Newsarchive April 2010

01.04 EU investigates alleged Chinese paper dumping »
01.04 Mutoh offers direct-to-textile ink »
01.04 Amari extends graphic plastic products with ViPrint range »
01.04 Canon launches trio of imagePrograf wide-format printers »
01.04 How important is it to see equipment at trade shows? »
01.04 Industry-wide consultation on pre-pack administrations launched »
01.04 Camouflage ink being trialled in the US 'could revolutionise warfare' »
01.04 Kall Kwik UK sued by Stockport franchise »
01.04 SMEs fear struggle in 'double-dip recession' »
01.04 Impression Portugal leads push for greener paper posters in Europe »
06.04 Canon to extend Duplo partnership at Ipex »
06.04 John Lewis signs for 27 Xerox DocuColors »
06.04 Best Cover sold out of administration to previous owners »
06.04 John Smith's celebrates Grand National sponsorship with 250sqm hoarding »
06.04 Duplo announces Ipex kit plans »
06.04 Williams Lea wins seven-year RBS contract »
06.04 QI Press Controls announces Ipex plans »
06.04 Printing.com warns March slowdown points to double-dip recession »
06.04 Former Unwin Brothers managing director Andrew passes away »
06.04 Black Lion Press in £200,000 kit spend »
06.04 New 'fit notes' could save the economy £240m »
06.04 Fespa survey shows turnaround time is driving digital adoption »
06.04 Océ records 7% revenue drop in first-quarter results »
06.04 German printer buys Goss Sunday 5000 press »
07.04 Agfa launches Jeti 1224 UV HDC inkjet printer »
07.04 J&G Environmental to highlight environmental focus at Ipex »
07.04 Curtis Print & Packaging produces sustainable cartons »
07.04 Polestar secures five-year contract with Associated Newspapers »
07.04 Trinity Mirror wins Chelsea programme contract »
07.04 Dennis to add financial title for The Week readers »
07.04 Mohawk Fine Papers launches Mohawk Loop »
07.04 UPM Tilhill offers FSC and PEFC certification »
07.04 Local newspaper publishers receive MP backing in council newspaper battle »
07.04 Mailcom shuts down Boldon DM business blaming fall in orders »
07.04 Norscreen's successor Spenaprint falls to receivers »
08.04 Rosehill makes move into B2 with Speedmaster buy »
08.04 Quark boosts web-to-print and VDP capability with Gluon acquisition »
08.04 Colourgen offers loyalty discount »
08.04 Morgana cautiously optimistic after bumper month »
08.04 TPW installs UK's first Casemaker 750A »
08.04 PPG handles increased square back work with £800,000 spend »
08.04 Encore Machinery buys site to give business security »
08.04 The Printed Word installs UK's first Unibind Casemaker 750A »
08.04 Alwan improves colour software with two new tools »
08.04 Schawk wins award for flexographic work »
08.04 Agfa-Gevaert back in the black after profits surge 150% from 2008 loss »
08.04 RBI adopts push media desktop app from Ceros »
08.04 Technoprint victorious in High Court legal battle »
08.04 Mercian Labels Group buys AC Labels assets »
08.04 BCC Economic Survey reveals UK manufacturing malaise »
08.04 Ipex 'House of Print' plans unveiled »
08.04 UK print on the road to recovery, says BPIF »
09.04 Reader's Digest UK bought out of administration »
09.04 Robert Horne launches Revive Honeycomb Board »
09.04 Impika to mark B2 inkjet debut with Ipex outing of iPress 2400 »
09.04 Xeikon to debut more productive version of 3300 label press at Ipex »
09.04 Reader Reaction: Could printers stop pre-packs by pressuring suppliers? »
09.04 Lick UK in administration »
09.04 Printflow first in line for PAS 2020 accreditation »
09.04 Ricoh Fantasy Football League nears climax »
09.04 Reader's Digest UK bought out of adminstration »
09.04 Colorware to launch PressView 3 at Ipex 2010 »
12.04 Pindar anticipating poor group results despite improvement in UK print arm accounts »
12.04 Adobe launches Creative Suite 5 »
12.04 CPC Packaging moves into low migration with Komori spend »
13.04 Plans for record-breaking House of Print shelved »
13.04 Strike action begins at Swedish paper mills »
13.04 TIS offers new product after finishing spend »
13.04 Mosca announces Ipex plans »
13.04 BCQ Group records time saving after Kocher+Beck install »
13.04 Sappi announces further price increases »
13.04 EFI Vutek automates media handling on GS3200 with MediaMaster »
13.04 Shiraz RIP Server adds HP latex printer support »
13.04 Roto Smeets shareholder launches takeover bid »
