Newsarchive April 2009

01.04 EFI demos latest Fiery server for iGen4 »
01.04 Extensis extends Mac compatability to Suitcase Fusion 2 »
01.04 US scientists reveal world's first printed living organism »
01.04 GES rejects Scottish wage increase »
01.04 Darling backtracks on date for business rates cut »
01.04 Fears for up to 125 jobs at Trader Media Group's Warrington print site »
01.04 Unite urges government to support manufacturing »
01.04 Crosland reports rise in secondhand kit sales »
01.04 FIPP brochure printing underway at Hammersfahr »
01.04 Polestar Chromoworks gains ISO 14001 following waste recycling scheme »
01.04 CBS Outdoor holds on to £140m FirstGroup contract »
01.04 AGI Media gets ISO 14001 accreditation »
01.04 Kellogg's launches ad campaign in print and online »
01.04 CIPS revises professional code for members »
01.04 Amazon not backing down on publishing terms »
01.04 Extensis adds Mac compatability to Suitcase Fusion 2 »
01.04 Guardian April Fools announces Twitter-only publication »
02.04 Schawk shares plummet as group issues profit warning »
02.04 Supagrafics buys Apollo large-format flatbed printer »
02.04 Pensord Press becomes latest printer to sign up to Two Sides »
02.04 Maxim magazine axed as brand moves online only »
02.04 Océ defies expectations with £13.9m profit »
02.04 Reseller Flashlight Digital seeks dealers for double-sided proofer »
02.04 Apex issues 'power challenge' to other pressmakers »
02.04 InfoPrint appoints new senior vice-president for EMEA »
02.04 Anton Group hails £400,000 finishing investment »
03.04 ICSM urges caution as it recovers £1.72m in a month »
03.04 Press manufacturers announce 3,400 redundancies worldwide »
03.04 Mitsubishi backs NAPM campaign »
03.04 Reader Reaction: Are eco accreditations out of reach for smaller printers? »
03.04 Cooper Clegg's creditors' report details emerge »
03.04 Vertis launched by former Goodman Baylis owner »
03.04 Poligrafia expecting 300 companies to display at show »
03.04 Mitsubishi HiTec Paper backs NAPM campaign »
03.04 Agfa Graphics cuts transportation packaging on Azura/Amigo plates »
03.04 'Three buyers in running' to buy Johnston Irish arm »
03.04 Folium Group calls in administrators »
03.04 Vertis launched by former Goodman Bayliss owner »
03.04 Celloglas transfers Birmingham operation to Leicester site »
03.04 Pureprint invests in Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 105 with coater »
03.04 Pomeroy chosen as MaxPro software distributor for UK »
03.04 Pitney Bowes mourns death of employee »
03.04 Mercian targets trade work with online digital label service »
06.04 NatMags' Beattie to leave company after 11 years »
06.04 AGI Media European chief leads MBO at UK label operation »
06.04 Paton Brown continues investing with Speedmaster purchase »
06.04 BPIF calls for 'balanced economy' ahead of forthcoming budget »
06.04 Tullis biomass plant to meet 6% of Scottish renewable targets »
06.04 DM sector reacts angrily to Royal Mail stamp price hikes »
06.04 DAM key to running a profitable business, says Xinet boss »
06.04 New management board unveiled at Wyndeham »
07.04 Falkland Press on the acquisition trail »
07.04 Former B&P directors buy consumables division out of administration »
07.04 Administrator fears CP&D sale may be 'drifting away' »
07.04 Industry gives mixed reaction to new flexible working rules »
07.04 Press Gazette magazine to move online only »
07.04 SBP Creative Solutions expands services with double acquisition »
07.04 Printers told to not 'bury heads in the sand' over creditor payment issues »
07.04 D Sanderson cuts turnaround times with StitchLiner investment »
07.04 Police raid London printer as part of 'largest ever illegal DVD operation' »
07.04 Xerox reveals new inline finishing options »
08.04 Deutsche Post emerges as 'potential buyer' for Royal Mail »
08.04 Howard Hunt programme aids young creatives »
08.04 More than 100 jobs at risk as St Ives proposes closure of Crayford site »
08.04 Cranfield personalises post-course packs to drive repeat bookings »
08.04 Printflow responds to tender demand with ISO 14001 »
