Newsarchive July 2009

01.07 Government announces U-turn on ID Cards »
01.07 DST Output and Cambrian Printers headline in the BPIF PrintWeek Excellence Awards' environment categories »
01.07 Company of the Year (-100 employees) - winner: Webmart »
01.07 E-Business - winner: HH Associates »
01.07 CPI Antony Rowe boosts quality of output with Watkiss spend »
01.07 Muller Martini unveils gatherer and PUR nozzle »
01.07 MBA adds finishing kit to £5m investment »
01.07 New and used machines on show at Presco open house »
01.07 Final suppliers added to GAE open house »
01.07 Graphic Enterprise Scotland director Simon Fairclough steps down »
01.07 Acorn Web Offset secures ISO 14001 accreditation »
01.07 PEFC guarantees 'more streamlined' operation »
01.07 Lifestyle mag launched in West Essex »
01.07 Sony Online Entertainment to let gamers print on demand from within games »
01.07 Lamport Gilbert reduces annual energy cost through Carbon Trust survey »
01.07 Excellence Awards 2009 winners announced »
01.07 NS&I takes up Royal Mail's Sustainable Mail for DM campaigns »
01.07 UK ad spend declines 4% »
01.07 3M 'considering legal action' over £400m passport contract »
02.07 Industry veteran Trevor Rayment passes away »
02.07 Proskills' Watts calls on print industry to get involved with National Skills Academy »
02.07 Communisis warns of 'material' impact on profits following proposed cheque ban »
02.07 Canon holds business growth event for customers »
02.07 Communisis issues warning of 'material' impact on profits following proposed cheque ban »
02.07 Euro RSCG installs Alwan CMYK Optimizer »
02.07 Hexis signs deal to replace paint with vinyl on Oreca Le Mans race cars »
02.07 Clays hopes to win over customers with switch to automated system »
02.07 David Gill settles out of court on day of hearing »
02.07 Océ to shed 300 more jobs following £12m Q2 loss »
02.07 OS signs five-year Fuji plate deal »
02.07 Charisma Colour Print set for liquidation »
02.07 Trinity Mirror confirms plans to close nine titles »
02.07 Full winners announced: Excellence Awards honour print's leading lights »
02.07 New minimum wage regime will lead to higher fines, firm warns »
03.07 175 entries confirmed for PrintWeek India Awards - Final deadline for entries extended »
03.07 Business news you may have missed »
03.07 Bank lending improves but industry expert warns of sub prime prominence »
03.07 The University of Edinburgh cuts costs with Presstek buy »
03.07 Centrereed and sister company Duffields Business Forms fall into administration »
03.07 Canon UK cancels ODC central purchase deal »
03.07 LCC print course suspension lifted »
03.07 To find a buyer, a strong business plan and credible forecasts are essential »
03.07 Quebecor World set to emerge from creditor protection following court approval »
03.07 Reader Reaction: What can the COI do to simplify government tenders? »
03.07 GNM to cut a quarter of London print jobs »
06.07 Clicks Digital installs HP Designjet L65500 through third storey window »
06.07 TK Maxx marks debut campaign under Royal Mail environmental initiative »
06.07 Mitsubishi HiTec Paper's Bielefeld site awarded Eco Profit certification »
06.07 Birbeck & Sons buys second HP 3050 »
06.07 Screen's Filler takes charge at Picon »
06.07 Fuji launches XMF 2.1 »
06.07 CBI proposes 'alternative to redundancy' »
06.07 Former print director Bunyard faces 12-year directorship ban »
06.07 Wyndeham in Pre-Press reshuffle »
06.07 Browning leaves McNaughton following rejig »
06.07 Robert Horne launches swatch for Revive paper range »
06.07 NB Group completes TK Maxx campaign under environmental initiative »
06.07 Danwood seals 'landmark' Xerox tie-up »
07.07 CPI to install HP Inkjet Web in France as Clays integrates digital lines »
07.07 Lick Group trebles size of premises and hints at acquisitions »
07.07 CPI to install HP Inkjet in France as Clays integrates digital lines »
07.07 Total Print! Expo 2009 cancelled by IIR »
07.07 Kodak and Arden shake on 3D prototyping software for packaging market »
07.07 Hybrid cuts cost of ink to help make Mimaki kit more attractive to sign makers and smaller printers »
07.07 Vutek outsources solvent ink production to Nazdar »
07.07 Printer appears on the BBC to discuss economic recovery »
07.07 MP clarifies position on Digital Britain report following backlash »
