News

Pageflexs variable data printing software will be exhibited in eight locations covering three halls of Ipex.

Xerox is putting a brave face on a last-ditch deal with US regulators to pay a 6.95m ($10m) penalty and change its accounts from 1997.

Garnett, the Yorkshire paper maker, is tooling up for a new apprenticeship scheme aimed to help it rise above the sliding economy.

Sappis coated fine paper mill in Blackburn has been awarded with ISO 14001 environmental certification, making it the last of seven mills in Sappi Fine Paper Europe to be certified.

UPM-Kymmene has signed a five-year contract with English Welsh & Scottish Railway (EWS), which will see over 100,000 tonnes of paper transported annually by rail.

International Paper (IP) has launched Rey Jetprint, a new matt white 90gsm business paper designed for ink-jet printing.

The Paper Industry Gold Medal Committee is giving its Gold Medal award for 2002 to Sandy Stratton, former executive chairman of St Regis Paper Company.

The Paper Federation of Great Britain has blamed the strength of sterling and high energy costs for the first decline in paper and board production in 20 years.

Polestar Chantry has conducted trials for the new slimmer version of <i>Country Life</i> magazine, after publisher IPC decided to switch from sheetfed to web production (<i>PrintWeek</i>, 28 March).

The funeral of Richard Elgie was held yesterday (4 April) in Kings Lynn, Norfolk.

MAN Rolands UK agent, Pershke Price Service (PPS), is now known as MAN Roland UK after the German press manufacturer introduced uniform branding of its European sales and service organisations.

Cradley Group has posted an 855,000 loss for the first six months of its financial year.

Polestar is closing the press hall at its Dunstable Specialist Colour plant, and 90 jobs will go.

Warners Midlands in Bourne, Lincolnshire has verbally ordered a second 16pp Heidelberg M600 web to meet demand for colour magazine and brochure work.

BPIF chief executive Michael Johnson has issued an invitation to prints top groups to establish a DTI-approved Print Industry Forum, that will tackle "common ground" industry issues.