08.04 Barn door 'latch' to save waste and money, claims Polestar »
08.04 Eco awards for Mondi range »
08.04 Charity DM volumes hit by recession and online competition »
08.04 Waitrose gears up for Easter promo campaign »
08.04 Bespoke consolidates operations into one site »
09.04 Printing.com unveils US partner as 'trading remains stable' »
09.04 Metalpaper in board launch »
09.04 Kodak hails roadshow success »
09.04 EskoArtwork boasts 'lights out' production with SignUp Auto release »
09.04 Council aims to save up to £100,000 with Speedmaster buy »
09.04 Screen offers users punchless CTP option »
09.04 Printing.com posts sales drop as US expansion begins »
09.04 KMCA turns to Facebook in bid to beat recession »
09.04 Burlington Press bought out of administration by fellow Cambridge printer »
09.04 TSO opts for 'interface configuration' with Prism MIS »
09.04 Tangent buys goodwill and software of VLM »
09.04 EFI top bosses take voluntary pay cut ahead of Q1 results »
09.04 Interest rates held at 0.5% »
09.04 Canon expands mono imagePress range »
09.04 2009 will be difficult year for recovered paper, says CPI »
09.04 Druckfarben buys historic ink supplier Shackell Edwards »
10.04 Made in China »
10.04 Print evolution key to magazine success »
14.04 Agfa launches high-capacity Anapurna »
14.04 Sterling Colours merges with Sinkro's UK arm »
14.04 Quebecor World unveils accord to set aside Chapter 11 protection in July »
14.04 Kama adds hot-foil unit to ProCut 53 A3 flatbed die-cutter »
14.04 Point Control Print Finishing ups offering with folder investment »
14.04 Transactional sector thriving, says CFH »
14.04 Fairprint adds Heidelberg Speedmaster Anicolor press »
14.04 Print industry bodies call for Skills Summit »
14.04 Monotype adds new font ranges »
14.04 UPM-Kymmene records eco paper demand rise »
14.04 Agfa launches high production Anapurna M2 »
14.04 Document Options boosts colour production with HP Indigo 3050 buy »
14.04 BitStream's Pageflex ties with DirectSmile Online for web-to-print and personalisation services »
14.04 Digital print team eyes professional photo market with ProCanvas venture »
14.04 Workers at fire-struck Thorpe plant face redundancy as MY Healthcare decides not to rebuild »
14.04 Preview gets UK's first Compose Print Station »
14.04 Presstek gives Agfa's Victory director role »
14.04 Folium administrator denies "sold" claims »
15.04 Totally Dynamic delivers monorail revamp »
15.04 J Thomson Colour Printers buys Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 105 pair in £5m spend »
15.04 Mitsubishi HiTec Paper cuts 121 jobs at German site and invests €1.6m »
15.04 Face Creative invests in face of recession with folding equipment buy »
15.04 Mitsubishi HiTec Paper cuts 121 jobs at German site and invests 1.6m euros »
15.04 Ad spend falls as recession forces marketing cuts »
15.04 ImageData Group buys new Komori Lithrone press »
15.04 Unite seeks to save more jobs at CUP »
15.04 Supply-chain insurance scheme expected in Budget »
15.04 Folder buy boosts efficiency for Scarbutts »
15.04 Ad spend falls as recession makes marketing convenient to cut »
15.04 Data-led marketing key to survival in recession, claims Adare data chief »
15.04 Lurpak door-drop campaign wins DMA award »
15.04 Study reveals print more persuasive than online for health and beauty ads »
15.04 Favini announces FSC accreditation for paper grades »
15.04 Onepost gains ISO 14001 accreditation »
16.04 Paper market hit by uncertainty, says Tullis Russell »
16.04 AbitibiBowater files for creditor protection after debt restructure vetoed »
16.04 Adare secures PM deal with hospitality group »
16.04 Vee boosts variable-data capabilities with HP Indigo spend »
16.04 Sport magazine closes after publisher falls into administration »
16.04 Xaar Q1 results set to show cause for optimism »
16.04 VGI sells majority stake in HighWater to joint owner of Cron »
16.04 Xitron brings Dynagram's inpO2 Wizard to Navigator GPS workflow and RIP Manager »
16.04 DAL meeting to focus on end-to-end publishing at Apple's London venue »
16.04 AbitibiBowater files for creditor protection »
