Web offset

Possehl-owned Manroland Web Systems has acquired the Manroland GB web business out of administration.

Around 300 jobs have been saved after Polestar withdrew plans to close its Colchester web offset plant.

Magazines showed a small overall decline in circulation in the second half of 2011 while customer titles dominated the top 10, according to figures published by the Audit Bureau of Circulation (ABC).

A leading employment lawyer has said that Goodhead Group may have left itself open to claims from employees and Unite if it goes ahead with a wage cut, despite staff approving the deal.

IPC has produced a special edition of <i>Now</i> magazine celebrating the life of singer Whitney Houston.

Manroland's administrator has confirmed that the break-up of the German manufacturer will begin on Wednesday (1 February) with the sale of the Augsburg web offset facility.

The spat between BGP and Unite continued to rumble on this week, with the union now claiming it has proof that it has collective bargaining rights at the company.

The Web Offset Champion Group (WOCG) has made some of its best practice guides available for download.

The MP for Colchester Sir Bob Russell has waded in on the consultation over closure at the local Polestar branch.

Wyndeham Group has entered into consultation with 86 employees at its Wyndeham Heron facility.