Newsarchive February 2010

01.02 Richmond Cavendish adds XL 105 to Heidelberg battery »
01.02 Kodak posts fourth-quarter profit in latest results »
01.02 Recognise magazine targets ethical lifestyles »
01.02 EFI adds cutting and colour tools to latest version of XF software »
01.02 Viscom announces new date for Frankfurt show »
01.02 Newman promoted to board by Roland DG UK »
01.02 Grapo hails white Manta a success after seven sales »
01.02 Magnum photographer uses HP latex prints for lifesize prints »
01.02 Insolvency purchases 'doubled in 2009' »
01.02 CPI UK announces new management structure »
02.02 HH makes move into Turkey and Israel »
02.02 FT Print buys UDM to form £26m BPO group »
02.02 Sappi says demand to improve but warns of pulp price increases »
02.02 White Horse Machinery embarks on restructuring activity »
02.02 Barbieri launches textile colour tool »
03.02 Reed appointed PPA chairman »
03.02 Royal Mail reaches Sustainable Mail milestone »
03.02 Fedrigoni Cartiere meets environmental target »
03.02 Britain's tax system favours big business, says report »
03.02 Speed Print Finishers buys Polar 115X »
03.02 BPIF chief exec swaps role with print apprentice »
03.02 Sinclairs boasts improved environmental approach with Technotrans buy »
03.02 PrintCity Alliance plans 'something special' for Ipex »
03.02 Paragon wins £25m ticket printing contract from BemroseBooth »
03.02 Reader's Digest UK could face administration because of pension deficit »
04.02 BPIF Finance conference highlights recession opportunities »
04.02 TPF future in the balance as accounts reveal £10.2m net current liabilities »
04.02 Web-to-print specialist Pixart.it buys Komori duo »
04.02 Morgana expects UK sales to pick up following US boost »
04.02 Weedon in double Bobst install to meet demand »
04.02 ODM launches casing-in machine »
04.02 TPF future in the balance as accounts reveal £10.2m net liabilities »
04.02 Woodwing's software to support iPad »
04.02 Screen offers 'new generation' platesetter with 8000N series »
04.02 Bank of England stops money printing and maintains 0.5% interest rate »
04.02 Western Corrugated site up for sale »
04.02 Polestar completes 800,000 Harry Potter onserts for TMG »
04.02 Bridgewater Paper appoints administrators and temporarily lays off 108 staff »
05.02 Kestrel Press invests in Konica Minolta Bizhub C6501 »
05.02 Colorific updates Bio-U ink formula »
05.02 Merchants get tough on phoenix firms »
05.02 Reader Reaction: Is the National Insurance increase actually a tax on jobs? »
05.02 UK manufacturing hits 15-year high as jobs rate begins to rise »
05.02 Duplo to hold Cambridge digital finishing event »
05.02 London's latest freesheet branded 'a shocker' »
05.02 TPF clarifies net liability position as it moves to secure future »
05.02 Amberley Labels doubles digital capacity with WS6000 investment »
05.02 KBA reports break-even year despite slump in global demand »
05.02 UPM posts pre-tax profit and says demand is improving »
08.02 Fujifilm Sericol installs Inca Onset S20 at Daelprinting »
08.02 Stralfors awarded BS 25999 »
08.02 Printer Ralph Wrightson closes but assets and business sold to new company »
08.02 Mimaki Europe launches TX400-1800B »
08.02 Stralfors awarded B2 25999 »
08.02 Graham & Heslip leaves £3.1m debt »
08.02 PPG Print moves into digital with Xerox investment »
08.02 Océ increases wide-format capacity with latest Arizona GT flatbed »
08.02 KBA accuses Heidelberg of selling stock at 'deep discounts' »
08.02 UK government 'still failing on late payments' »
08.02 Ricoh to focus on services and software at Ipex 2010 »
09.02 Print contract at heart of Guardian's regional title sale to rival Trinity Mirror »
09.02 Guardian sells off regional titles to rival Trinity Mirror »
09.02 Ricoh makes debut into light production printer market »
09.02 Jarrold to join St Ives as business development director »
09.02 CW Print Group set for voluntary liquidation »
09.02 Epson announces buy-back scheme »
09.02 Xerox to reveal inkjet strategy at Ipex 2010 »
09.02 RedTie has global ambitions for Ipex »
10.02 Arlon Printers 'goes the extra mile' to secure ISO 14001 »
10.02 COI appoints single agency for all centralised buying »
10.02 Hampshire printer supports charity with flags donation »
10.02 Staff in limbo after BPCL calls in administrators »
