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Buhrmann says its 21m of cost reductions so far this year are ahead of schedule, but it plans to take more action across its paper merchanting divisions before theyre sold to PaperlinX

Pindars main Eastfield site in Scarborough has a new managing director.

James Cropper, the Kendal-based specialist papermaker, has been fined 20,000 by Kendal Magistrates after the death of an employee last year.

Applied Graphics Technologies, the owner of Seven, has been bought by an American finance firm.

Amcor Flexibles Extrusion (UK) could be close to a settlement with the GMB union after two days of strike action last week over pay.

The Dot Factory, a Manchester digital print, repro and design house, has ordered the UKs first Creo Veris digital contract proofer because its beta testing is going so well.

Staff made redundant from Biddles Guildford site are being offered retraining in an initiative backed by the GPMU, Learndirect and the South East England Development Agency (SEEDA).

Restructuring costs, including redundancies at its UK operation, hit second-quarter income at financial print specialist Bowne.

BPIF chief executive Michael Johnson has warned that the industry could be left without a training infrastructure within three years.

Label printer Buckleys has been awarded Grade A supplier status by Heinz and has had its contract extended by 50% to 60m labels a month.

The release of a report revealing that two Communisis executives were among the highest paid in the country in 2002 has come at a bad time for the group as GPMU members at Waddington Labels voted for...

Creo revealed that its entering the gravure market and will unveil a range of new products at upcoming trade shows as it released its third-quarter results.

Printers say a new direct mail Producer Responsibility Scheme is ridiculous and a government red herring.

EFI has announced details of Velocity Exchange, an online interface between printers and their customers.

The number of days taken by paper, printing and packaging companies to pay creditors has remained unchanged in the last six months, according to Experian.