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Full-colour directories rollout

The national rollout of full-colour <i>Yellow Pages </i>directories has started in Nottingham.

Quebecor in Hachette printing buy

Quebecor World has signed a binding agreement to buy the European printing assets of Hachette Filipacchi Medias. The assets include printing and bindery facilities in France and Hachettes 50% stake in...

Web printing faces brunt of downturn

Web printers and press manufacturers can expect a downturn in business following the terrorist attacks on the US earlier this month.

Fulmar to sell off The Box Room

Fulmar has annouced the sale of its loss-making packaging pre-press arm, The Box Room.

Polestar debt plan faces crucial vote

Polestar is facing a momentous two weeks when it will discover if its debt restructuring proposals have been accepted by bondholders.

Working group to tackle training shortfall

A working group is to be set up to tackle the shortfall of adequate training within the industry.

Japanese decline hits Adobe results

Adobe Systems' third-quarter results were hit by a decline in the Japanese market, which has resulted in the firm lowering its expectations for the year.

Print and paper not hit by extra CCL costs

The Paper Federation and the BPIF have allayed fears that the print and paper industry could face millions of pounds in extra costs from the Climate Change Levy (CCL) scheme.

Prontaprint and Colourflow settle dispute

Prontaprint has settled a dispute with Colourflow before going to court, in which it had accused Colourflow of unlawfully interfering with its franchise agreements.

Report predicts bleak quarter for paper

Price erosion and further profit warnings from paper companies can be expected in the third quarter, according to the latest report from Credit Lyonnais Securities Europe.

Dickinson reveals smart envelopes

John Dickinson Stationery has unveiled a new digital watermark smart technology for envelopes.

Eastern develops oxygen pulp bleaching

Eastern Pulp & Paper, based in Maine, USA, has developed a new environmentally advanced bleaching process.

HSE to assess "unsafe" mills

The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) has started follow-up visits to the UK paper industry's "poor performers".

Imaginators adds latest Nur Fresco

Essex-based wide-format digital print specialist Imaginators has increased its production capacity with a Nur Fresco 3200.

Merger boost for Ipex

Ipex organisers expect Hewlett-Packard's acquisition of Indigo and Barco's merger with Purup-Eskofot to "add to the atmosphere of expectation" at next year's show.