Print Week articles from January 2006

Print Week archives from January 2006

Emap reveals results of print review.(EMAP PLC signs contracts with Polestar Europe PLC, Cooper Clegg, Wyndeham, Quebecor Printing UK PLC and Southernprint)
January 26, 2006... Polestar, Cooper Clegg, Wyndeham, Quebecor and Southernprint have all won new contracts, while New Jarrold Printing (NJP) and St Ives both lost out, after Emap announced the results of its 108-title print review. Emap's largest magazine...

Ex-Pims workers create Nationwide Mailing.(former employees of Pims National establishes Nationwide Mailing company)(Brief Article)
January 26, 2006... Three ex-Pims employees have set up a new direct mail company based in Peterborough. Nationwide Mailing has been launched by Louise Cooper, Mark Speechley and Gary Bates. All were previously at Pims National, which was bought by...

TTB lays off 39 staff, MD goes.
January 26, 2006... TTB Hickeys has made 39 staff redundant and parted company with managing director Steve Mason. According to Amicus GPMS, the 39 staff were laid off from the Tunbridge Wells firm's bindery operation last Wednesday (18 January), but the...

Stop press.(Trinity Mirror Digital Media Ltd.'s Sir Victor Blank resigns)(acquisition of Horner Brothers Print Group )(William Clowes PLC plans investments)(Brief Article)
January 26, 2006... Rotherham-based Horner Brothers Print Group has been sold through an MBO, led by MD Judith Fox... Pearson continues to deny rumours of FT's future sale amid a declaration by Collins Stewart Tullet's CEO Terry Smith that he would spearhead...

St Ives shares hit after tough trading update.(St. Ives PLC, securities)(Brief Article)
January 26, 2006... St Ives' share price took a tumble last week after the print plc issued a trading update to say that its interim results would be 'significantly below market expectations'. The announcement on 19 January wiped 14.5% off its share price in...

Xerox announces focus for Ipex.(Xerox Europe, planning)(Brief Article)
January 26, 2006... Xerox will focus on business development at Ipex. 'We believe that Ipex 2006 is about applications and integration,' said Xerox Europe president Armando Zagalo de Lima. 'We have to go beyond providing solutions, we have to enable and...

Lewis orders UK's first Laco coater.(Lewis Printers )(Brief Article)
January 26, 2006... Lewis Printers is set to install the UK's first Laco coating unit, which will be fitted to a Heidelberg four-colour Speedmaster SM 52. The B3 press was installed at the Carmarthen firm, sister operation to Wales' largest publishing...

In Brief: Garnetts' Alchemy reflections glitter proves tough.
January 26, 2006... Garnetts' branded paper product, Alchemy reflections glitter, has been found to be so tough that parcels sent through the post four times show hardly any sign of wear and tear. The Alchemy range was launched two years ago, and has continued...

In Brief: MPD buys an HP Indigo 3050 digital printer.(MPD Offset, Hewlett-Packard Co.)(Brief Article)
January 26, 2006... MPD has bought an HP Indigo 3050 digital printer. The Swindon-based print company becomes the first in the town to install the machine. Next month will see the firm host a series of open evening events at its Rivermead premises, where local...

In Brief: Konica Minolta unveils its plans for Ipex.
January 26, 2006... Konica Minolta has unveiled its plans for Ipex, with a major product launch, targeted at the digital commercial print market, set to be its highlight. The company will also demonstrate its bizhub Pro range of products on its stand.

In Brief: PrintIT! judging panel presided over some 6,000 student entries.
January 26, 2006... The PrintIT! judging panel presided over some 6,000 student entries for its competition, with over 23,000 students from 545 schools getting involved as part of their GCSE graphic products course. Among the judges were Picon chief executive...

In Brief: Summerhall commissions its first Komori press.(Brief Article)
January 26, 2006... Summerhall has commissioned its first Komori 10-colour long perfector sheetfed offset press, as part of a pounds 1.4m investment. As the first JDF-enabled press to be installed in Scotland, the Edinburgh-based print firm's B2 Komori Lithrone...

In Brief: Domino Printing Sciences reports sales growth.(Brief Article)
January 26, 2006... Domino Printing Sciences has reported sales growth of 8% year-on-year to pounds 192m, with the publication of its year-end results. Pre-tax profits totalled pounds 26m, an increase of 5% on 2004's levels. The ink-jet head manufacturer expects...