10.02 Canon to focus on advice and applications at Ipex »
10.02 Domino to launch first press at Ipex »
10.02 News International promotes print effectiveness for retailers »
10.02 Print error hits building society customers »
10.02 Heidelberg cites growth in orders for improved Q3 results »
10.02 Palm Paper to supply Archant with newsprint for newspaper portfolio »
10.02 Antalis offers customers chance to win environmental consultation »
10.02 European debut for Pitney Bowes Intellijet press at Ipex »
11.02 Statexcolour adds KAS Mailmaster »
11.02 Tech-ni-fold announces move into creasing machinery »
11.02 Friedheim hands UK role for Friedheim Schneider 78 and 92 models to Duplo »
11.02 Power Adhesives launches latest brochure »
11.02 CP Bourg aims for Ipex resurgence »
11.02 Minotaur aiming to more than double sales following £2.5m investment programme »
11.02 Epson to launch maiden digital label press at Ipex »
11.02 DMGT 'cautious' despite signs of advertising recovery »
11.02 Minotaur targets sales of £10m following £2.5m investment programme »
11.02 Friedheim hands UK role for Schneider 78 and 92 models to Duplo »
11.02 CFH completes NHS assessment »
11.02 John Watson & Company selling 188-year-old press »
11.02 Four Pees releases v4 of software packages »
11.02 JPI seeks plate tech partners »
11.02 Free software use to expand as budgets tighten, research finds »
11.02 Print firms still facing liquidity crisis »
11.02 Fuji's sheetfed B2 inkjet to become a reality at Ipex »
11.02 Agfa's share price jumps on fourth-quarter results »
11.02 3TControl automation systems make UK debut »
11.02 Fuji to add web-offset and variable data capabilities to XMF 3.0 »
11.02 FCS Laser Mail buys quartet of Infoprint machines »
12.02 Palm Group aquires Cheshire Recycling from administration »
12.02 Two Sides to actively challenge greenwash »
12.02 Asda rolls out Valentine theme PoS »
12.02 Palm Group acquires Cheshire Recycling from administration »
12.02 Formpro MM left £8m debt »
12.02 Reader Reaction: Should employees be forced to retire when they reach 65? »
15.02 Digital print to play key role at technology marketing show »
15.02 Fujifilm doubles speed of Acuity Advance range with HS model »
15.02 Amari adds acrylics and ply to graphic materials range »
15.02 Butler joins DPI as technical director »
15.02 Van Iperen tells Océ shareholders to accept Canon bid, despite further opposition »
15.02 Ex-Andersons sales manager joins DPI »
15.02 Sun Chemical confirms Ultrachem as distributor »
15.02 Roland DG widens appeal of metallic printing with VersaCamm VS-640 »
15.02 FPB calls for end to 'feast or famine' supply of credit »
15.02 Lebedev Independent deal gets more time »
15.02 Digital print to play key role at marketing technology show »
16.02 Print to prove its worth at key government event »
16.02 Digital to dominate Ipex 2010 »
16.02 APS Group makes appointment to secure growth »
16.02 Evening Standard begins paid-for trial months after going free »
16.02 Two Sides publishes letter to Cambridge City Council »
16.02 St Ives shares 'significantly undervalued' »
16.02 Flint Group acquires ink manufacturer Torda »
16.02 Fespa launches 2010 awards »
16.02 Pindar to expand role as Dalton steps down »
16.02 Church Street Litho in administration »
17.02 TPF still in negotiations as date is set for HMRC winding-up petition »
17.02 Print first for Channel Five's Gadget Show »
17.02 Spire boosts finishing options with creaser »
17.02 Edmonds turns hand to print management following merger »
17.02 Energy use 'remains big worry for businesses' »
17.02 Reader's Digest UK arm falls to administrators »
17.02 Top brands to reveal secrets of successful digital print at free event »
17.02 James McNaughton launches environmental guide »
17.02 Latest magazine ABCs reflect UK's 'passion' »
18.02 Enfocus Switch 09 gets commercial launch »
18.02 Evonprint adds second Heidelberg platesetter »
18.02 Print jobs on the line at DC Thomson's Glasgow operation »
18.02 TPF and DSR in administration as O2O picks up BPO arm »
18.02 Polestar Chantry to print Haymarket's Manchester United magazine »
18.02 PMC offers new ISO audit pilot »
18.02 SoftColor set to unveil software »
18.02 CBI chief to speak at Stationers' event »
19.02 Arjowiggins Graphic becomes latest manufacturer to put up prices »
