Newsarchive May 2010

04.05 Northern and Shell announces £100m press investment »
04.05 Mitsubishi to take Jetscript media to Ipex »
04.05 Buyers' requirements to be covered in next Breakfast Briefing »
04.05 Dominion begins £500k spend with Agfa Jeti 3348 »
04.05 Multi Labels expands business with Gallus EM 280 press purchase »
04.05 EFI posts pre-tax loss despite strong revenue growth »
04.05 Ipex's last-minute rush adds 75 new exhibitors »
04.05 St Ives fills senior roles at SP Group »
04.05 ImageData adds filtration units to litho presses »
04.05 Grapo to highlight Shark options at Fespa »
04.05 Riot of Colour produces Avatar 3D lenticular display »
05.05 Polestar prints 2m puzzle books for Associated Newspapers »
05.05 Allstar Services adds Tauler PrintLam »
05.05 Deanprint expands product range with post-press spend »
05.05 Celloglas launches website for Mirri »
05.05 Morgana Systems to launch new folder technology at Ipex »
05.05 IFS to host 20 Horizon world debuts at Ipex »
05.05 Printwize 'invests in future' with kit spend and eco accreditation »
05.05 Seacourt wins sustainable business gong at Sustainability Live »
05.05 The final month's winners of the Ricoh fantasy football league announced »
05.05 Real Digital International cuts pre-tax loss as sales continue to grow »
05.05 Tories take control in PrintWeek election poll »
05.05 Telegraph is first to allow adverts over editorial on cover »
05.05 IPC to review future of smaller magazines »
05.05 Pink Panther Digital invests in HP Scitex FB950 »
05.05 Print buyers courted to Ipex with low-cost sponsored overnight deal »
06.05 Mellow Colour's LinkSpec to make print 'more profitable' »
06.05 Ipex preview: Knowledge tour - feature: Ipex to focus on learning to earn »
06.05 Export orders 'on the rise' for UK manufacturers »
06.05 Technoprint completes William Sessions commercial division purchase »
06.05 JPI utilises Leeds Print Academy to verify 'miracle plate' technology »
06.05 Altaimage wins new magazine contracts »
06.05 MGS signs CTP deal with FFEI »
06.05 Strike over pay begins at Newsquest Glasgow »
07.05 SMP set to hold launch conference »
07.05 KPMG report reveals TPF Group collapsed owing almost £28m »
07.05 Hung parliament bodes ill for print businesses »
07.05 Police swoop on counterfeit bank note printing operation »
07.05 Law firm signs deal with Williams Lea to automate document processing »
07.05 Reader Reaction: Are digital web presses the only way forward for DM? »
07.05 Speedscreen opts for Epson Stylus Pro 11880 »
10.05 CPI elects new president of recovered paper sector »
10.05 Printfast buys Presstek 34DI 'to stay competitive' »
10.05 KBA teams with System Brunner at Ipex for colour control debut »
10.05 ContiTech to showcase carbon-neutral blankets at Ipex »
10.05 Canon supplies more than £400,000 worth of kit to Leicester College »
10.05 Etrinsic to relocate headquarters »
10.05 Printfast invests in Presstek 34DI 'to stay competitive' »
10.05 OFT gives green light to Trinity Guardian deal »
10.05 Fairprint continues expansion programme with Heidelberg SM74 perfector »
10.05 Ipex organisers keep an eye on ash cloud »
10.05 UK insolvencies down in Q1 but R3 warns of incomplete statistics »
11.05 IGS to exhibit at Fespa »
11.05 Next-gen Pantone Matching System set for Ipex launch »
11.05 Leeds counterfeit banknote duo on run from police »
11.05 Garnett Dickinson launches integrated mailing division »
11.05 Communisis clarifies Leeds web press plans »
11.05 Durst launches high-speed corrugated printer »
11.05 Cameo installs Fujifilm HD Acuity 2504 for substrate flexibility »
12.05 Mann leaves Economist after 22 years »
12.05 Manor Creative becomes ISO 14001 certified »
12.05 Torraspapel papers now all FSC and PEFC certified »
12.05 Wallpaper* enables readers to personalise front cover »
12.05 Richard Edward gets Carbon Smart certified through EcoPrint London scheme »
12.05 Lane-Ley becomes sole MD at PaperCo and HSPG »
12.05 Arjowiggins Graphic blames pulp cost increase for 10% price rise »
12.05 RR Donnelley named final Ipex 2010 Champion in Print »
12.05 Former Sidders owner passes away, aged 83 »
12.05 G&H Web Offset in administration »
