Newsarchive May 2009

01.05 Small explosion at St Ives Edenbridge »
01.05 Skills measures please sector training bodies »
01.05 Industry doubtful insurance 'top-up' scheme will prove beneficial »
01.05 BCQ Print buys Horizon stitchliner to handle PoD work from bank »
01.05 Océ adapts ColorWave 600 for display sector »
01.05 Suprasetter buy allows Ripping Image to speed up and cut costs »
01.05 Lenticular software distributor pushes 'lens-free' technology »
01.05 Litho Supplies records first loss in 42-year history »
01.05 Keyboard Graphics buys UK's first HP Scitex FB950 »
01.05 Printers may suffer under new equality legislation »
01.05 Updated EskoArtwork ArtiosCad extends PoS power with 'curved creases' feature »
01.05 Spenaprint take UK's first HP Scitex FB7500 »
01.05 Frip Finishing 'improves workflow' after merger with sister company »
01.05 Screen adds fabric printing capability and extra colours to Truepress Jet2500UV »
01.05 Company insolvencies leap 56%, figures show »
01.05 KBA 'well placed' to survive recession despite £77.7m pre-tax loss »
05.05 ArtSystems gains FSC and PEFC accreditations »
05.05 BBC Magazines plans to scrap Good Homes title »
05.05 Screenprint Plus bought out of administration by director's new company »
05.05 Equality Bill would be 'major step forward' for industry, says Unite »
05.05 Union pressure helps save 72 jobs at Cambridge University Press print arm »
05.05 BBC Magazines planning to scrap Good Homes title »
05.05 Fujifilm UK financials remain stable despite 82% drop in group income »
05.05 VIM vows to keep trading despite Presstek German ruling »
05.05 Hexis wins FIA motorsport deal to supply graphics substrates »
05.05 Heidelberg sales fall by 18% in 2008 »
05.05 Kodak records revenue drop, but Stream press on track for launch in early 2010 »
05.05 Longridge overhauls press and pre-press kit with Heidelberg package »
05.05 UK keeps 48-hour week opt-out status after talks with EU fail »
06.05 Banker to step into Murray's shoes to head up BemroseBooth »
06.05 English Heritage renews on-demand book deal with 4edge »
06.05 New woodfree coated boards from PaperCo »
06.05 Favini extends green paper offering »
06.05 Chesapeake completes sale and looks to expand »
06.05 NatMags extends contract for eight magazines with Wyndeham »
06.05 'Traditional magazine model is broken', ad giant claims »
06.05 Canon launches imagePrograf large-format quartet »
06.05 Newsquest chooses Acorn to print magazine trio »
06.05 Unsecured creditors 'must take higher priority' in pre-pack deals, report urges »
06.05 Deutsche Post and TNT interest cools over Royal Mail part-privatisation plans »
06.05 Bezier extends relationship with Argos and Homebase owner by signing three-year contract »
07.05 MPC warns of magazine pricing 'chaos' despite group's 4% rise in sales »
07.05 Howitt completes swine flu UK leaflet print run »
07.05 Bank of England holds rates at 0.5% »
07.05 RR Donnelley sees Q1 profits plummet by 90% »
07.05 Man's arm amputated after becoming trapped in press »
07.05 Sun Chemical to showcase wide-format inks at Fespa Digital »
08.05 Folex at Fespa with eco-solvent coatings »
08.05 Folio appoints former S&G director in MD role »
08.05 Davenham 'open for business' following refinance »
08.05 Lake Image Systems signed to work on Vodafone contract in Turkey »
08.05 Companies consider move to four-day week to survive recession »
08.05 PFS eyes signage market with new laminator range »
08.05 Nottingham commercial printer diversifies into short-run books »
08.05 Business news you may have missed... »
08.05 PS2 buys finishing kit to match online short-run demand »
08.05 Nottingham commercial printer diversifes into short-run books »
08.05 Xerox terminates ODC contract after supplier kickback protest »
08.05 Reader Reaction: Are company mergers the way forward during a recession? »
08.05 Unite: 'Do not work without pay' »
08.05 Industry welcomes UK opt-out of 48-hour working week rule »
08.05 German press manufacturer SPS Rehmus calls in insolvency administrator »
08.05 Blue takes on 12-colour web press from failed Southend printer »
08.05 Murdoch: free news website era 'will soon be over' »