In Brief: Johnston Press goes live.(Atex Matrix )(Brief Article)
January 26, 2006... Atex Group has announced that newspaper publisher Johnston Press has gone live in half of its regions with Atex Matrix circulation software. The rest of Johnston Press' sites will go live later this year. At Johnston Press, Matrix will manage...

In Brief: TM and Associated Newspapers joins forces.(Trinity Mirror Newspapers, Associated Newspapers Holdings PLC)(Brief Article)
January 26, 2006... Trinity Mirror (TM) and Associated Newspapers have joined forces to produce Metro editions in Cardiff and Liverpool. The freesheet will be printed at TM's own sites in the two cities, both with a daily print run of 25,000. The papers, which...

Polestar plans restructuring to address 'depressed' market.
January 26, 2006... Polestar Sheffield helped improve the group's underlying profitability in 2005 but tough market conditions wiped out some benefits. Those tough conditions mean that, despite the firm becoming Emap's primary print supplier, it is planning...

Trader may go in GMG review.(Guardian Media Group PLC considering sale of Trader Media Group Ltd.)(Brief Article)
January 26, 2006... The Guardian Media Group (GMG) will conduct a strategic review that could include the sale of Trader Media Print Group, which owns printers Apple Web Offset in Warrington, Acorn Web Off-set in Normanton, West York-shire, and Wiltshire in...

Adare lands contract with tyre maker ATS.
January 26, 2006... West Yorkshire-based Adare Lexicon has won a billing production deal with tyre manufacturer ATS Euromaster. The contract covers statements, invoices and credit notes. Adare Lexicon will manage the process in-house from daily data receipt...

Highbury sold to three firms.(Highbury House Communications)(Brief Article)
January 26, 2006... Highbury House has been bought by three separate companies after it went into administration last Friday with debts of at least pounds 40m. Bournemouth-based Ima-gine Publishing has bought 24 video-game and computing titles from Highbury,...

No time for retirement as Carr takes Apex role.(Mick Carr, Apex Digital Graphics Ltd.)(Brief Article)
January 26, 2006... Mick Carr has joined Apex Digital Graphics, the UK distributor of Ryobi presses, as the firm brings its A1 press to the UK market. Carr took up his role, as sales director, Ryobi large-format presses, two weeks ago. Before that he was...

CMPi puts 'non-core' magazines up for sale.(CMP Information Ltd.)(Brief Article)
January 26, 2006... CMP Information (CMPi), the business publishing arm of United Business Media, has put a number of its non-core magazine titles up for sale. The publisher revealed in a statement to staff last week that it was looking at a number of...

FSC recognition for Good News.(Good News Press)(Brief Article)
January 26, 2006... Good News Press has followed up the recent purchase of press and laminating kit by winning green accreditation. The firm is one of a handful of printers to gain FSC certification, said managing director Gavin Knight. 'The big thing...

In Brief: YMP awards Daniel Barlow first prize.
January 26, 2006... YMP has awarded Daniel Barlow the pounds 500 first prize in a printing competition. Barlow works at Mansfield-based Imprint and wooed judges with his work for a company called Drain Doctor. The runner-up prize was awarded to Chris Spindler...

In Brief: Appointments at Prism Europe.
January 26, 2006... MIS software company Prism Europe has appointed two new senior staff in sales and support roles. Jane Tomlinson joins from Wyndeham Heron where she spent three years in customer service while Robin Cook joins the firm from its rival Tharstern.

In Brief: Appointment at Norpak Packaging.
January 26, 2006... Norpak Packaging in Bradford has appointed Ryan Atkins as its new director. Atkins has been in the packaging industry for 12 years.

In Brief: Western Mail and Echo confirms that there will be no compulsory redundancies.
January 26, 2006... The Western Mail and Echo has confirmed that there will be no compulsory redundancies in South Wales after 44 posts were announced under threat in November.

In Brief: Wyke Printers invests with NCS Integrated Solutions.
January 26, 2006... Hull-based commercial printer Wyke Printers has invested pounds 130,000 with NCS Integrated Solutions. The new equipment includes a Xerox DocuColor 5252, Apple Xserve, a 5TB RAID array, MassTransit file transfer software, a Canto Cumulus...

