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Inchbrook set to open in City

Inchbrook is poised to open a sales and remote proofing office in Londons Canary Wharf.

ICM Resource CVA proposal prompts ire

Creditors of print management company ICM Resource have expressed incredulity at the firms CVA, which would leave them to absorb 1.56m of bad debt.

Staff vote secures Greaves print arm

Over 200 jobs have been saved at Polestar Greaves after its press hall workforce voted to accept proposals that will keep the Scarborough gravure site open for the foreseeable future.

Flair Press set to close

A skeleton staff remained at work in the bindery at Flair Press this week completing work in progress, but the business was expected to cease trading today (8 February).

Blaze director resurrects firm

Blaze Business to Business, which handles print management for the Institute of Management (IoM), has been bought out of liquidation by a company set up by former director Kim Riddington.

RES in logistics outsourcing deal

RES has outsourced its logistics and administration to fellow Thames Valley-based IT distribution company Westcoast.

KBA goes head to head with GTO with Genius 52

KBA aims to take on the Heidelberg GTO with its latest press, the Genius 52, which it will launch at Ipex.

GPMU opposes St Ives' Gillingham closure

GPMU deputy general secretary Tony Burke has condemned St Ives' announcement of the closure of its Gillingham web offset plant as "unacceptable and appalling".

Xeikon bidders revealed

Two preferred bidders have emerged for Xeikons colour business: MAN Roland and a joint bid from Yam International and Alpha Capital.

Fulmar acquires and expands

Fulmar has revealed a major expansion drive with the acquisition of 7m turnover Quadracolor and the 3.7m purchase of two 12-colour Speedmasters for Fulmar Colour.

St Ives to close Gillingham

St Ives has sent a clear signal to publishers that it will not pursue work at any price with the announcement of the closure of its Gillingham plant.

Greaves presshall to stay open

Polestar has reached an agreement with the presshall workforce at Greaves that will see the Scarborough gravure site remain open for the foreseeable future.

Southernprint set for new customer magazine

Southernprint has won the contract to print the new 325,000-run Toyota customer magazine.

XPS gains favour with police

XPS, the Brighton-based digital printer, has been appointed by nine police forces to print their "activity analysis forms", which enable officers to account for every 15-minute block of their working...

Scott quits role at Paper Federation

Peter Scott has stepped down from his role as director general of the Paper Federation and Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI) with immediate effect.