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Polestar retains Hearst contract

The Polestar Group has agreed a new three-year deal with magazine publisher Hearst Magazines UK to continue printing 12 of its leading consumer titles.

Lenders must find a happy medium to help SMEs grow

I'm sure many of you won't be surprised to read that the majority of SMEs have had their overdraft facilities reduced in the past 12 months.

Star product: Pageflex 8.0

For printers looking to break into or expand their high-margin web-to-print work, the latest version of this package has a lot to offer

Costs scupper the Christmas cracker

The soaring level of investment needed to operate in the short-term seasonal markets means that the sector is now only open to the very biggest of players

Duplo awarded Investor in People accreditation

Duplo International has been awarded the Investor in People (IIP) accreditation for the 12th year running.

Westdale continues Drupa spend with Polar 115N guillotine

Westdale Printing Group's East Moors Bindery has taken delivery of a Polar 115N Pro Autotrim guillotine with lift, jogger and Transomat downloader.

James Cropper's 7m steam raising plan up for grant

Paper manufacturer James Cropper is in line to receive a 3.2m grant from the Regional Growth Fund (RGF) for its proposed steam raising plant.

John Baskerville's work lauded by new society

A new organisation dedicated to the life and work of John Baskerville will officially launch next week.

Government announces 7m for 3D print research

The Government is to offer grants from a 7m pot for collaborative R&D projects aimed at developing technologies for additive manufacturing.

Spanish envelope cartel fined EUR 3.7m for price fixing

Six Spanish envelope exporters have been fined a total of 3.7m for collaborating to fix prices.

Flowprint equips itself to target folding carton market

Flowprint has spent around 750,000 finishing its folding box department with the arrival of an SBL STS-1050 cutting and creasing platen and Sakurai Oliver offset press.