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MY Cartons has developed a six-colour printing technique which it claims virtually eliminates the need for spot colours, and could set up a new business unit if demand is strong.

The former finance director of Merlin Colour Printers, Colin Moseley, has been jailed for 16 months after pleading guilty to nine counts of theft, false accounting and deception.

Emap is to keep all eight of its titles printed at St Ives Gillingham within the St Ives group following the proposal to close the plant (<i>PrintWeek</i>, 8 February).

Scottish Media Group (SMG) has started phasing in production at its new printing plant at Cambuslang on the outskirts of Glasgow.

Prince Charles operated an 1844 Albion hand press when he paid a visit to the St Bride Printing Library in London this week (11 March).

Swindon-based Romney Packaging has gone into administrative receivership less than four months after agreeing a company voluntary arrangement (CVA).

Ancient House Press in Ipswich has finalised a deal with KBA for a Rapida 105 SW5 10-colour sheetfed press in the first stage of a three-year, 5m development plan.

The BPIF hopes to boost the industrys cashflow by 60m-70m a year after it lobbied the Inland Revenue about the way machinery is set off against profit in the early years of investment.

English Nature has whittled its print and design supplier base from over 200 companies to just 16 after a lengthy tendering process which assessed companies environmental awareness.

Waddies has extended its relationship with Standard Life, the life assurance group, by securing a three-year deal for direct mailing services.

Arjo Wiggins has revamped its product range into two major brands, the Curious Collection and Arjo Wiggins Impressions.

Sdra has attributed a 76% fall in net income to the economic recession and the drop in pulp prices.

Independent Paper has been appointed as the exclusive UK merchant for Larius, the premium real art coated paper from Italian manufacturer Cartiere Burgo.

Paper mills and merchants are looking to push price increases through from April, in some cases by as much as 8%.

Arjo Wiggins Carbonless Paper will unveil details about Idem Digital, its new carbonless paper sheet product, at Ipex.