08.07 Work boost at Digital Copy after £8,000 laminator buy »
08.07 Dynagram ships inpO2 automation module »
08.07 ProCo seals UK first with HP SmartStream Director investment »
08.07 Nipson SAS comes out of administration »
08.07 Tullis Russell adds to Trucard board range »
08.07 Brüno premiere features unique printed carpet »
08.07 Crisis finds simple DM campaign outperforms expectations »
08.07 Recession highlights need for strong transpromo »
08.07 UK 'well above' European average for recovered paper collection »
08.07 New Dan Brown novel The Lost Symbol set for record print run »
08.07 Reed sells travel mags to web entrepreneur »
08.07 True Colours former employees hit back at closure claims »
08.07 Buyer sought for failed Isle of Wight label printer »
08.07 EPC buys Speedmaster XL 105 for shorter runs »
08.07 Parrot eyes tighter deadlines with Ryobi 524HXX »
08.07 Printers escape Trinity North East redundancies »
09.07 Buhrs becomes Royal »
09.07 Ecco Newsprint stresses need for Teesside plant »
09.07 RDA unsure when it will recoup £500,000 grant from Century Litho »
09.07 Simpson Group awarded Borders UK print and PoS contract »
09.07 GAE offers efficiency reviews for printers »
09.07 Unite members to vote on industrial action over Guardian Print Centre redundancies »
09.07 Dragonfly installs Duplo bookletmaker »
09.07 FormPro MM installs eighth Lake Image system »
09.07 Shepshed Knight merges with Q3 Print Project Management »
09.07 TK Binders director promises to repay creditors after pre-pack »
09.07 Screen encouraging printers to trial Truepress Jet650UV »
09.07 TranseoMedia takes on Taopix name in rebrand »
09.07 GMC opens new Mumbai office »
09.07 Active Envelope Printing closes doors »
10.07 Free access to view top tenders on supply2.gov »
10.07 Reader Reaction: What do you want from the National Skills Academy (NSA)? »
10.07 Industry reacts to CBI's 'alternative to redundancy' idea »
10.07 Bank of England keeps rates at 0.5% »
10.07 Put your ad here »
13.07 Print veteran buys Ripley Printers following loan from EFG »
13.07 Bespoke Envelopes Direct in administration »
13.07 The Glasshouse seals £3.5m worth of contracts in six months »
13.07 Live Event Branding prints giant replica British Lions shirts »
13.07 Monsoon Accessorize among £3.5m of new contracts won by The Glasshouse in six months »
13.07 PIPS education programme for upcoming pension scheme changes launched »
13.07 AbitibiBowater to offset Ifra Expo's greenhouse emissions »
13.07 Government to consult over whistleblowing »
13.07 The Glasshouse wins £3.5m worth of contracts in six months »
13.07 Daily Star shows strong growth in June's ABC figures »
13.07 Paragon unveils new brand »
13.07 Fuji ships new thermal newspaper plate »
13.07 Direct marketing more effective at driving online traffic, new research claims »
14.07 Océ wins £5m Standard Life deal to supply printing equipment »
14.07 Deliveries to suffer with 12,000 Royal Mail workers set to strike »
14.07 Dotprint ceases trading ahead of proposed liquidation »
14.07 McKenzie Clark offers print buyers environmental alternative to duratrans with Durst Rho 320r investment »
14.07 Chelsea Building Society eyes transpromo move with Xerox trio buy »
14.07 Howitt launches online vote analysis system »
14.07 Wellprint in administration but director confident of survival »
14.07 McKenzie Clark offers environmental alternative to duratrans with Durst Rho 320r investment »
14.07 Colorific launches bio solvent ink for Epson head-based printers »
14.07 Irish print shows Sign & Digital Ireland and Print Ireland set for success in September »
14.07 Paterson Printing and BDL Print Group sales end without buyer »
14.07 DIC and Sun Chemical combine inkjet arms in global SunJet business »
15.07 H&M signs global deal for outdoor campaigns with Clear Channel »
15.07 Arsenal and Portsmouth give programme work to Bishops Printers »
15.07 Bishops Printers in major finishing spend following contract wins »
15.07 CS Labels moves for third Xeikon digital press in as many years »
15.07 Park wins third consecutive green award »
15.07 ReproArts takes delivery of UK's first Fujifilm Acuity Advance X2 »
15.07 Pageflex launches Studio ID for InDesign CS4 »
15.07 Delphi urges digital printers to join FilePrint »