17.04 Industry shocked by proposal to close St Ives' Crayford plant »
17.04 Gardners boosts digital offering with Scitex kit »
17.04 Printing.com to boost its US and French activities »
17.04 Premier continues move from GM2 with first Scots warehouse »
17.04 Bissett buys new Polar 92X from Heidelberg »
17.04 Bisset buys new Polar 92X from Heidelberg »
17.04 DAL meeting set for end of May »
17.04 Staff at Harmsworth Bristol in consultation as site closure proposed »
17.04 UK's first Mimaki UJV-160 sold to marketing business »
17.04 Indigo Ross doubles productivity with Xerox 700 buy »
17.04 DCP Systems improves Mutoh demo facilities with £30k loan »
17.04 Martell takes charge at St Ives »
17.04 Xitron and Dynagram extend software collaboration »
17.04 Blackwell unveils UK's first instore Espresso Book Machine »
20.04 Xaar Electron and Proton heads to power press launches at Fespa Digital »
20.04 Garnett hails Kolbus binder performance »
20.04 Murodigital named as sole UK Plockmatic distributor »
20.04 Cambridge University Press extends staff consultation period »
20.04 Unite demands support for manufacturing in Darling's Budget »
20.04 Lateral Group companies post 87% rise in profits »
20.04 Fraser takes on newly created role at Gould »
20.04 Administrators expecting imminent sale of Folium Group »
20.04 NAPM: More needs to be done for paper industry's future »
20.04 Lateral Group posts 87% rise in profits »
20.04 Northprint organisers claim new exhibitors lined up ahead of show opening »
20.04 Grapo to launch Manta White flatbed at Fespa Digital with sub-£100k price tag »
20.04 Print veteran to make UK comeback at Wyndeham »
20.04 Domino stays on acquisitions trail with Labeljet buyout »
20.04 Report reveals M&A deals in forestry sector down 23% »
20.04 BPC boss reveals plans for Burlington Press »
21.04 Budget Special »
21.04 BemroseBooth MD Dave Murray in surprise departure »
21.04 Canon to target growth in digital mono presses for 2009 »
21.04 FSB poll shows corporate mediation needed to boost lending »
21.04 Tullis Naturalis brand awarded FSC certification »
21.04 Sales training fails to keep pace as print becomes service-led, company claims »
21.04 Five print and paper firms chosen for prestigious Queen's Award »
21.04 Ink Shop buys digital press and boasts record sales »
22.04 Dryprint launches spot and flood UV coater at Northprint »
22.04 Elanders hails productivity of CP Bourg purchase »
22.04 Océ sees sales of renovated presses surge 60% »
22.04 Komori closes Leeds showroom »
22.04 NAPM seeks to reinforce message of print's power »
22.04 Yorkshire Forward to fund Print Yorkshire for two years »
22.04 Industry awaits historic Budget 2009 »
22.04 Darling sets out 'building blocks for recovery' in Budget 2009 »
22.04 Arjo launches new recycled paper range »
22.04 John Smith & Son boosts sales with digital and print offering »
22.04 Google and Royal Mail back marketing website for small businesses »
22.04 Park chief Mason highlights print role in corporate literature »
22.04 Declining ad revenues top list of mag publishers' worries, poll finds »
22.04 GTMS launches 100% recyclable PVC substitute »
22.04 Ecco says Teesside mill build in good economic shape »
22.04 BBC to cut print spending »
23.04 Denmaur's Gee to take NAPM reigns »
23.04 Niche finishing to be explained in free webinar »
23.04 Merge to offer 'good prices', says print group »
23.04 Unite welcomes Budget promises on redundancy pay and unemployment »
23.04 Mixed reaction to Budget credit insurance scheme »
23.04 Capital allowance to double for new kit investments »
23.04 Denmaur's Gee to take NAPM reins »
23.04 What does Budget 2009 mean for the print industry? »
23.04 UK mailing industry 'hindering own success', LIS claims »
23.04 TPI agrees strategic partnership with IO Integration »
23.04 J Thomson installs Screen platesetter following double Speedmaster buy »
23.04 EFI launches Pace MIS at Northprint »
23.04 Agfa unveils Aluva conventional plate range »
23.04 Press Gazette to stay in print after sale to Progressive Media »
