Disciplines

Avon Graphic Technologies leaves £1.8m debt
Avon Graphic Technologies owed creditors a total of £1.8m at the time of its September collapse, according to the administrators' report, including more than £800,000 to trade creditors.

Wyeth adds Linoprint to digital battery
Hampshire-based Wyeth Print Group has boosted its production firepower with a Heidelberg Linoprint C751 digital press and EBA 721 guillotine from Morgana.

Screen specialist Thieme unveils its first wide-format digital device
Screen-print press manufacturer Thieme has announced the upcoming launch of the Thieme 3000 D, its first digital device to have been developed completely in-house.

BPIF and Prismm target labels waste with Zero to Landfill project
BPIF Labels and Prismm Environmental are rolling out an initiative to help label converters cut the amount of production waste being sent to landfill.

Global MP awarded £6m print contract
Global Media Production (Global MP) has won a £6m print contract for UK made-to-measure window blinds supplier Hillarys Blinds, following a competitive tender.

Edale appoints Mike Donovan as customer service manager
UK flexo press manufacturer Edale has appointed Mike Donovan to the role of customer service manager for its parts and service arm.
Anxious Christmas for some in print
Jo Francis laments the lack of seasonal cheer for hundreds of print workers.

Yorkshire web printer 'in administration'
The trading status of The Website (Leeds) is unclear, with speculation that a pre-pack of the business is imminent.

Inaugural Fespa Africa set to be biggest in sub-Saharan Africa
Around 75% of floor space has already been reserved by exhibitors at Fespa Africa 2014, set to take place in Johannesburg, South Africa from 2-4 July next year.

Polestar Colchester staff in 30-day consultation
Polestar has confirmed that it has entered a 30-day consultation with a number of staff at its Colchester web offset site.