15.07 Park Communications welcomes Royal visit to celebrate move out of Olympic Park »
15.07 BemroseBooth makes staff cuts following outsourcing deal »
15.07 Unemployment hits 2.38m with thousands of jobs lost from print »
16.07 FI Printing liquidator hopeful of sale 'soon' »
16.07 London and the South West in line for business rate hike »
16.07 Konica Minolta to challenge Xerox with new bizhub Pro mono models »
16.07 DI buy cuts turnaround at Kall Kwik Horsham »
16.07 Canon adds latest PlanetPress Suite to variable data portfolio »
16.07 Mimeo brings its on-demand print services for corporates into Europe with UK website »
16.07 EDM Group wins NHS file conversion contract »
17.07 Phoenix quadruples finishing speed with Morgana spend »
17.07 Benson Group invests in second XL 105 »
17.07 Fear of germs increases enquiries for Biocote »
17.07 Export boost for Renz suggests 'green shoots' of recovery »
17.07 HarperCollins turns to Butler Tanner & Dennis for fast production of Michael Jackson book »
17.07 Gartner reports on threats and opportunities offered by e-paper »
17.07 New kit and site for PPFS »
17.07 PaperCo offering trips abroad to winners of MCS Challenge print competition »
17.07 Wellprint bought by management team despite earlier claims »
17.07 BPIF's collective bids scheme to replace OGC framework by 2011 »
17.07 PPFS spends £500,000 on large-format kit and new site »
17.07 Unite's 'drastic action' blamed on lack of communication with GNM »
17.07 Butler Tanner & Dennis begins production of Michael Jackson book »
17.07 Printing.com predicts growth following AGM »
17.07 Arthur W Clowes administrator says sale expected today »
17.07 Arthur W Clowes administrator says sale expected »
20.07 Arjowiggin's Conqueror used to launch Endless Possibilities campaign »
20.07 UPM set to take control of Botnia's Fray Bentos eucalyptus pulp mill »
20.07 EBB launches Maine Gloss, Chromomat and Satimat Silk with 15% recycled fibre »
20.07 Planet Media buy to double consumables turnover for printMAX »
20.07 Key Print looks at potential acquisition and growth of Kent base »
20.07 EFI secures new victory in patent lawsuit over its Vutek technology »
20.07 Decline in print industry is slowing, statistics show »
20.07 Expert warns against payment plans for late paying customers »
20.07 Recovered paper exports out of Europe leap 21.2% »
20.07 Adare Label Converters rebrands to become Adare Advantage »
20.07 JP Imaging creates 'miracle' coating-free plate »
21.07 Jobs saved as Isle of Wight printers are broken up »
21.07 Xerox launches workflow software for photo print providers »
21.07 Inkon Printers closes following creditor meeting »
21.07 UPDATED: Active Envelope Printing closes doors »
21.07 3D digital displays to become part of the media mix by 2012 says Futuresource Consulting report »
21.07 Fujifilm Dimatix launches hot-swappable printhead »
21.07 Conservatives propose to scrap FSA to aid economic recovery »
21.07 Roland DG demonstrates wide format ROI with new website »
22.07 Xaar records revenue rise for past six months »
22.07 Superfast Labels launches environmental website following FSC accreditation »
22.07 COI spend grows, but body claims 50% savings from smart buying »
22.07 Administrators claim strong interest in Bespoke Envelopes Direct »
22.07 Quebecor World comes out of bankruptcy protection »
22.07 Lexus tries 'flick book' DM pack to drive interest in new IS 250C convertible »
22.07 Gosport Borough Council cuts outsourcing costs with Presstek investment »
22.07 Clowes sold by administrator »
22.07 Tenon warns 3,000 more businesses will fail »
22.07 Communisis issues profit warning »
23.07 Too early to judge pre-packs, says Insolvency Service »
23.07 Domino and Prism Electronics celebrate 20th anniversary »
23.07 Schreier briefs shareholders on "worst year" in the history of Heidelberg »
23.07 Stora Enso and M-real say paper demand will remain weak after posting pre-tax losses »
23.07 SMP and Fujifilm Holland install one of the world's largest guillotines »
23.07 Inc Direct prints personalised book to lock in Nissan buyers »
23.07 Quentin Press adds finishing division »
23.07 Kama releases new folder gluer configurator and die-cutter »
23.07 Vivid Display aiming to double in size following wide-format success »
23.07 Neopost launches high-volume mailing line »
