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Polestar plans to spend 8m on CTP

Polestar is poised to embark on a mammoth 8m spend on CTP across all its operations

Industry could lose 11,000 jobs

The UK printing industry could lose almost 11,000 jobs next year, with over 300 companies set to be in serious financial trouble, according to a new report

IPC mag closures deal blow to suppliers

Polestar and St Ives have been hit after IPC announced the closure of six under-performing titles as part of an on-going review of its portfolio

Skanem plans to acquire SE Labels

Norwegian-based metal packaging company Skanem Industries plans to buy SE Labels and hopes to complete a deal before the end of the year

Greenup & Thompson closes

Administrators at Sheffield-based packaging printer Greenup & Thompson have decided to close the business with the loss of 60 jobs

GPMU applauds new legislation

GPMU deputy general secretary Tony Burke has welcomed the governments new employment bill

Print helps HP stay in the black

Hewlett-Packard says its imaging and printing division helped it to stay in the black for the fourth quarter

Turbulent first half for Heidelberg but sales are up

Heidelbergs half-year sales have risen by just under 5% on last year, despite the effects of September 11 and the economic downturn

Openshaw ups thermal range of platesetters

Openshaw has extended its range of platesetters by signing up to sell Screens PlateRite range of B2 and B1 thermal machines

Bousfield debt is cut after sell-off

Bousfield has returned to the private sector on a strong financial footing after parent company Amberley sold it to a private investment firm and wrote off 11.5m of debt

Wace and GPMU in staff talks

Wace Corporate Print in Swindon is in talks with its 106 staff and the GPMU about proposed redundancies

Institutes' one-day digital event

A one-day conference on best practice in digital artwork preparation and pre-press has been organised by the Institute of Packaging and the Institute of Printing

Picon charts supplier morale

The latest quarterly trends survey by Picon has shown a fall in confidence among machinery suppliers

Atlas posts best ever figures

Atlas Machinery, the Wakefield-based bindery equipment specialist, has celebrated its 10th anniversary by reporting a record year of trading

Baylis sale marks GUS exit from print

Great Universal Stores has sold its last print business