27.02 Gomer buys Speedmaster XL 105 in bid to boost productivity »
27.02 Antalis reveals DC Thomson contract with five 'similar' deals lined up »
27.02 Office2office reports profit growth after AccessPlus buy »
27.02 Johnston Press predicts multi-million pound profits for Irish arm »
27.02 KPMG still in talks for Blackburns print arm as details emerge of DM deal »
27.02 Printers back BPIF's opposition to 'unaffordable' pay demands »
27.02 Punch looks to expand after 2008 profit »
27.02 Pira report shows digital direction for signage market »
27.02 YMP to run Apprentice-style event to boost business skills »
27.02 D&K to showcase Comet encapsulator at Northprint »
27.02 BBT to hold print and finishing open day »
27.02 Cosmo Films to buy US rival »
27.02 EFI launches automatic proof-verification technology »
27.02 Tecna UK to show fabric display system at SIgn & Digital »
27.02 UPM launches paper designed for high-speed inkjet printing »
27.02 Swanline Print invests in die-cutter after US trip »
27.02 Bailout not the answer for UK printers »