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New MD for St Ives DisplayCraft

St Ives Direct has appointed a new managing director at point-of-sale subsidiary DisplayCraft.

Apex and Ry-Offset extend partnership

Apex Digital Graphics long-standing partnership with press supplier Ry-Offset Graphics took a leap forward at Print UK as Apex announced plans to sell Ryobis two-colour portrait-format presses, the...

MBO a possibility at Finchmark

Finchmark is coming close to finding a buyer, with around six major groups set to make final bids next week.

Polestar cancels supplier summit

Polestar has called off its supplier forum event, which was to have taken place next week.

Kodak unveils low-cost, wide-format printer

Kodak used Print UK to unveil a new wide-format printer, the 5260, which it claims competes with products costing 10 times more.

Pressequip put into voluntary liquidation

Dornier company Pressequip has been placed into voluntary liquidation with insolvency practitioner Smith & Williamson by its management.

Printers warn over All Access Entertainment

Four printing companies have warned other firms about taking on work from All Access Entertainment, which trades as <I>Global Entertainment </I>magazine, after it left a string of unpaid debts.

Antalis chief quits after halt to float

Antalis chief executive Thomas Bittner has left the firm by mutual agreement following a meeting with shareholders Worms et Cie.

NYC staff missing after terror attack

As <I>PrintWeek </I>went to press on 12 September, RR Donnelley was unable to account for 20% of the staff at its New York office, close to the devastation at the World Trade Centre.

Goss US receives Chapter 11 protection

Goss Holdings has entered a pre-arranged Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection agreement in the US a week after closing its last US press manufacturing plant.

Aero-Print finance deal may collapse

Avia Invest Leasings deal to save specialist security printer Aero-Print looks to be on the verge of collapse, with offers now being tendered for the Aylesbury firms equipment (<I>PrintWeek</I>, 27...

GPMU attacks lack of official support

The GPMU has taken the government to task over the state of UK employment relations, citing lack of support from Whitehall as one of the main reasons for the printing industrys troubles.

Scientific Games shifts staff

Security printer Scientific Games is to move the 60 staff from its Bradford plant to its Leeds base, following the closure of operations in Bradford.

Agfa "plugs gap" with release of B2 platesetter

Agfa launched an automatic B2 platesetter at Print 01 based on the Screen FlatRite.

Staff and structure changes for Polestar

Polestar chief executive Barry Hibbert is poised to redeploy some of the firms management resources and change the divisional structure of the company.