News

Litho Supplies has taken over National Printing Inks (NPI) supply of BASF K & E ink in Scotland.

Jarrold Printing is believed to have made five senior managers redundant following interviews with newly appointed consultant Gary Iceton, the former chairman of Clays.

KBA is boasting world firsts at an open house attended by over 650 customers at its Radebeul manufacturing site this week.

Xerox shareholders used last weeks AGM to question the pay of some of the firms top management.

ArjoWiggins expects to report a 10% year-on-year increase in operating profits for 2002, according to president Franois Wanecq, but forecasts for 2003 are bleak.

Ink-jet print head developer Xaar is changing its strategy and shelving its Page Wide Array (PWA) development project.

Norcor is targeting carton producers with "O" Flute, a new 700 micron microflute board just launched in its Norboard range.

CMC Machinery, the Italian manufacturer of stackers, shrinkwrappers and inserters, has appointed Kolbus as its distributor for the UK and Ireland.

Direct Print Communications (DPC), the company formed by the management of Dudley Office Supplies print division, says sales have been healthy and new business has grown since its MBO in May...

Alcan Print Finishers managing director Jon Edgell is taking early retirement and will be replaced by Stuart Moffat, operations director of its five London area sites.

Pindar has bought a combined Prism WIN and QTMS MIS to replace disparate Printcafe and bespoke systems.

Polestars London sales team has moved into a new purpose-built office, completing the groups departure from its former headquarters in Manchester Square.

More printers are embracing CTP, but the growing trend is seeing sales swinging away from large set-ups to smaller firms, according to a report.

Screen has launched an archive management option for Trueflow.

Fujifilm has sold the UKs first HP 5000 DoubleProof to William Clowes in Beccles, Suffolk.