08.05 Guardian group signs up to Vio Adsend low-cost ad service »
10.05 PrintWeek 2009 Power 100 - voting now open! »
11.05 Four Pees aims PrintFactory workflow at signage markets »
11.05 Stoate retires after 47 years in print »
11.05 CDMS digitises Shop Direct catalogues »
11.05 Garnett Dickinson fined after lacquer spillages »
11.05 Royal Mail pension deficit 'could top £12bn' »
11.05 28 jobs under threat at newspaper print site »
11.05 Cheshires ColourMail calls in the liquidators »
12.05 Research predicts 'strong growth' in outdoor advertising »
12.05 Fespa begins build-up to 2010 main event »
12.05 John E Wright wins award for giant printed map »
12.05 Carousel Envelopes: FSC award has helped growth »
12.05 Evening Standard undergoes major relaunch »
12.05 Minimum wage set to increase by 1.2% »
12.05 Unite buys iGen4 to handle increased demand for its literature »
12.05 Fujifilm Sericol to roll out Euromedia one-stop consumables shop across Europe »
12.05 Fund manager buys DocuMaster as output set to double »
12.05 PPE hoping to win back work from Asia with beta site for Inca Onset S20 »
12.05 'Light production' 300 GT added to Océ's Arizona flatbed range at under £100,000 »
12.05 Fespa announces Digital Print Awards winners »
12.05 BPIF PrintWeek Excellence Awards 2009 - 1 July at the London Hilton »
12.05 City Fringe Partnership to close after LDA fails to match funding »
12.05 InfoPrint appoints new chief executive/president »
13.05 BT&D gets ISO 14001 in its first year »
13.05 Heineken launches marketing campaign for rugby final »
13.05 Direct Mail still 'valuable' despite complaints, says FRSB »
13.05 Robert Horne in recycling pitch »
13.05 CEPI move highlights European water usage »
13.05 Favini plans growth with focus on luxury and eco-packaging »
13.05 Specsavers strikes three-year extension of print work with Lateral Group »
13.05 T-Mobile awards five-year print contract to Communisis »
13.05 Diamond Hi-Speed closes just weeks after MBO »
13.05 Jade Press buys maiden digital press »
13.05 Communisis wins five-year T-Mobile contract »
13.05 RR Donnelley makes offer to buy assets and properties of Quebecor World »
13.05 Fespa Digital kicks off with 32% rise in first-day visitors »
13.05 UK unemployment hits 2.2m as Unite plans protest »
13.05 Trinity Mirror predicts improving fortunes despite revenue drop »
13.05 Xerox unveils latest Nuvera printer »
13.05 Lateral Group's Data Lateral and Howitt win Specsavers contract extension »
13.05 Johnston Press looks to renegotiate debt as sale of Irish division fails »
14.05 Presstek suffers Q1 reverse, pins hopes on cost reductions and product launches »
14.05 Shawk posts deeper loss, continues talks over debt agreements »
14.05 Government unveils blue chip companies signed to Prompt Payment Code »
14.05 Schawk posts deeper loss, continues talks over debt agreements »
14.05 Ratliff & Roper in £50k finishing kit spend »
14.05 Pitney Bowes launches software to cut office mailing costs »
14.05 GWG polls global membership on recession and best practice at Madrid conference »
14.05 Océ to cut 800 jobs but targets growth »
14.05 Walkers (MCR) calls in administrators »
14.05 Duplo and Friedheim form The Finishing Alliance »
14.05 Park Lane Press installs second ImagePress C700VP »
14.05 Proskills boosts team with Bowtell appointment »
15.05 RSDB to shed 20% of workforce as it warns of 'significant loss' »
15.05 GAE says demand for finishing kit remains strong »
15.05 Caris in talks with EU to push for consolidation »
15.05 Quebecor World to review RR Donnelley's merger offer »
15.05 Royal Mail posts positive full year figures but billion-pound pension hole grows »
15.05 Buckley "sorry" as Cervidae closes its doors »
15.05 MPGi staff agree to three-month salary cut »
15.05 Fespa announces bumper numbers for Amsterdam digital show »
15.05 It could have been worse - UK printing trends demonstrate our fighting spirit »
15.05 The UV revolution »
15.05 Adare wins 'more work than ever' »
18.05 Government research shows turnover fell for 43% of SMEs in the past year »
18.05 Blanc Canvas expands substrate range at Fespa »
18.05 Fespa Digital sees wide-format giants launch range of flatbeds »
