Uk
EBB adds Paperfect to product range
Independent paper merchant Elliott Baxter (EBB) has added uncoated paper grade Paperfect to its product range.
'Fit notes' to be introduced under government plans
Radical changes to the way employees are certified too unwell to work, which could see the introduction of a 'fit note', are being considered by the government.
Unite and Polestar Varnicoat sign learning agreement
Unite and Polestar Varnicoat have signed an agreement with Leeds Technical College to redevelop the Evolve Project - a learning centre that offers staff the chance to increase their skills.
Technique Group's MIS becomes JDF certified
Software supplier Technique Group's core Management Information System (MIS) has become JDF-certified by the CIP4 organisation.
Screen launches 4,800dpi flexo platesetter
Screen has launched the PlateRite FX870II, which it claimed is the world's first flexo platesetter to offer a maximum resolution of 4,800dpi as a standard feature.
Imageco opts for Bedigital kit from Atech to offer greener eyelets
Imageco has become one of the first UK firms to install a machine that improves the recyclability of its PVC banners by using plastic eyelets rather than the more usual brass ones.
CMYUK adds Agfa Anapurna to its product line up
UK wide-format dealer CMYUK has added Agfa's Anapurna M range of hybrid flatbed and roll-to-roll machines to its product line up of EFI Vutek printers and Zund cutters.
New culture secretary voices support for regional papers
Newly appointed culture secretary Ben Bradshaw has begun his tenure by acknowledging that the UK's regional newspapers are experiencing a tough time, but he remained apparently non-committal on the...
Pensord signs deal to support smaller publishers
Pensord has become a strategic partner of the Independent Publishers Advisory Council (IPAC), an offshoot of the Periodical Publishers Association (PPA).
St Ives share price slumps after profit warning
St Ives has warned that its full year results will "fall substantially below market expectations" in a statement issued this morning, causing its share price to tumble 25%.
St Ives moots Andover closure, 100 jobs at risk
St Ives has proposed the closure of its Andover web offset site, which could result in up to 100 job losses.
Small explosion at St Ives Edenbridge
St Ives Edenbridge in Kent was hit by an explosion on one of its two web presses last week.