In Brief: Appointment at Symbian Print Intelligence.
January 26, 2006... Symbian Print Intelligence has appointed Lee Deacon (pictured) as its new commercial director after a recent expansion. Deacon joins from print manager Access Plus and will be responsible for developing Symbian's management information...

In Brief: AGI Labels prints a new range of labels.
January 26, 2006... AGI Labels in Littlehampton has printed a new range of labels for the supermarket chain WM Morrisons. 'Morrisons has a strong range of fruit products,' said AGI market manager Sharon Brown. 'We have been proud to produce some eye-catching...

In Brief: AR Adams & Sons installs a factory-reburbished B2 press.
January 26, 2006... AR Adams & Sons in Dover has installed a factory-refurbished Mitsubishi five-colour B2 press. AR Adams & Sons is a fourth-generation family-owned commercial print business.

UV deal link-up for Fuji and Sun.(Sun Chemical Corp., Fujifilm Sericol )(Brief Article)
January 26, 2006... Sun Chemical has signed a licensing agreement with rival Fujifilm Sericol to use its UV ink-jet technology. Sun Chemical, the world's largest producer of inks with annual sales of pounds 2.3bn, has been given the right to use its biggest...

Royal Mail's price rises pose threat to sectors.(Brief Article)
January 26, 2006... Direct mail firms and magazine publishers are expected to be hit by postal price rises at Royal Mail. The changes will come into effect on 3 April, but remain subject to alteration if Royal Mail does not accept regulator Postcomm's...

CEPI advises on green sourcing.(Confederation of European Paper Industries)(guidelines on sourcing recycled paper)(Brief Article)
January 26, 2006... The Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI) has issued guidelines on sourcing recycled paper. The body aims to improve the quality of recovered paper to increase the availability and quality of recycled paper. 'Recovered...

Reader Reaction: How can uk printers stop work being moved overseas?
January 26, 2006... BOOK AND JOURNAL PRINTER - ROD WILLETT, managing director, Biddles 'So long as overseas print prices are cheaper and service standards are being matched, there is only one reason for publishers to place work in the UK: reducing the time...

Green newsprint mill planned for Teesside.(Brief Article)
January 26, 2006... Plans to build a pounds 275m recycled newsprint mill near Middlesbrough could create up to 170 jobs in the region, and a further 1,000 in spin-off operations. The mill will manufacture newsprint from recycled newspapers and magazines,...

New chairman and FD for bezier.(Bill Ronald and Jeremy Earnshaw appointed, finance director, Bezier Corporate Print)(Brief Article)
January 26, 2006... Bezier has boosted its board with the appointments of a new chairman and group finance director. Bill Ronald becomes chairman having previously been UK managing director and European vice president of confectionery giant The Mars...

VIP Guest.(Alun Michael)(Brief Article)
January 26, 2006... Industry and regions minister Alun Michael met representatives of Vision in Print at Park Communications in London on Monday (23 January). The minister's first print-related visit since his appointment last year included a tour of the...

Legal Notices.(Public Notice)
January 26, 2006... This information is extracted from the print- and publishing-related notices that appear in the London Gazette. Further Information is available from its website at www.london-gazette.co.uk WINDING UP PETITIONS Partners Press 2000 Ltd...

BAPC provides printers with online legal maps.(British Association for Print and Communication offers digital map services )(Brief Article)
January 26, 2006... The BAPC is leading the print industry in the right direction by providing a quick, affordable and legal solution for reproducing maps, it said. The process of legally downloading maps has been ambiguous for years, and many print and...

Amicus concern at Northcliffe sale.(Amicus GPMS, Northcliffe Newspapers Group Ltd.)(Brief Article)
January 26, 2006... Amicus GPMS has hit out at Daily Mail and General Trust, following its proposed sale of regional arm Northcliffe Newspapers. The union is concerned at the news group's refusal to recognise it, but said a campaign to enlist new members...

Publisher secures first FSC rating.(Random House Group gets Forest Stewardship Council's certification)(Brief Article)
January 26, 2006... The Random House Group has become the first consumer publishing group to achieve Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification. The firm mooted its intention to move to FSC-certified stock and recycled papers as part of its paper...

In Brief: Total Graphics buys a Xeiklon 500 digital press.
January 26, 2006... Dublin-based Total Graphics has bought a Xeikon 500 digital press, which it considers to be one of the most advanced digital presses in Ireland. The Xeikon 500, which is capable of printing B2-format work, will replace a smaller-format...

