Disciplines

Time Inc 'working closely' with Polestar administrator
Time Inc’s Guy Gleysteen has jetted into the UK to address the crisis in the publisher’s supply chain due to the situation at Polestar.

Vision Paper & Board extends Celebr8 Occasions
Vision Paper & Board has extended a range of graphical coated boards to target the greetings card market.

Print manufacturers react to IET Brexit warnings
UK print industry manufacturers Xaar and Morgana Systems have reacted to a claim that exiting the EU would be "a wholesale risk to engineering in the UK".

Packaids installs OmniFold 3000
Berkshire-based print finisher Packaids has invested in the first Kluge OmniFold 3000 folding and gluing system to be installed in the UK and Ireland.

Offset blankets expert Chamberlain dies
Neville Chamberlain, described as a world-leading authority on offset printing blankets, has died aged 80.

'£100m loss to UK print' warning as rivals scope out Polestar sites
Both Wyndeham owner Walstead Group and Prinovis have confirmed their potential interest in parts of stricken print group Polestar.

The Plockmatic Group purchases KGS
The Plockmatic Group, owner of UK finishing product supplier Morgana Systems, has this week completed the purchase of Italian bindery kit manufacturer KGS.

FSB fear over weak economic growth
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has stated its concern over the UK's slowdown in economic growth in the first quarter of 2016.

Just Digital purchases new finishing kit
Digital print specialist Just Digital has invested in a number of new finishing systems from Duplo, including five bookletmakers.
When disaster strikes
Jo Francis wonders whether Polestar's publishing clients have suitable disaster recovery plans in place.