13.04 Manroland and Wifag deal called off »
13.04 OKI expands 9000 series to cover commercial printers with ES9410 »
13.04 HP offers dual roll option for Designjet L65500 »
13.04 Lick UK assets sold to Kitson and Brown in pre-pack deal »
13.04 Service Graphics appoints Steward to boost strength in events »
14.04 5 Fifteen appointed by NatMags and Hearst Magazines »
14.04 Direct marketing industry ahead of recycling target »
14.04 IPC and Alderson Group produce Kleenex pop-up print ad »
14.04 James McNaughton sponsors first carbon neutral football match »
14.04 CSS Fulfilment bought by reader offer company »
14.04 Lick UK administrator says marketing the business 'was not possible' »
14.04 Polestar Sheffield gets automated transport system »
14.04 WHP Newbury assets bought by Synergie Group »
14.04 Future to relaunch Procycling magazine »
14.04 Park Communications hosts print masterclass for children's hospice »
14.04 The Delga Group becomes certified to Julie's Bicycle standard »
15.04 Polestar installs ex-TPF Goss M600 web press »
15.04 Papierfabrik Scheufelen increases prices »
15.04 BFE buys Harlequin 'honourably' in stand against pre-packs »
15.04 GI Solutions invests in fledgling DM firm Lucid »
15.04 Achievements and appointments in Indian print industry »
15.04 W Kohlhammer Druckerei to install Goss M-600 Folia press »
15.04 Illustrated London News archive goes online »
15.04 Baldwin UK appoints Ultrachem as exclusive distributor »
15.04 Presstek opts for Ipex launch of DPM Pro 400 »
15.04 Pizza Hut implements St Ives DNA to improve POS efficiency »
15.04 County installs MIS upgrade »
15.04 Employees given right to demand time off for training »
15.04 Komori to give world debut to B2 Enthrone at Ipex »
16.04 Unite says 75% of print workers suffered salary freeze in 2009 »
16.04 Unite says 74% of print workers suffered salary freeze in 2009 »
16.04 Action Screen invests in Fujifilm Acuity Advance X2 »
16.04 Bobst teams up with BPIF to offer post-press training »
16.04 HMRC tightens tax deferral scheme for high debts »
16.04 Gelbart joins ranks of Ipex Print Champions »
16.04 Roland to demonstrate new printer flexibility »
16.04 Reader Reaction: What do you think of pre-packs and the SIP 16 guidelines? »
19.04 First Rail reservation cards contract won by Ticketmedia »
19.04 HP launches first 3D printer »
19.04 Agfa opts for direct sales strategy for Jeti in the UK »
19.04 GPT to sell Agfa Anapurna M series in the UK »
19.04 Duplo suited and booted to hand out VIP invites for Alpha debut »
19.04 Ticketmedia wins First Rail reservation cards contract »
19.04 Ipex plans unaffected by volcanic ash cloud »
19.04 Canon rolls out Business Leap competition »
19.04 Keenes managing director Jeff Keene leaves former family-owned business »
20.04 Romax wins first transpromo contract »
20.04 EFI adds mobile and large-format features to Pace MIS »
20.04 The University for the Creative Arts personalises prospectuses with Pureprint subsidiary Beacon Press »
20.04 Insolvency practitioners 'saved' 2m jobs in 2009 »
20.04 Comms Factory Group awards transpromo contract to Romax »
20.04 Industrial Inkjet to launch ColourPrint 282 digital label press at Ipex »
20.04 Insolvency service 'saved' 2m jobs in 2009 »
20.04 London Book Fair attendance hit by volcanic ash cloud »
20.04 Xerox to bring 800/1000 machine to Europe at Ipex »
20.04 Speakers unveiled for free wide-format event »
20.04 On:Demand spends £500,000 on B2 move »
20.04 UPM makes 200 redundant at Finnish mills »
20.04 Former Graphoprint staff form web printer »
20.04 Pureprint subsidiary Beacon Press introduces digitally-printed prospectuses to UCA »
21.04 Konica Minolta to launch flagship Bizhub C8000 at Ipex »
21.04 Hunkeler announces Ipex plans »
21.04 Diguru completes £500,000 spend with Duplo kit »
21.04 Plastic Art Company moves premises »
21.04 Paragon Group improves mailing division with Pitney Bowes spend »
21.04 Double Bobst investment for Print & Packaging Co »
21.04 Oasis Printing "rejuvenates" with Presstek 34DI investment »
21.04 Xaar sales "in line" for first quarter of 2010 »
21.04 Natural Adcampaign launches Naturewoven »
21.04 Watkiss Automation awarded Queen's Award for Enterprise »
21.04 Unemployment hits 16-year high »
21.04 Liberty Services becomes Carbon Smart certified »
21.04 PEFC to exhibit at Ipex for first time »