23.07 Robert Horne's Revive grade chosen by the Butterfly Conservation »
23.07 Linotype unveils FontExplorer X Server »
23.07 SR Print Management selects Coreprint web-to-print system »
23.07 Wasatch cuts price of SoftRIP and claims colour quality supremacy »
23.07 Manchester printer launches online resource for print newbies »
23.07 DL Graphics says modest spend on BooXTer binder has made a big impact »
23.07 Kama releases two new products to UK market »
23.07 Print industry stars of tomorrow recognised in Print Futures Awards »
23.07 De La Rue hails passport win at AGM »
23.07 Enfocus updates Switch 08 tools with web-to-print functions »
23.07 GCU cuts costs and boosts speed with Presstek 52DI buy »
24.07 UK economy contracts further from April to June »
24.07 Glossop Cartons invests in UK's first Mitsubishi B1 V3000LC »
24.07 Xingraphics claims "victory" in Agfa patent case »
24.07 Positive Focus to hold Web2Print Open Day »
24.07 Ipex organisers launch show planning tool »
24.07 Mondi names Staples as UK Color Copy retail store of the year »
24.07 Xingraphics claims 'victory' in Agfa patent case »
24.07 EDM Group secures £1m additional funds from ECI Partners »
24.07 Potts Printers purchases Roland 705 and targets 33% turnover increase »
24.07 Etrinsic wins £250,000 a year Midland Heart contract »
24.07 Xerox profits dip as demand for new equipment falls »
24.07 PrintWeek's footie challenge kicks off »
24.07 Webmart mulls takeover bid for Communisis »
24.07 Printed prospectus lays out Owen's plus points »
24.07 Technical tutorial: buying and selling kit online »
24.07 Xing claims "victory" in Agfa patent case »
27.07 Office Depot upgrades to QuarkXPress 8 »
27.07 Recovery in the wide-format sector to accelerate this year, Fespa survey says »
27.07 Heidelberg in merger talks with Manroland, according to German reports »
27.07 Revenue decline slows at DMGT »
27.07 Hobs Reprographics Group subsidiary buys rival »
27.07 Chancellor Alistair Darling calls on banks to increase lending to small businesses »
27.07 Fuji's XMF Remote hits the shelves »
28.07 Roland DG offering two-for-one wide-format training courses »
28.07 Hexis launches wall film alternative to banners »
28.07 Graphicomm Digital becomes ISO 14001 and ISO 9001 accredited »
28.07 APS Group becomes FSC and PEFC accredited in response to customer demand »
28.07 FSB calls on the government to increase pay and support for apprenticeships »
28.07 Wyndeham parent buys Southernprint to create £100m group »
28.07 INM shareholder claims publisher could enter administration »
29.07 Royal Mail to reduce post costs for DM »
29.07 Buyers welcome Wyndeham's Southernprint deal, but voice concerns over consolidation »
29.07 Antalis signs up for Green Achiever Scheme »
29.07 Administrator seeks buyer for Ward Knowles »
29.07 Tangent first-half trading 'ahead of expectations' »
29.07 Harley-Davidson takes brochure work to UK »
29.07 Industrial action at Guardian Print Centre on hold »
29.07 PaperCo's Southern Paper to close Camberley branch »
29.07 Research warns printers over illegal use of chemicals under Reach legislation »
29.07 Woodrow Press diversifies offering with Roland DG SolJet investment »
30.07 Taylor Bloxham boosts production with Stahlfolder buy »
30.07 GAE launches P3 Partnership »
30.07 Printpak adds job costing to free MIS »
30.07 CRP Print & Packaging installs advanced Bobst die-cutter »
30.07 Lake Image Systems claims industry first with IntegraVision Discovery launch »
30.07 Offset Productions moves into B2 with Heidelberg investment »
30.07 EFI posts lower Q2 results due to delayed shipments »
30.07 In2print merges with Finishing Matters to create 'one-stop-shop' for the South West »
30.07 Dotprint Litho liquidation confirmed »
30.07 Industry first for Lake Image Systems launch »
31.07 Paragon in talks to buy Ward Knowles »
31.07 Does e-paper represent a threat to printing businesses? »
31.07 UK's first Ferag EasySert to be installed at NWN Media plant »
31.07 Unite hits out over Walstead's Southernprint acquisition »
31.07 Pindar slips to full-year loss after £4.6m exceptional charges »
31.07 Océ launches new mono wide-format printer for technical document printing »
31.07 Reed's first-half results show pre-tax profits halved and share issue »
31.07 The DM Print & Mail Company increases size with site move »