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Impact Litho prints Ikea insert
Impact Litho has furnished the <i>Observer </i>with an Ikea fold-out poster as part of an eye-catching promotion.
Ipex visitor figures released
Overall attendance for Ipex 2002 (Birmingham, 9-17 April) hit 65,431, just over 70% of the figure for the 1998 event.
Agfa profits up in Q1
Agfa has reported much-improved figures for the first quarter of 2002, as the benefits of its Horizon restructuring plan begin to come through.
Smurfit in sale talks
Jefferson Smurfit, the Irish paper and packaging group, says it is in preliminary talks with a third party that may or may not lead to an offer being made for part or all of the company.
KBA sells first UK 46 Karat and two 74s
KBA has notched up another two sales of its 74 Karat B2 and the first UK sale of its 46 Karat direct imaging press.
ITV Digital failure hits printers hard
Failed ITV Digital could drag a printer into liquidation and has forced another firm to shed staff.
Review at AGIs Swindon plant
AGI Media Packaging Europe is reviewing the balance of capacity between its Swindon plant and AGI Uden in Holland after major client EMI decided to shut its Swindon CD duplication facility.
Sales slumps hit RR Donnelley
RR Donnelley, the US print and communications group, suffered sales slumps in nearly all sectors of its business during the first quarter.
Donations help IoP to cut shortfall
The Institute of Printing has reduced its losses after last years annus horribilis.
Exhibitions clash as Print UK relocates
Smaller suppliers are being forced to choose between two domestic exhibitions in spring 2003 after Print UKs organiser confirmed that the show will be held at Birminghams NEC just six weeks before...
Administrative receivers in at Benjamin Gough
Benjamin Gough, the independent paper merchant, has been placed in administrative receivership with the loss of five jobs after running up 3.5m of debts.
Air-con disease kills Terry Cooper's Lewis
Terry Cooper Services sales executive Chris Lewis has died after contracting legionnaires disease during the last few days of Ipex.
Lasham departs for new challenges
Print Direct managing director Gary Lasham will leave the Stockport firm in July after completing the two-year service contract agreed when Wyndeham bought the company for 15.6m (<i>PrintWeek</i>, 27...
Bleak outlook for Scandinavian paper producers
Scandinavian paper producers still face a bleak outlook, with only Klippan Paper reporting increases in both sales and operating profits among a batch of first-quarter results.
Bonus pool pay for top bosses at Communisis
Communisis chiefs Stuart Wallis and David Jones are both 1.6m richer after receiving the first payments of a potential 6m-plus bonus pool.