18.05 Eckart appeals to packaging market with metallic inkjet ink range »
18.05 Neolt launches X-Jet featuring Xaar printhead technology »
18.05 KBA posts £31.1m first-quarter loss »
18.05 New IPA president calls for funds for IPs to prevent pre-packs »
18.05 Print workers march in union rally against job cuts »
18.05 Augustus Martin buys Walkers (MCR) out of administration »
18.05 Bristol printer tries to win new work with introductory 'free print' offer »
18.05 Two sales managers quit Southernprint for BGP roles »
18.05 Buxton Press takes on 'significant influx' of work »
19.05 Screen highlighted strong flexible sign market »
19.05 LV= renews Etrinsic contract a fourth time »
19.05 Digital Plus installs UK's first Océ Arizona 350 XT »
19.05 Etrinsic completes fourth renewal of LV= contract »
19.05 Celloglas to close two more sites »
19.05 Punch Graphix predicts second-half growth despite 8% fall in sales »
19.05 Real Digital opens northern office and posts record turnover »
19.05 Durst launches Rho trio at Fespa Digital »
19.05 Print Yorkshire president to appear at book signing »
19.05 Failed printer Folium Group 'closed' »
19.05 Agfa launches M-Press Tiger and Anapurna machines at Fespa Digital »
19.05 KCS Print business director in charity cycle ride appeal »
19.05 EFI claims biggest install base for UV printers »
19.05 Fujifilm Sericol launched Onset S20 UV inkjet flatbed printer »
19.05 Fujifilm Sericol showed off Spyder V at Fespa Digital »
19.05 Fujifilm's largest UV inkjet Acuity Advance X2 displayed at Fespa »
20.05 Borders chooses Tribeka and Oki to produce 'on-demand DVDs' »
20.05 DM sector concerned about Cameron's calls for communications allowance cut »
20.05 Mental health charity uses DM for fundraising push »
20.05 Gandi Innovations files for bankruptcy protection »
20.05 Manroland GB gets ISO 14001 accreditation »
20.05 Sappi expands uncoated grades after M-real acquisition »
20.05 New Reconomy Alibone factory to process up to 2,000 tonnes a week »
20.05 Communisis warns of 'softened' demand for direct mail »
20.05 DM sector concerned about Cameron's calls for MPs' expenses crackdown »
20.05 BBC's Good Homes title saved from closure by Kelsey Publishing »
20.05 Bolloré launches first thin FCS recycled grade »
20.05 IP in talks to convert Inverurie plant into green data facility »
20.05 De La Rue says order book 'strong' as it posts pre-tax profit »
20.05 FedEx Kinko's quits UK and sells sites to The Color Company »
20.05 Wall Street Journal begins printing in India »
20.05 Sun Chemical appoints new sales director »
20.05 Bespoke Envelopes gains more green credentials following PAS 2020 work »
20.05 Evonprint upgrades Heidelberg kit with XL 75-10P investment »
20.05 ColourBooks targets smaller publishers following Rapida 162a buy »
21.05 Pro2col chosen as reseller for file transfer software ExpeDat »
21.05 PaperCo launches Ability Offset grade »
21.05 EskoArtwork teams with Strata to increase software capabilities »
21.05 Miyakoshi links up with Global Graphics over Harlequin RIPs »
21.05 Positive Focus brings Metrix 3.6 to the UK »
21.05 Kornit Digital highlighted dark polyester work »
21.05 Falcon Press upgrades guillotine with buy from TCS »
21.05 DMGT first-half profits fall by 47% »
21.05 Gandinnovations launched X-2 into Europe »
21.05 Folex announced pearl finish film »
21.05 Barbieri Electronic showcased the entry-level Spectro LFP Basic »
21.05 Konica Minolta launched Nassenger VII textile press »
21.05 MBA Group buys Cygnus software to clean up data »
22.05 MTL unveils Meital 302/16 at Fespa »
22.05 One Solutions launches modular UV press at Fespa »
22.05 Netherlands' Fair-play display printer installs HP Scitex FB7500 »
22.05 Pixart.it adds second Durst Rho 320R as wide-format demand rises »
22.05 Binding Store moves to new site as business picks up »
22.05 Metal Paper gives creative finish to CD booklet »
22.05 Polestar Sheffield in £500,000 upgrade to polybagging lines »
22.05 St Ives moots Andover closure, 100 jobs at risk »
22.05 Xerox's Mulcahy steps down as chief executive after 33 years »
22.05 Goss installs six Uniliners at Deccan Chronicle »