In Brief: Appointment at Etrinsic.
January 26, 2006... Etrinsic has appointed Lucy Klinkenberg as its in-house environmental officer. Klinkenberg, who will be based at the print management firm's Solihull headquarters, will be responsible for developing a full environmental management system as...

In Brief: Prolitho updates its pressroom.
January 26, 2006... Prolitho is updating its pressroom to meet customer demand for higher quality. The Croydon firm now has a closed loop colour operation, having installed ImageControl spectrophotometry on its Heidelberg Speedmaster CD 102-5LX and Prepress...

In Brief: Appointment at BCF.
January 26, 2006... CWV managing director Martin Kellaway has been appointed chair of the British Coatings Federation (BCF) Wallcoverings Sector Council. The BCF is the sole trade association for the wallcoverings, decorative paints, industrial coatings, powder...

In Brief: Appointment at AccessPlus.
January 26, 2006... AccessPlus, TripleArc Group's print management division, has appointed Chris Bolino general manager of its Leeds operation. Bolino was most recently with Polish print group Poligrafia, but has also held roles with RR Donnelley, Adare and...

In Brief: PPD installs a mass transit file transfer software.
January 26, 2006... PPD, the Newcastle-based digital printer, has installed Group Logic's mass transit file transfer software. Supplied by NCS Integrated Solutions, the software simply requires a standard internet connection plus a Mac or PC.

In Brief: Appointment at AGI.
January 26, 2006... AGI Labels has named Bob Blow as its new director of Labels. Blow, who brings to the Sussex-based digital print specialist a wealth of industry experience, was previously managing director of BPC Hannibal in Leicester, a role he held for 15...

In Brief: The Print Factory invests in an Edelmann Color press.(Brief Article)
January 26, 2006... The Print Factory has invested nearly pounds 1m in an Edelmann Color Print V-52 press from Daventry-based CP Graphics. This latest buy takes the firm's spend on new equipment to just over pounds 11m in the past 18 months. The six-colour V-52...

Ipex unveils Springboard offer for small first-time exhibitors.
January 26, 2006... Ipex has unveiled a low-cost option for small innovative firms who want to exhibit for the first time. Springboard is aimed at firms with between one and three staff and a turnover of up to pounds 150,000, who have previously found the...

Feast of finishing.(Morgana Systems)(Brief Article)
January 26, 2006... Morgana is taking its biggest ever exhibition stand at this year's Ipex with this 360m2 space. Under the slogan 'number one in digital print finishing', the firm will show a complete range of kit from hand creasers through to its recently...

Mellow Colour to show new ISOLitho add-ons.(Brief Article)
January 26, 2006... Mellow Colour will roll out a range of products to complement its ISOLitho colour quality system at Ipex and will use the show to identify export opportunities. The firm is also offering printers the chance to check the quality of their...

IPEX Info: IPEX 2006 - 9 weeks to go.(printing industry trade show)(Brief Article)(Illustration)(Calendar)
January 26, 2006... IPEX 2006 When: 4-11 April 2006 Where: NEC, Birmingham Price: Free with pre-registration, or pounds 30 on the door for an eight-day pass Contact: www.ipex.org PRINTWEEK IPEX PREVIEWS FEBRUARY 9 February: Post-press 16...

All-media ad delivery product GME unveiled.(Global Media Exchange)(Brief Article)
January 26, 2006... Quickcut's merger with Adstream has inspired the Global Media Exchange (GME) range of products, which it will launch at Ipex. Both companies are veterans of digital advertising delivery - Quickcut in print and Adstream in broadcast - and...

Norton switches to processless.(Norton Print to use Heidelberg Topsetter 74 platesetter)(Brief Article)
January 26, 2006... Commercial printer Norton Print has stepped onto the processless CTP bandwagon and replaced its film and plate processing. It will run Kodak's Thermal Direct processless plates, supplied by Heidelberg UK, on a Heidelberg Topsetter 74...

Hallmark fits Mapsoft repro tool.(Hallmark Cards (Holdings) Ltd.)(Brief Article)
January 26, 2006... Mapsoft has helped card-making giant Hallmark automate its repro with customised software package Card Create. Hallmark installed the software at its Hambledon Studios in Bradford, where 2.2bn cards are produced every year. The company's...

