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Tullis pension plans

Tullis Russells final salary pension deficit has ballooned from 5.3m to more than 25m, according to its latest accounts.

Profits boom for PaperlinX merchanting division

PaperlinX, the Australian paper group that bought Bunzl Fine Paper, has had a successful year.

Inveresk profit prompts CEO to look to acquire

Inveresk chief executive Alan Walker says there are opportunities for the Scottish papermaker to make acquisitions following the change in its fortunes.

Iggesund involved in intelligent pack

Iggesund Paperboards Invercote Creato packaging board is being used to produce what is claimed to be the worlds first intelligent and disposable pharmaceutical packaging product.

AGT hit by market weakness

Applied Graphics Technologies has been hit by the prolonged weakness in the market from retailers, advertising agencies and magazine publishers.

Kestrel restructures activities

Kestrel, part of the Graphic Facilities Group, has restructured in a bid to better handle an increased volume of work.

Prolog provides print-on-demand service to HSE

Prolog, the Suffolk-based marketing support firm, has signed the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) to its new print-on-demand service.

Odessa installs first Pressjet II for poster work

Odessa Offset in London has installed whats believed to be the UKs first Scitex Vision Pressjet II.

New B&P board sees sales take an upward turn

B&P Lightbrigade, the Chertsey-based large-format digital print specialist, has increased sales by nearly a quarter in the first year of trading since it restructured its board.

Dufaylite launches new board

Dufaylite, the Cambridgeshire board manufacturer, has launched a lightweight display board for digital flatbed printers.

HP branches into security ink

HP Indigo has launched an invisible ink for security print applications.

New contract wins boost Stibo profit

Stibo Group, the Danish catalogue specialist that has a strong presence in the UK market, has reported record results on the back of new contract wins.

Kids gain Paper Trail work skills

The Paper Trail has won a 300,000 grant from Hertfordshire Learning & Skills Council to develop a work experience programme for schoolchildren.

Print buyers arent using internet yet

Internet-based print buying is yet to take off, according to a new study from CAP Ventures.

US subpoenas for UPM, Avery

The US Department of Justice has issued subpoenas to UPM-Kymmene and Avery Dennison in connection with its Antitrust Divisions investigation into competitive practices in the labelstock sector.