22.05 PrintWeek business features »
22.05 Smaller companies still have time to file returns and win rebate »
22.05 Wyndeham/Haymarket deal extended to 2012 »
22.05 Heidelberg Pressroom Manager »
22.05 Agfa boss claims M-Press halves ink use »
22.05 Océ CrystalPoint tech could find home printing solar cells and PCBs »
22.05 Yell Group's UK print revenues down 11% »
22.05 Xerox's Mulcahy steps down as chief executive after 33 years with company »
22.05 Printable Technologies posts record results despite downturn »
22.05 APP refutes illegal logging allegations »
22.05 Is the traditional printed magazine model now broken? »
22.05 Bank report shows lending growth rate halved in first quarter »
25.05 PacPrint 09 officially opens »
26.05 Pepper Communications continues spending with platesetter buy »
26.05 Key2 continues £200,000 spend with UK's first Mimaki JV33 »
26.05 PMT makes double Xerox investment to match digital demand »
26.05 Heidelberg quashes rumours over Brentford closure »
26.05 Unite calls for CPI intervention following paper mill death »
26.05 Webmart sets up contract sales division »
26.05 PCP secures ISO 14001/9001 as part of growth plan »
26.05 Teachers visit Polestar Sheffield ahead of diploma introduction »
26.05 Paper group and printer in Sunday Times 'green' list »
26.05 'It's Nice That' design site launches in print »
26.05 MPGi poised to call in administrators as business 'runs out of cash' »
27.05 NHS Pensions announces high-volume mailing contract winners »
27.05 Digital outdoor revenues continue climb in face of 20% sector slump »
27.05 Celloglas's Mirri launches biodegradable metallic board »
27.05 Robert Horne to stock Munken »
27.05 Transport for London launches coveted tender for freesheet distribution »
27.05 Cromwell Press breaks world record with Miss Marple book »
27.05 TNT Post offers customers 3D-effect mailing »
27.05 Blackburns meets short-run demand with Indigo 7000 buy »
27.05 Wyndeham Grange looks to reduce workforce by 33% and impose pay cut »
27.05 NEMC secures £250,000 funding to invest in kit and acquisitions »
27.05 NB recruits four staff to handle growing personalisation work »
27.05 Image Visual breaks into B2 with SM 74-5 purchase »
28.05 Volunteer librarian donates £15,000 to St Bride Foundation »
28.05 Service revenues keep pre-press specialist MGS buoyant in recession »
28.05 Wigfield takes key sales role in Kodak's workflow division »
28.05 Littrell sets up new parts business »
28.05 APP denies accusations over Indonesian logging operations »
28.05 Duraweld celebrates history with 50th birthday event »
28.05 EFI adopts APPE2 in latest RIPs »
28.05 Fedrigoni turnover up 6.2% despite hard times for paper »
28.05 Roland DG Irish arm to merge with UK »
28.05 Duncan Print buys iGen3 and targets £8m+ turnover »
28.05 APP denies further accusations over Indonesian logging operations »
28.05 IPC Media offers £10m contract out to tender »
29.05 Pitney Bowes opens £1m showroom and training facility »
29.05 Reflections invited to become member of global IPFG group »
29.05 Park Lane Press speeds up guillotine department with Polar 92X »
29.05 Report reveals 20% of low-pay males don't have employer-based pensions »
29.05 Printers must take 'radical' action to adapt to credit climate »
29.05 FSB calls for dedicated Sector Skills Council for micro businesses »
29.05 Cava offers retrofittable braille embossing system »
29.05 Trinity Mirror doles out £500m newspaper distribution contracts »
29.05 Reader Reaction: Would you offer free press time to attract new customers? »
29.05 Alito Color spends £250,000 on finishing kit from Friedheim »
29.05 2009 BPIF PrintWeek Excellence Awards shortlist revealed »
29.05 Heidelberg 'to receive funding from German government' »
29.05 MPGi staff sent home as bank appoints administrators »
29.05 Muller Martini adds CB 18 stacker to binding range »
29.05 James Byrne increases short-run options with iGen4 buy »
29.05 Keeble Paper Recycling swaps metal pallets for plastic boxes »
31.05 Paterson Printing in administration with 40 staff axed »
31.05 Patersons in administration with 40 staff axed »
31.05 PrintWeek business advice directory »