Companies & suppliers

Paperlinx appoints new CEO following Price's departure

Paperlinx has promoted the head of its Australia, New Zealand and Asia operations to chief executive following the departure of Andrew Price last week.

GMG offers free colour health checks

Colour management firm GMG UK is offering a free ISO colour health-check in connection with its partnership at Duplo’s Northern Lights event, which is taking place in Manchester on 10 and 11 March.

233 jobs lost as adminstrators close Aylesford

Unite has reacted angrily after administrators moved in to Aylesford Newsprint yesterday and immediately closed the mill and made 233 staff redundant.

Aylesford Newsprint set to appoint administrator

Aylesford Newsprint is poised to be placed into administration, putting 300 jobs at risk and potentially halving the UK’s newsprint capacity.

Price axed by Paperlinx as strategic review continues

Paperlinx chief executive Andrew Price has been sacked by the paper merchanting group.

BPIF Outlook reports positive Q4 though concerns remain

The BPIF has released its latest Printing Outlook study of the health of the industry, highlighting that while orders in the fourth quarter of 2014 experienced a strong improvement over Q3, optimism...

Ultrachem launches Safe to Touch Print coatings

Independent manufacturer and supplier of coatings and pressroom consumables Ultrachem has launched Safe to Touch Print emulsion (water-based) coatings.

Quality vs cost-effective: spot the difference

When it comes to paper, the average print client is not necessarily the most educated of purchaser. It’s a difficult market to get your head around, with so many options and brands that even some...

Overmatter: Skype silliness

Being able to laugh at yourself is a key life skill, and Overmatter is happy to report that some of the industry’s big bosses are able to do just that.

Why did Timsons' digital dream go so wrong so quickly?

Launched less than three years ago at Drupa 2012, as of next month the Timsons T-Press, the 200m/min duplex, monochrome, inkjet book printing line, will become a collector’s item.