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Sappi has nearly doubled its pre-tax profit for the year, but is still no closer to deciding who will replace outgoing executive chairman Eugene van As.

Representatives from six Dutch printers are to meet UK print buyers in an event organised by the Netherlands British Chamber of Commerce to highlight the benefits of outsourcing abroad.

The Artisan Press, the Leicester-based web offset group, has been awarded the contract to print the Sunday Times new stand-alone magazine, which will launch next January.

Communisis has put a potential annual value of 50m on its contract with Barclays, which it won in September.

Despite tough economic conditions and a fall in sales Agfa has seen an impressive rise in profitability for the third quarter and first nine months of this year.

Wyndeham Press Groups share price was on the up on Tuesday (12 November) after reporting promising interim results.

MAN Roland Great Britain managing director Keith Gatfield has left his position 'by mutual consent'.

Ipex 2006 will be one day shorter - and could be 2,000m smaller - than this years show, but its organisers have planned new initiatives to make it more user friendly.

Magnet Harlequin has undergone a management buyout, headed by director Alan Wright.

Access Plus, the Bristol-based print manager, will not hit its full-year targets, after being forced to increase its bad-debt provision due to problems at the commercial partner of one of its major...

Heidelberg is not satisfied with its results for the six months to 30 September, which show alarming drops in sales, orders and profits.

Howitt is believed to be looking for regional aid to provide some of the funding for its new gravure superplant.

MCSi, the Essex-based pre-press supplier, is in consultation with staff over a number of redundancies.

BPIF chief executive Michael Johnson has described last weeks meeting with government minister Stephen Timms as positive.

Scitex has agreed to merge its wide-format business, Scitex Vision, with ink-jet printer developer Aprion.