12.05 Cambrian Printers sales director heads down under »
12.05 St Ives proposes Edenbridge closure »
13.05 Friedheim confirms final Ipex line-up »
13.05 Lexicon in talks with York Mailing over site »
13.05 ASAP opts for speed of DigiFold folder-creaser »
13.05 CPI Card invests in barcoding kit »
13.05 KBA Q1 orders up as weak sales hit profits »
13.05 Antalis and James McNaughton Group to merge sales operations »
13.05 VGI Europe announces Ipex giveaway »
13.05 Metloc director elected but Teverson misses out »
13.05 Johnston Press targets £15m cost savings for 2010 »
13.05 Pitney recruits DM specialists »
13.05 Waldo installs first Star Proof system in UK »
13.05 UK print cautiously optimistic about new government »
13.05 Health check for CCDot users at Ipex »
14.05 Industry PR Tony Wing dies »
14.05 Prometheus aims to be a 'digital powerhouse' after £180k spend »
14.05 Piggott Black Bear creditors in the dark as Celinco heads for liquidation »
14.05 Women in Print initiative to be launched at Ipex »
14.05 Second strike planned at Newsquest Glasgow »
14.05 Reader Reaction: What do you want to see at next week's Ipex exhibition? »
14.05 Printers brace themselves for even more paper price hikes »
14.05 Fear over rising number of insolvencies as credit terms tighten »
14.05 Exhibitors team up to produce 'unique' IpexDaily newspaper »
17.05 Ricoh in deal to offer Duplo kit »
17.05 Xerox reveals inkjet future will be built around 'solid ink' tech »
17.05 Airspace chaos ahead of show »
17.05 Screen's Truepress Jet SX gets global launch »
17.05 Goss unveils new dryer on the eve of Ipex »
17.05 Roland announces strategic partners »
17.05 Years of show planning come to fruition as Ipex takes shape »
17.05 Pre-press firms buy HighWater »
17.05 Komori Enthrone 29 unveiled »
17.05 Ipex travel 'relief' despite ash cloud and BA strike »
17.05 Stephens & George completes £8m spend with third Heidelberg XL 105 »
17.05 Go-ahead given for Tullis Russell's £1m eco-centre »
17.05 Technology report 2010 »
17.05 HP takes wraps off 'baby' inkjet web »
17.05 Inc Direct becomes one of the UK's biggest iGen houses with £1.3m spend »
17.05 Fuji inkjet tops de-inking test »
18.05 Epson SurePress in show launch »
18.05 Tharstern releases latest MIS package »
18.05 GMG proofing service and Asian partner unveiled »
18.05 Heidelberg is to develop W2P & MIS partnerships »
18.05 Océ uses Ipex to launch CS6400 printer series »
18.05 Ipex exhibitor mood highlights 'resilience' of industry »
18.05 HP widens wide-format range across the board at Ipex »
18.05 Agfa launches G2 UV inks for Anapurna M-series »
18.05 AccessPlus scoops three-year contract from The Children's Society »
18.05 Weston Business Forms goes into administration »
18.05 Bitstream acquires assets of Press-sense in £4.5m deal »
19.05 Humidity keeps it cool at Ipex »
19.05 Goss Folia first for French firm »
19.05 Kern to supply Buhrs kit in UK »
19.05 St Ives becomes first customer of Epicor's print and packaging ERP »
19.05 Tetra Pak to introduce aseptic cartons with the FSC label in China »
19.05 UPM launches Eco range »
19.05 Agfa UK sales up 8% as consumables make early recovery »
19.05 Fedrigoni's Pergamenata Bianco paper used to create city lamp »
19.05 GNM hands London commuters 'mini Guardian' sampler »
19.05 Polestar Colchester loses TV Quick »
19.05 Heritage Envelopes becomes PAS 2020 certified »
19.05 EFI shows Pace, Fiery iPad apps »
19.05 Shanghai Electric to take 100% stake in Goss International »
19.05 Liberty produces promotional newspaper »
19.05 Big Interview: Freidheim's Peter Morris »
19.05 Ipex off to flying start with millions spent on opening day »
19.05 HP hails 'exceptional' Q2 results »
19.05 Fuji: Brillia HD cleaner and cheaper »
19.05 Domino and Esko in N600 tie-up »
19.05 HP reveals 'next level' Indigo 7500 digi press »
19.05 Heidelberg iPhone app unveiled »
19.05 M-Partners secures deal to sell Mitsubishi Litho presses in UK »
20.05 IPC prints Nuts in 3D »
20.05 DPI buys Xerox 1000 in UK first »
20.05 KBA sheds light on its monster deal with Express Newspapers »
20.05 Anton racks up £40m spend over three shows »
20.05 Kensett buys new MBO folder »
20.05 CPI lands second Muller C12 binder »