19.02 Apple Tree Design & Print boosts Sakurai family with five-colour buy »
19.02 The Imaging Centre responds to environmental demands »
19.02 The Imaging Centre cuts response times with Duplo spend »
19.02 GIF introduces biodegradable laminate »
19.02 Col-Tec redesigns collator for Cambrian Printers »
19.02 TJ international buys MBO buckle folder after successful trial »
19.02 Buyer sought for failed supplier Senior Graphic Machinery »
19.02 Chesapeake buys KBA Rapida 106 as part of £2.5m investment »
19.02 Reader Reaction: Are print managers responsible for print price decreases? »
19.02 Paper manufacturers set to impose further price increases »
19.02 Print unlikely to gain from rise in private sector employment »
19.02 Foils, holograms & thermography »
19.02 KPMG 'confident' of sale of TPF and Reelform manufacturing business »
19.02 Wealden Advertiser invests in end-to-end Heidelberg package »
19.02 Harmsworth confirms Plymouth closure »
19.02 Ipex Media Summit »
22.02 HP revenues jump 8% as hardware sales improve »
22.02 Digital wide-format printers 'best placed throughout recession' »
22.02 Paperlinx posts improved £81m pre-tax loss for first six months »
22.02 Tullis Russell adds HP Indigo-certified options »
22.02 Print startup eyes 100th client following Xerox DocuColor buy »
22.02 Paperlinx records £81m pre-tax loss for first six months and warns bad UK weather to impact earnings »
22.02 Morgana Systems produces 25,000th machine »
22.02 Kingsway Printers makes digital debut with HP Indigo label press »
22.02 Lateral Group extends marketing software partnership »
22.02 Digital printers 'best placed throughout recession' »
22.02 Print startup eyes 100th client following digital buy »
22.02 National Express chooses Andesign for signage work »
22.02 KnowledgePoint installs Xerox iGen3 110 »
22.02 Goss teams with Akiyama for US sales push »
23.02 Ford Direct's soft-sell campaign takes UGC to print »
23.02 New sales appointments for Pureprint »
23.02 Environment part of PrintCity theme for Ipex stand »
23.02 Designer creates chair made of HP DesignJet-printed pages »
23.02 Funding boost for printable electronics »
23.02 Encyan launches fluorescent inkjet printing service »
23.02 EFI appoints sales manager for Vutek and Rastek ranges in MEA »
23.02 BPIF publishes ISO 12647-2 certification requirements »
24.02 32 jobs at risk in Johnston Press Peterborough consultation »
24.02 Bus company tasks UK's Z-cards to create RFID-tagged route maps »
24.02 Cyan Group makes green strides »
24.02 Pakready developer starts up new prototyping business for packaging »
24.02 Hybrid Services launches Mimaki trade-in scheme »
24.02 Financial Times returns lifestyle magazine to UK with St Ives »
24.02 Emap's Hunt latest casualty in magazine production cull »
24.02 Lithographics closes after liquidation »
25.02 Screen platesetter aids DS Repro's move to B2 »
25.02 Wyndeham updates Emagine online system »
25.02 RR Donnelley to acquire Bowne and create $3bn turnover company »
25.02 Mainstream Direct adds paper-enclosing facility in £200,000 spend »
25.02 WHP Newbury sold to management team as MD bows out »
25.02 GMG's ColorProof compatability increased »
25.02 Communisis profits halve in 'disappointing' 2009 »
25.02 Lebedev sets up Independent company as purchase deadline looms »
26.02 Unibind to launch Casemaker 750A at Ipex »
26.02 Portsmouth printer uneasy at FA's 'preferred' status for football creditors »
26.02 GMI to give UK debut to two products at Ipex »
26.02 Graphic Arts Systems heralds energy-saving coater »
26.02 Portsmouth printer "uneasy" at FA's 'preferred' status for football creditors »
26.02 Reader Reaction: How can skills minister Kevin Brennan help printing firms? »
26.02 Rollem to showcase new products at Ipex »
26.02 Spectrum spends £250,000 on revamping finishing department »
26.02 Shareholders continue opposition to Océ's proposed sale to Canon »
26.02 HighWater Designs restructures »
26.02 100 jobs axed as Blackburns falls to administrators »
26.02 How can skills minister Kevin Brennan help printing firms? »
26.02 APG buys BD3 to boost cross-media services »
26.02 Litho Supplies' pension liability may exceed current £12m debt »
26.02 KPMG 'encouraged' by sale prospects of TPF printing arm »
26.02 Unibind to launch Casemaker 750A »