In Brief: Colourgen unveils the new Vidar Designer.(Vidar Designer 18 color scanner)(Colourtrac releases SmartLF Cx 40 scanner)(Brief Article)
January 26, 2006... Colourgen has unveiled the new Vidar Designer 18 wide-format colour scanner. The 460mm x 610mm flatbed scanner has been designed to scan delicate and oversized documents, 'perfectly suited for graphic arts professionals,' said Colourgen's...

In Brief: QuarkXPress 7 will preview in the UK.
January 26, 2006... QuarkXPress 7 will preview in the UK via the Talk Seven! roadshow. The show includes demos, tips and tricks and tours venues in London, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol and Edinburgh during this month and February. Visit:...

In Brief: Vertus launches the Windows version of Photoshop.
January 26, 2006... Vertus has launched the Windows version of Photoshop plug-in Fluid Mask. The Windows version of the cut-out and masking software, compatible with Windows 2000, NT and XP, is now available as a download at www.vertustech.com. Both the Windows...

In Brief: Design Solution celebrates the first birthday of DocMonster.(Brief Article)
January 26, 2006... Design Solution celebrated the first birthday of online file manager DocMonster last week, and is keen to market its young product to the printing industry. 'A lot of printers receive files via email or by post. Customers would be able to...

In Brief: Pageflex launches version 3 of its Storefront software.
January 26, 2006... Pageflex has launched version 3 of its Storefront software for web-to-print. The new version includes online ordering and management services, including support for uploading and hosting PDF documents. Visit: www.pageflex.com.

In Brief: Xinet adds new courses to its customer training program.
January 26, 2006... Xinet has added new courses to its customer training program. The digital asset management firm's senior technical and engineering staff give hands-on instruction and courses include FullPress and Webnative Venture. One-and two-day courses...

In Brief: Quark releases two QuarkXPress Xtentions.(Brief Article)
January 26, 2006... Quark has released two QuarkXPress Xtensions; Filter for Spotlight and Output Enhancements. Spotlight, a feature of Mac OS X 10.4, searches text, font names, style sheets and layouts. Output creates and saves multiple custom styles or presets...

HP moves into outdoor market with DesignJet digital printers.(Hewlett-Packard Co.)(Brief Article)
January 26, 2006... HP has revealed its new DesignJet products to take on the outdoor graphics market. The HP DesignJet 8000 and 9000 were unveiled last week at a press conference in Barcelona. The digital printers are the first machines released since HP's...

Ex-Blacketts staff join forces to put together digital print firm.(Wyndeham Blacketts )(Brief Article)
January 26, 2006... Three former Wyndeham Blacketts employees have formed a new digital print company in St Ives, Cambridgeshire. Tim Egan, Paul Foley and Mike Gleeson have banded together to create PMT Digital, which will produce mainly wide-format work....

Oce revamps roll-call for Imagistics team.(Oce (U.K.) Ltd. promotes Bron Curley, and Nick Klitsie)(Brief Article)
January 26, 2006... Oce has made changes to its UK team following the restructure of Imagistics, which it bought last autumn. Former director of Oce's digital document systems (DDS) Bron Curley has been made managing director of Oce Imagistics UK. He will...

Multisets buys DocuColor 5252.(Multisets Print Solutions, printing press)(Brief Article)
January 26, 2006... Wiltshire-based Multisets Print Solutions has invested in a Xerox DocuColor 5252. The printer invested in the new press, which was bought through supplier Litho Supplies, to boost its digital print capabilities. 'We need to provide...

Autobond takes 'no-brainer' option of snapping up Lamtex.(Brief Article)
January 26, 2006... Autobond has bought the assets of fellow laminating kit manufacturer Lamtex, which went into administration last year. 'It was a no-brainer from our point of view,' said Autobond managing director John Gilmore. 'The reason for buying the...

Diamant 30 and Pantera binder to lead Muller Martini's Ipex debuts.
January 26, 2006... Muller Martini is to launch a host of new products at Ipex, including the Diamant 30 entry-level book line and the Pantera perfect binder. The automatic makeready 1,800 books per hour Diamant is essentially the same as the 3,600bph...

Burroughs Direct Mail fits MBO buckle folder.(Brief Article)
January 26, 2006... Burroughs Direct Mail has installed an MBO B30 12 plate buckle folder. General manager Bryan Clark said investment in the 4/4/4 folder is part of the trade finisher's growth plan. 'We want to grow with the trade, as customers come to us,...