20.05 Service Graphics invests in UK's first Durst Rho 500R »
20.05 Williams Lea handles 2m free-pint mailer for Carling »
20.05 CMYK Group places print business into administration »
20.05 Duplo announces Ricoh and HP collaborations »
20.05 Caslon creates card-cutting kit »
20.05 MPG buys two Océ VarioPrints »
20.05 Euro debut for Agfa Jeti press »
20.05 HP grows wideformat options »
20.05 Lake expands overseas ops »
20.05 Sense buys new Ryobi off stand »
20.05 X-Rite teams up with GMG »
20.05 Big Interview no.3: Antonio Perez »
20.05 Second HP 6000 for Springfield »
20.05 ESP invests in Heidelberg XL »
20.05 Kodak announces its paper strategy for the Prosper 5000XL press »
20.05 Alito goes digital in Kodak buy »
20.05 ODS buys world's first HP T200 inkjet press »
20.05 Xerox unveils 'lean' service »
20.05 Stephens & George signs £500k Agfa deal as £10m refit rolls on »
21.05 Canon: new presses offer 'business leap' »
21.05 KBA: 22 CT units in Express deal »
21.05 Big Interview no.4: Bernhard Schreier »
21.05 Pitney Bowes launches inserting lines for newcomers to mailing »
21.05 Morgana targets high output with Digifold »
21.05 Doveton takes second Anicolor »
21.05 Renz secures PI binding order »
21.05 Reader Reaction: How significant an impact do major events have on print? »
21.05 Rising costs force Arctic Paper's operating profit down by 75% »
21.05 Printers want budget to tackle UK deficit and promote growth »
21.05 102 franchisees plan ODC claim »
21.05 Printers forced to raise prices as a result of paper cost increases »
21.05 Tangent confident despite HIPs scrappage »
21.05 Xennia unveils XenJet range »
21.05 MGI posts strong day-one sales »
21.05 If finishing fails to establish standards it risks being commercially unviable »
21.05 BA strike not expected to disrupt Ipex travel, organisers say »
21.05 HighWater CTP to sell Cron pre-press in the UK »
21.05 A0 scanners sought to help scan 40m news pages for the British Library »
21.05 Kodak sells Prosper press to US book printer »
21.05 ImageData Group and Agfa sign pre-press deal »
21.05 Unibind caser ups digi options »
21.05 Neryos reveals cutsheet inkjet »
21.05 Tours to access key exhibitors »
21.05 Pensord 'ready to go digital' »
21.05 Pitney builds IntelliJet 'family' »
21.05 Domino unveils colour labeler »
21.05 Bitstream buys Press-sense »
21.05 Xingraphics to 'treble in size' »
21.05 John Price invests in a third Komori for Bilston »
21.05 Buxton Press signs for Europe's largest Fujifilm XMF installation »
22.05 Konica focused on digi colour »
22.05 PrintIT! Awards fuel Fuji demo »
22.05 Big Interview no. 5: Christopher Morgan »
22.05 Gronhi CTP turns on the speed »
22.05 DirectSmile and Ricoh sign deal »
22.05 Muller unveils multi upgrades »
22.05 HH Direct buys finishing kit »
22.05 GSB buys new booklet line »
22.05 Lord Heseltine accepts lifetime award at Ipex »
22.05 InfoPrint unveils latest 5000 »
22.05 Cognitu offers 'cloud' service »
22.05 Service Point spends 'millions' with EFI »
22.05 HP boasts 'double-digit' 7500 sales in first days »
22.05 G&J unveils new CTP processors »
22.05 Pitney showcases world firsts »
22.05 Lord Heseltine accepts award »
22.05 VIP Snapshot Plus unveiled »
22.05 Kern, Pinguin and HSW invest as Heidelberg racks up CX 102 sales »
22.05 David Preskett named president for Ipex 2014 »
22.05 St Ives signs up for Epicor's ERP »
22.05 Manroland 'bullish' on future »
23.05 Tharstern: turning point for MIS »
23.05 Adobe launch cements 'commitment to print' »
23.05 Used-kit firms rake in sales as sector enjoys booming Ipex »
23.05 BAPC members hit 3,000 at Ipex »
23.05 AtéCé closes El Safa contract »
23.05 New board gets Ipex showcase »
23.05 Durst sells off all stand machines »
23.05 SA printer buys Heights 2530 »
23.05 ITE boasts first-hour sale of X1 »
23.05 Big Interview no. 7: Peter Williams »
23.05 Two Océ CS10000s bought by Business Continuity »
23.05 HP boffin hails de-inking win »
23.05 Gopsons orders India's first 130a presses »
23.05 Sakurai prints charity promos »
23.05 Crescent spend to fuel growth »
23.05 Gilmore hails 2010 best Ipex »
23.05 Busch unveils latest banders »
23.05 KBA unveils 30th sale at Ipex and digital ambitions »
