Printers

Renewed freeze on Royal Mail reversions announced
Royal Mail has announced a renewed freeze on reversion charges relating to envelope sealing issues just over a month after its initial six month moratorium ended on 17 September.

RR Donnelley blamed as premature Google filing wipes $20bn off shares
RR Donnelley has been blamed for an 8% plunge in Google's share price after the printer prematurely released the internet giant's third-quarter results showing a significant drop in profits.

Trading status of remaining Aldersons companies unclear
The administrators of the four operating companies of Aldersons Print Group are to issue an update on the trading status of the companies next week.

PIA projects modest US growth for 2013
The Printing Industries of America (PIA) has said the US printing industry in 2013 should be up slightly from 2012, despite the fact commercial printers across the country won't be benefitting from...

DC Thomson signs up to Wave2 Media's AdPortal
DC Thomson is set to roll out Wave2 Media's AdPortal3 print advertising workflow tool across its newspapers business six years after first installing the platform at one of its subsidiaries.

Fastsigns targets growth following successful 2012
Fastsigns Hammersmith is targeting the 500,000 turnover mark by the end of 2013 after a successful 10 months under new ownership.

Vertis files for Chapter 11 as Quad/Graphics bids to buy assets
Quad/Graphics has announced a $258.5m (161m) bid for rival direct marketing business Vertis Holdings as the latter filed for Chapter 11 "to facilitate the intended sale".

'Rights-for-shares' scheme divides print opinion
Government plans to allow workers to trade employment rights for tax-free shares under new "employee-owner" contracts from April 2013 have split opinion in the print industry.

Workers to swap rights for shares in radical UK employment law shake-up
Workers will be able to sign away some of their employment rights in exchange for shares of up to 50,000 in the business they work for, under a radical plan to rewrite UK employment law.

Repropoint hosts open day for Duplo staff
Repropoint this week opened the doors of its Woking premises to 25 staff from finishing manufacturer Duplo.

Flood-hit Cambrian printers to throw relaunch party
Cambrian Printers will hold a relaunch party in London on 10 October after flood damage this summer stopped all production at its Aberystwyth factory.

Blunt milks praise for Ben & Jerry's cow float
Commercial printer Blunt produces banners to adorn a milk float for Ben & Jerry's campaign for the better treatment of cows.