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VGL, PrintWeek's newly-crowned Innovative Printer of the Year, has picked up yet another award for its Nike building wrap

Xerox is to network its worldwide "Premier Partners", including its latest recruit, Polestar, via the web from the new year

Endless references to the death of the printing industry are exaggerated, Ipex 2002 president Michael Knight told the Institute of Printing's (IoP) annual lecture last week

Biddles has installed a uniquely configured Xeikon VaryPress at its digital book production plant, which it estimates will be producing 10% of the firm's output by the end of the year

The GPMU claims the Government has consistently opposed calls to undertake a major review of the European Works Council (EWC) directive

"Printing as a word is dead in the eyes of most school leavers." This was among the bold views expressed at an off-the-record briefing hosted by suppliers' association Picon last week

Polestar has appointed Malcolm Robertson as its new group finance director five months after Jim Brown stepped up to take over as chief executive from Tony Rudston

Wyndeham is poised to continue its growth after winning new contracts to print 42m magazines a year

Members of the Digital Ad Lab (DAL) raised the question of whether PDF was a reliable enough format for digital advertising delivery at its meeting last week

Global Graphics' third-quarter pre-tax losses trebled despite strong sales in a usually quiet period

An alliance between Heidelberg and Purup-Eskofot may be on the cards

Printing and paper companies successfully prosecuted for health and safety breaches last year had their details published last week

Quebecor is boasting big increases in its financial results amid a flurry of new printing activity

LAT Photographic is restoring thousands of previously unusable photos from the Autocar archive using digital imaging

The BPIF has forged partnerships with three e-commerce businesses to boost its service offering to its members