23.05 Two Océ 1000s bought by Business Continuity »
23.05 King Printing buys HP T300 inkjet web press »
23.05 Party time near for exhibitors »
23.05 Cambridge Uni engineering dept signs £450k Canon kit upgrade »
23.05 Artoos invests in Heidelberg XL75 »
23.05 Noel Tatt buys second Xerox 700 »
23.05 DP buys 'cutting-edge' Bizhub »
23.05 Synergie seals £570k kit spend with Duplo »
23.05 Qwikprint signs for Gronhi press »
23.05 De Groot invests in Lithrone S29 »
23.05 Ipex demo for Sefas-Océ tool »
23.05 Charity leaflet produced live »
23.05 Mituna hails a 'bumper' Ipex »
23.05 Logitrans reel clamp debuts »
23.05 Rollem makes off-stand sale »
23.05 QI jubilant at sealing AHP deal »
23.05 Big Interview no. 6: Eric Armour »
23.05 EO buys raft of imagePress kit »
24.05 GMC says show is proof print is ready to invest »
24.05 Scodix launches 'world's first' UV embossing press »
24.05 Kodak applauds global appeal of Ipex »
24.05 Big Interview no. 9: Ryoichi Bamba »
24.05 Big Interview no. 8: Ryuta Masui »
24.05 Ricoh looks for added value »
24.05 Flexpress signs for Ryobi 785E »
24.05 M&H buys first UK Alpha Saddle »
24.05 PDS buys Muller's E90 stitcher »
24.05 HighWater sells 50 CTP systems »
24.05 Chinese exhibitors commend show and plan to return in 2014 »
24.05 Headleys signs NexPress deal »
24.05 Thomson signs for new SM52 »
24.05 Friedheim enjoys busy last days »
24.05 EskoArtwork uses Ipex to announce sale of cutting table to Leach Colour »
24.05 Polyprint invests £1m in new flexo press »
24.05 Wyndeham spends £2.5m on Corona perfect binder for Southernprint »
24.05 BIS one of the biggest losers in Osborne's spending cuts »
25.05 Xennia hails successful Ipex »
25.05 GMI signs deal for ColorQuick »
25.05 Fujifilm creates bespoke print »
25.05 Drytac hails 'international' Ipex »
25.05 Perfikt secures UK distributors »
25.05 Archant veteran Webber retires after 48 years »
25.05 Communisis teams with data firm to streamline personalisation »
25.05 West Yorkshire Police recover £600,000 in counterfeit raids »
25.05 Printable Technologies buys DirecTypeR »
26.05 Fespa to hold environmental summit on legislation »
26.05 UK POS boosts customers' green efforts with recyclable water bases »
26.05 Arjowiggins showcases Satimat Green grade at Ipex »
26.05 Bluetree cuts waste collection bill by 40% »
26.05 Inca Digital's upgraded Onset S20 to debut at Fespa 2010 »
26.05 Wright's moves into digital with HP Indigo 5500 buy »
26.05 European study reveals successful inkjet de-inking »
26.05 Coalition halves COI ad spend as part of cuts »
26.05 Garnett Dickinson announces distribution tie-up with NPS »
26.05 Printpak rolls back prices in 20th anniversary promo »
26.05 Newcomer high-end Spindle magazine tasks Wyndeham Grange for first issue »
26.05 Hundreds of millions spent at Ipex as IIR heralds international success »
26.05 ATP to launch highly transparent laminating film »
26.05 Herts Display invests in Europe's first Xerox Color 1000 presses »
26.05 Inca Digital's Onset S20 to debut at Fespa 2010 »
26.05 Management team buys The Plain Label Company out of administration »
27.05 HMRC 'print-run error' affects tax credit claimants »
27.05 Wallace Print Group in £125,000 Acuity spend »
27.05 HMRC "print-run error" affects tax credit claimants »
27.05 Associated Newspapers doubles profit despite circulation drop »
27.05 OECD gives UK interest rates warning »
27.05 Home Office to detail ID cards scrappage »
27.05 Oxuniprint invest in first Canon and Duplo partner sale at Ipex 2010 »
27.05 QuadTech files further patent infringement claim against QI Press Controls »
28.05 Reader Reaction: What was your experience of this year's Ipex exhibition? »
28.05 FT parent distances itself from comments about cutting print operation »
28.05 Woods of Perth in administration putting the jobs of its 71 staff at risk »
28.05 Leach Colour buys second Kongsberg cutting table »
28.05 GMG and Mimaki team up to target packaging industry »
28.05 Ricoh Fantasy Football winner revealed »
28.05 Fears of knock-on effects after MMC calls in the administrators »
28.05 Supreme Court rules in favour of Tullis Russell in Inveresk case »
28.05 Woods of Perth falls into administration »