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Centurion wins third bid in four months

Centurion, Communisis' print management subsidiary, has won its third major contract in four months.

Creo agrees Xerox server supply deal

Creo hopes to take advantage of the growing colour digital print market after signing a five-year agreement with Xerox to supply Spire colour servers for sale with high-end digital presses such as the...

Former City printer charged

A former employee of financial printer St Ives Burrups and three alleged associates have appeared in court on charges relating to an alleged four-year insider-dealing operation.

Heidelberg sale unlikely before 2004 says RWE

RWE has reiterated that it still intends to sell its stake in Heidelberg, although not until market conditions improve.

HIB 2m fraud case continues

Two former business partners of dissolved print company Grangewood (Sales & Marketing), accused of defrauding the Hungarian International Bank (HIB) out of 2m, have claimed that invoices were so high...

Howitt pushed on gravure deadline

Howitt is entering a crucial period in the preparations for its proposed gravure plant, as the deadline looms for its gravure presses order.

Polestar plants lend a hand for huge Xmas job

A group effort has helped Polestar to print four Christmas TV listings titles in only five days.

Police to probe blaze at Mondi

The fire at Mondi Paper's Holcombe mill in Ramsbottom, Lancashire, was started deliberately, investigators have concluded (<i>PrintWeek</i>, 13 December).

Print Factory doubles its site

The Print Factory will see in the new year with the completion of an extension to its Northampton manufacturing site, which will make it half as big again.

Print UK is not viable in 2003 says the BAPC

Print UK, scheduled for the NEC in April 2003, has been cancelled.

Printing.com posts 30% sales boost and expands

Printing.com has reported a 30% increase in net invoiced sales and has announced plans to move to a new automated production hub in Manchester early next year.

Transcom 4DM is awarded ISO

4DM Group has been awarded ISO 9001:2000 accreditation at its Transcom 4DM continuous printing site in Worcester.

Trinity Mirror puts in Jaws PDF Server

Trinity Mirror has converted its national newspaper output to PDF with the installation of Global Graphics' server-based creation software.

YMP to recruit youth at event

The Young Managing Printers Association (YMP) will look at ways of making the industry more attractive to youngsters at its annual national conference.

Print UK 2003 is cancelled

Next years Print UK, scheduled for the NEC in April, has been cancelled, leaving Northprint as the major UK print exhibition in 2003.