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PPA to launch v3 of pass4press

Version three of pass4press - the digital advertising submission standard - was launched yesterday (28 November) at the Periodical Publishers Association's (PPA) Production 2002 conference.

VNU extends PPS contract

VNU Business Publications UK has extended Publishing Paper Solutions' (PPS) paper management services contract (<i>PrintWeek</i>, 13 July 2001).

Prism signs major MIS deal

Prism Group, the Colchester-based MIS supplier, has signed major deals with Howitt and The Walsall Print Group.

Print's Top 500 shows profitability split

<i>PrintWeek</i>'s annual <i>Top 500</i> survey, starkly reveals the widening gap between print's winners and losers.

Quebecor to lose president by April

Quebecor World's share price fell by almost 10% this week after president and chief executive Charles Cavell, the man who led its transformation into the world's largest commercial printer, said he...

Print firm bosses accused of fraud

Two former business partners of dissolved London print company Grangewood (Sales & Marketing) are in court accused of swindling 2m from a City bank to pay for executive boxes at Tottenham Hotspur's...

RR Donnelley wins Pages Jaunes deal

RR Donnelley has secured the third major European customer for its Flaxby Moor directory printing plant in Yorkshire.

Silicon Crag to distribute Polkadots

ROOM workflow specialist distributor Silicon Crag is distributing Polkadots PrePage-IT in the UK.

SMG completes printing move

SMG's print centre has completed the move from its former Glasgow city centre plant in Albion Street to the new 38m state-of-the-art production centre in Cambuslang.

St Bride to run Tudor replica

St Bride Library, the London-based research institute for the printing industry, will next year install the working replica of the Caxton-style Tudor printing press featured in BBC2's <i>What The...

FSC catalogue first from Stibo

Stibo Graphic in Denmark has printed what is claimed to be the world's first Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified B2B mail order catalogue, for office supplies company WITRE.

Tharstern develops direct supplier links from MIS

Tharstern has developed direct links from its MIS to consumables suppliers and new features for its Customer On-Line service.

Potts throws back move date

Thomas Potts has postponed plans to move all its print manufacturing under one roof in Harlow after selling BP Cook, its screen printing operation, to Epping-based screen and digital printer...

Survey finds faith in digital on track

Digital printing has survived infancy and is on its way to maturity, according to the latest business intelligence from the US.

De La Rue profits down

De La Rue said the performance of its non-banknote Security Products business was disappointing as it reported a slump in interim pre-tax profits.