Companies & suppliers
Oc signs distribution deals with Konica and Fuji
Dutch digital specialist Oc has announced new distribution agreements with Konica Minolta and Fuji Xerox.
Last-ditch rescue bid for Quebecor World
Troubled print company Quebecor World has received what it terms as a "meaningful and serious" rescue package of 200m ($C400) from its parent company Quebecor Inc and a private equity firm.
Upbeat Xaar buoyed by strong 2007 results
Xaar predicted a 13% increase in revenue to 47.9m for the year ending 31 December 2007, thanks to "solid" growth in the company's Platform 1 product line.
164 jobs at risk as Wiltshire print firm faces closure
Trader Media Group (TMG) has announced plans to close its Wiltshire print firm, putting 164 jobs on the line.
Highworth Press changes hands
New owners have taken over Highworth Press, a family-run commercial printing firm near Swindon, with ambitious plans to grow the business.
190 jobs at risk as Polestar plans closure of Greaves printing operation
Polestar has announced plans to close the print department of Greaves, its ageing gravure plant, and urged other printers to take further capacity out of the long-run print market.
Arjowiggins seals deal to buy Greenfield SAS mill
Arjowiggins has bolstered its environmentally friendly paper production capacity after it finalised the purchase of the French deinking mill Greenfield SAS from parent company Cascades.
Eight questions for 08
With a turbulent 2007 behind us, we asked the great and the good of the print industry what they think 2008 has in store for us. Just click the links below to see what each had to say.
Firefighters probe Kromex blaze
A major environmental disaster was narrowly avoided following a Christmas Day fire at screen ink manufacturer Kromex's Stanton site.
Akzo Nobel seals ICI buyout
Dutch conglomerate Akzo Nobel has completed its acquisition of ICI, with all shares in the company ceasing to trade on the London Stock Exchange from today (3 January).