Best Cover buys inline Cito RSP.(Brief Article)
January 26, 2006... Trade coating firm Best Cover UV has added a Cito RSP inline cutting, creasing, perfing system to its Speedmaster CD 102-LYLYX coater. 'It will enable our company to expand into perforating, creasing, die-cutting, kiss-cuts and...

Iggesund paperboard to offer fewer layers.(Brief Article)
January 26, 2006... Iggesund Paperboard is to reduce the number of layers that make up its paperboard products, as part of a pounds 30m (EUR43m) investment drive. This will form part of a three-year programme by Iggesund, part of the Holmen Group, to tackle...

Tullis range wins stamp from FSC.(Tullis Russell and Company Ltd., Forest Stewardship Council)(Brief Article)
January 26, 2006... Tullis Russell has achieved Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) chain of custody for its Trucard coated solid bleached sulphate (SBS) product. Last year, the Scottish independent papermaker gained FSC chain-of-custody certification for the...

Paper pricewatch: Magazine, January 2006.(Brief Article)
January 26, 2006... Soft market conditions continue in the lightweight coated sector, but prices still look likely to increase towards the end of the first quarter, writes James Donkin. Paper mills have been testing the water with buyers - about price...

In Brief: Toscolano paper mill achieves EMAS registration.(Burgo-Marchi Group's facility)(Brief Article)
January 26, 2006... Burgo-Marchi Group's Toscolano paper mill in Brescia, Italy, has become one of the first mills in the group to achieve EMAS registration. This recognition of the mill's environmental credentials is particularly important given its location on...

In Brief: Social Society to hold its annual dinner on 9 February.
January 26, 2006... The Stationers' Social Society is to hold its annual dinner on 9 February at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, London. The reception begins at 6.15pm and Bobby Davro will provide the after-dinner cabaret. Contact: 01895 905551.

In Brief: Elliott Baxter buys Moorgate Paper's Yeovil branch.
January 26, 2006... Elliott Baxter has bought Moorgate Paper's Yeovil branch. The deal will increase the number of Ebb's sales offices to nine and takes the independent paper merchant, which operates predominantly in the South East, into the West Country.

In Brief: Mason's Paper's female customers treat themselve.(fundraising fro Breast Cancer Care )(Brief Article)
January 26, 2006... Mason's Paper's female customers treated themselves to an afternoon of pampering and relaxation for a good cause. Three of Mason's staff and two suppliers joined the 13 customers at the Breast Cancer Care fundraising afternoon at Clarice...

In Brief: Creator expands its range of sample catalogues.
January 26, 2006... Torraspapel's coated fine paper brand Creator has expanded its range of sample catalogues with three swatchbooks for Creator Gala, Ivory and Silk/Star, its US range. Each book contains samples of the various weights available in the finishes...

In Brief: Curtis Fine Papers commissions sports photographer.(Stanley Hunter contracted)(Brief Article)
January 26, 2006... Curtis Fine Papers commissioned sports photographer Stanley Hunter to record memorable moments from the 2005 Open Golf championship at St Andrews. These images have been reproduced in a 2006 calendar entitled Classic Shots. Printed on papers...

In Brief: Howard Smith Paper launches Cornwall Board.
January 26, 2006... Howard Smith Paper has launched Cornwall Board, a bright white, one-sided, high-gloss coated board. Cornwall is suited to printing book covers, digital printing, greeting cards, direct mail and CD and DVD inserts. The board contains 15%...

Donnelley to take Creo, Quark to patent court.
January 26, 2006... Print giant RR Donnelley has filed a patent lawsuit against Quark and Creo. The legal papers, which were lodged at the Delaware, US, Federal Court, cited that 'products manufactured and sold by the defendants in-fringe on the extensive...

Chinese firm eyes US, EU markets.
January 26, 2006... Shanghai-based Jielong In-dustry Corp has unveiled plans to expand into the European and US markets. In an interview with the China Daily, Jielong president Shen Weirong said: 'Foreign markets are increasingly within the sights of our...

Election opinion.(printing company Opinion prints vinyl banners in general elections )(Brief Article)
January 26, 2006... Poland-based Opinion helped candidates maintain a high profile in last year's Polish General Election by printing 250 vinyl banners. The large-format digital printer was producing material right up to five days before October's elections,...