21.04 Thirty One opts for secondhand to save £100,000 »
21.04 Diguru climaxes £500,000 spend with Duplo kit »
21.04 LBH Litho falls to administrators »
21.04 Antalis certified to PAS 2020 »
21.04 Chesapeake boosts production offering with Speedmaster buy »
21.04 Xaar sales 'in line' for first quarter of 2010 »
22.04 APP 'surprised' at EU investigation »
22.04 APP "surprised" at EU investigation »
22.04 Tullis Russell strengthens Iberian offering »
22.04 Ipex Preview - Digital - Show guide: Sheetfed »
22.04 Wifac Group appoints Sizer to help develop GPS export business »
22.04 Sessions of York on verge of closure after administrators called in »
22.04 FMG wins renewal for Haymarket pre-press »
22.04 Sefas launches Print BackOffice »
22.04 Students set up estimator tool »
22.04 Heidelberg to reveal B1 press at Ipex »
22.04 BlastLab TV show moves into print »
22.04 Neschen uses sticky spots to produce repositionable PVC »
23.04 Mailcom placed entire company in administration to close DM business »
23.04 Oasis Printing 'rejuvenates' with Presstek 34DI investment »
23.04 Reader Reaction: Will HMRC's new rules for Time to Pay make a difference? »
23.04 Mailing industry hit by double closure »
23.04 Mailcom adminstrator rejected better offer »
23.04 Heidelberg's preliminary results confirm 'significant fall' in sales and profits »
23.04 Piggott Black Bear buyer Celinco defaults on terms of purchase »
26.04 Creo Retail Marketing produces Moss Bros POS »
26.04 Slatcom launches replacable graphics system for slatwalls »
26.04 Moss Bros tasks Creo Retail Marketing with POS work »
26.04 MPC invests in eight-colour Heidelberg Speedmaster SM 74 following 'difficult' 2009 »
26.04 Paperlinx fails to find buyer for Burnie operation »
26.04 Nipson SAS changes ownership »
26.04 PrintCity backs Manroland's Ipex press stance »
26.04 Agfa adds ThermoFuse chemistry-free Amigo TS to Ipex line-up »
27.04 UPM to attend Ipex as part of PrintCity Alliance stand »
27.04 Lateral Group records £119,000 pre-tax profit for 2009, but expects figure to jump »
27.04 Stralfors wins 4.7m communications mobile phone study contract »
27.04 The Folio Society produces facsimile of Mappa Mundi »
27.04 PrintWeek wide-format breakfast briefing tells printers what clients want »
27.04 Agfa extends VDP to large-format with Apogee Vibe option for M-Press Tiger »
27.04 Swedish paper strikes called off »
27.04 BDP (UK) goes into administration »
27.04 KBA unveils C16 to appeal to 16-page format markets »
27.04 Manroland GB and RedTie in W2P partnership »
28.04 The Printroom opts for 'environmentally friendly' Perfecta guillotine »
28.04 Swiss Post International targets UK retail market with MCM Direct acquisition »
28.04 Canon launches mono imageRunner Advance models »
28.04 FSC UK aims to dispel certification myths at Ipex »
28.04 DS Print & Redesign becomes ISO 14001 and 9001 certified »
28.04 Tags of Liverpool invests in Heidelberg SM 52-2-P »
28.04 Financially troubled UK companies 'owe more than £55bn' »
29.04 Communisis in consultation over Leeds 16-page web shutdowns »
29.04 Document Despatch directors undertake management buyout »
29.04 Lateral Group registers pre-tax profit »
29.04 Mainstream Direct continues investment plan with £25k folder spend »
29.04 Fox's Avatar POS work taken on by Bezier »
29.04 Ricoh rolls out print run for Virgin London Marathon »
29.04 Mitsubishi to launch environmentally friendly platemaking system at Ipex »
29.04 Euro RSCG opts for Vio Adgate »
29.04 Ivor set to take Cognitu to Ipex »
29.04 PPG acquires Birmingham rival Edward Fox & Sons »
29.04 Transeo Media becomes UK and Ireland distributor of Mazina Hinged Photopages »
29.04 Ryobi to give European launch of new B2 press at Ipex »
29.04 CN Newsprint in world first with Kodak Prosper S10 purchase »
30.04 William Sessions' label division bought by Paragon Print and Packaging »
30.04 BPIF targets SME printers with environmental certification scheme »
30.04 Kama to bring world first to Ipex »
30.04 Reader Reaction: What hybrid piece of kit would you like to see invented? »
30.04 Unite investigates staff contracts at G&H Web Offset over two-week lay off »
30.04 Herbert Walker claims Diana install saves 100k »
30.04 Bobst reveals a kit-free 'virtual' Ipex strategy »
30.04 Mediaport adds finishing capacity with Ashgate spend »
30.04 Printers rubbish R3 claims that IPs saved around 2m jobs in UK »