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Drupa orders brighten poor Q1 for Heidelberg

Heidelberg has hailed its "strongest start" to a financial year since 2008 after recording a surge in incoming orders in its preliminary first quarter results.

Woodward hails progress in making BPIF 'fit for purpose'

Chief executive Kathy Woodward has credited the BPIF with making "great achievements" in important areas for improvement identified at last years' AGM.

HH Global records sales growth in 2012 accounts

HH Global has recorded a 4.4% rise in turnover to just shy of 100m in its accounts for the year ended 31 March 2012.

Licensees move to assert rights ahead of Kodak patent sale

Kodak's sale of some 1,100 digital imaging patents has hit another road bump after a slew of tech giants that license the US-based manufacturer's technology filed objections to the proposed sale.

Bottles use 50% more finite resources than carton packs

A pan-European study has found that carton packs for UHT milk use 57% less fossil resources than bottles.

Ennis posts Q1 profit drop, despite boost in print sales

Midlothian, TX-based print and apparel company Ennis reported a first quarter drop in EDITA of more than 50% compared with the same period in 2011 to $10m, largely due to declines on the clothing side...

St Ives sales up, but not from Olympics

St Ives chief executive Patrick Martell has warned that companies planning Olympics-related promotions could struggle to secure print capacity unless they firm up their plans soon.

Heidelberg records 229m loss but targets swift recovery

Heidelberg's restructuring programme has contributed to a 138m (112m) pre-tax loss in the last quarter of its financial year 2011/12, resulting in 229m pre-tax loss for the full year.

DMGT sees increase in regional profit, but nationals struggle

Daily Mail & General Trust (DMGT) saw profits rise in its struggling regional division Northcliffe for the first time in four years, according to its half-year results to 1 April.

KBA posts Q1 results, hails Drupa orders

KBA has posted a return to profit in its first quarter results, transforming last year's loss in both its operating and pre-tax figures into a small surplus, despite sales coming in "below target".

CGX makes splash at Drupa, but posts disappointing results

Houston-based Consolidated Graphics (CGX) had a bit of a mixed week, creating a splash at drupa by announcing the purchase of 11 new HP Indigo 10000 digital presses, while reporting a loss in its...

Johnston Press slips to loss after 164m impairment charge

Newspaper publisher Johnston Press has blamed a mass cut of the book value of its newspapers as the reason for recording a pre-tax loss of 144m last year.