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Blackburn-based media games specialist Europrint has produced the first batch of 6.5m pop-up cards for Associated Newspapers.

Heidelberg has warned of a 10% fall in sales this year after failing to see any signs of an economic recovery in the US and central Europe.

Communisis new acquisition, Centurion Press, has already contributed to the groups growing profits.

Ormolu, Alistair McIntosh/Williams Lea and Centurion/Communisis will share in Barclays 35m marketing print budget following a review of 19 suppliers.

KBAs sheetfed operations have fared better in the first half of 2002 than its web business, which will suffer further in the second half of the year unless the economy revives.

Hewlett-Packards imaging and printing systems arm has reported a 10% rise in sales despite continued weakness in IT spending.

Creo and Agfa are squaring up for a fierce battle in the 4pp platesetter market. Creo has accused Agfa of giving kit away, while Agfa says Creo has lacked strategy.

Kirkbi, a Danish private investment company, has taken its stake in pre-press firm Esko-Graphics to over 80%.

Peter Petyt, the former chief financial officer of defunct consumables supplier PrintRepublic, has joined the corporate finance department of accountants Pridie:Brewster.

Barclays plans to reveal the successful companies in its print supplier review today (30 August).

SMS Howards Labels controlled winding down has come under fire for leaving staff in a no mans land where they are unable to claim statutory redundancy.

CA Coutts Holdings has sold its stationery unit, including assets and order book, to Smurfit UK, part of the Jefferson Smurfit Group, for 2.25m cash.

Ikeas 2003 annual catalogue will reach a wider readership than the Bible as 110m copies are distributed.

Former Clays chairman Gary Iceton is joining Jarrolds in a consultancy capacity.

BPIF chief executive Michael Johnson says he will be judged on his success in driving through proposals for the Print Industry Forum.