23.04 M-real announces first-quarter loss but measures in place to return to profit »
23.04 MPG Biddles responds to growing short-run demand with VarioStream »
24.04 International Print-o-Pac's Singhvis invests Rs 30-crore amid slowdown »
24.04 Bobst sustains 15% growth in India, aims for 400 installations »
24.04 Overcapacity closes two printers »
24.04 Océ secures ISO 14001 for UK and Ireland sites »
24.04 UK's GDP in worst contraction since 1979 »
24.04 Emery takes on key role for Chinese kit supplier in the UK/Ireland »
24.04 Pixart.it to offer envelope printing as part of digital offering »
24.04 Stora to axe 2,000 positions following £43m pre-tax loss »
24.04 Watkiss praises quality of Northprint visitors »
24.04 A&R buys DuCreaser on behalf of local printer to cut its costs »
24.04 Priority brings envelope inserting in-house with major mailing line investment »
24.04 Tuflex acquires Rotomec and Titan for its unit in Vadodara »
24.04 Webmart's free PM portal 'goes trade-only' »
24.04 Budget small print reveals finance to CVAs and pre-pack concerns »
24.04 Thanet Press becomes 'more competitive' after miniature folder buy »
27.04 NatMags renews 10-title print contract with Polestar »
27.04 UPM to restructure European supply chain »
27.04 University nabs UK's first Ricoh Pro C900s for personalisation work »
27.04 Presstek triumphs in patent suit against VIM Technologies »
27.04 Alderson awaits PoS division launch following £6m investment programme »
27.04 Xerox blames decline in kit sales for 18% revenue drop »
27.04 Deadline for SAICA's Manchester mill delayed by downturn »
27.04 TNT loses challenge to Royal Mail's VAT-free status »
27.04 GAIN report reveals sheetfed offset market set for growth »
27.04 Digipress Presstek investment results in more work »
28.04 Black Horse and Standard Life sign up to Royal Mail's Sustainable Mail scheme »
28.04 M&S becomes first major retailer to use FSC stock for till rolls »
28.04 Inprint and Design opens up web-to-print options with £1m spend »
28.04 Northprint branded a success, despite 60% drop in visitors »
28.04 X1 targets double turnover following acquisition »
28.04 Screenprint Plus goes into administration »
28.04 Sustainable Mail signs up Black Horse and Standard Life »
28.04 Romano named third Champion in Print »
28.04 Industry Rich List rankings revealed »
28.04 KBA appoints Jackson to push consumables sales forward »
29.04 Government department chooses Communisis for six-year contract »
29.04 CBS launches new advertising format »
29.04 Three local authorities sign up with CFH for mailing work »
29.04 Kent finisher to buy own assets in 'last resort' deal »
29.04 Creditors of liquidated Sussex printer in with 'reasonable' chance of payout »
29.04 Punch Graphix teams with Hine Labels for digital labels open house »
29.04 Former Capital chief faces misconduct charge »
29.04 Man killed in incident at Arjowiggins' Ivybridge fine paper mill »
29.04 Former Dsicmm execs team up with CYC Logistics and Distribution to form P2P Mailing venture »
29.04 BPIF announces appointments to lead training initiatives »
29.04 CBS Outdoor launches new advertising format »
29.04 Magazine supply chain to get own carbon calculator »
29.04 Yorkshire supplier to offer Brazilian narrow web label press »
29.04 HP Designjet L65500 wins two awards from EDP »
29.04 Government chooses Communisis for six-year publications contract »
29.04 Xerox rolls out Version 7.0 of Web Services software »
30.04 PrintMediaPartners seeks distributors for CTP Optotec range »
30.04 ICS supplier urges UK printers to follow in Quebecor's soft-proofing footsteps »
30.04 Reflections launches 'fabric' substrate »
30.04 Agfa posts pre-tax profit despite drop in sales »
30.04 World's first commercial mechanised paper mill faces shutdown as charity project struggles with funding »
30.04 Catalent extends pharmaceutical options with 10-colour KBA investment »
30.04 Suppliers struggling to extend payment terms, report reveals »
30.04 Affinity Connected bought in pre-pack by director's father »
30.04 Alwan chooses India's Cadgraf Digitals to distribute colour software »