Print Week articles from July 2002

Print Week archives from July 2002

Coup for BPIF as Polestar goes platinum.(British Printing Industries Federation)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2002... The BPIF has scored a significant coup by signing Polestar as a platinum member - the highest level of membership. One of chief executive Michael Johnson's key targets was to secure 'buy-in' from the UK's most influential groups and he...

GPMU considers a merger with TGWU.(Brief Article)
July 5, 2002... A tough economic climate and a dwindling membership has forced the GPMU to hold preliminary talks with three separate unions about the possibility of a merger, if its membership reject plans to reduce costs. GPMU national officer Mike...

Cuts at Benhamgoodheadprint.(Brief Article)
July 5, 2002... Benhamgoodheadprint has entered into a 30-day consultation period with the GPMU over proposed press room redundancies at its Bicester plant. GPMU Home Counties West branch secretary Tony Kingston said the company was proposing to mothball...

Comms groups reassure users.(effects of WorldCom case)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2002... WAM!NET and Vio have moved quickly to assure their customers that the WorldCom 'debacle' will not impact upon their services. In a letter sent out to customers, WAM!NET's chief executive Michael Williams pointed out that the UK has 'no...

STOP PRESS: Printworkers succeed in unfair dismissal claim.(Brief Article)
July 5, 2002... Two former printworkers from Bradford have successfully claimed for unfair dismissal following a fight to be classed as employees. See more at www.printweek.com.

STOP PRESS: KPMG assesses bids.(for Smith & McLaurin)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2002... KPMG is assessing bids for label-stock manufacturer Smith & McLaurin, after the deadline for offers passed.

STOP PRESS: Industry needs to recruit younger workers.(printing industry)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2002... Research carried out by the national centre of Vocational Excellence in Print Media at Leeds College of Technology suggests that the industry will face a chronic skills shortage unless it starts to recruit younger workers.

STOP PRESS: Engage moves European HQ.(Brief Article)
July 5, 2002... Content management and software company Engage has moved its European headquarters from Oxford Street in London to Egyptian House, 170 Piccadilly, London.

STOP PRESS: Shimon Peres witnesses portrait printing.(Brief Article)
July 5, 2002... Israeli foreign minister Shimon Peres witnessed a giant portrait of himself being printed on a Pressjet II, on a recent visit to the Scitex Vision's plant in Herzlia, Israel.

STOP PRESS: MotionPoster needs to secure funds.(Brief Article)
July 5, 2002... AIM-listed supplier of moving adverts to London Underground MotionPoster has said it needs to secure funds.

Heidelberg set to replace Prinergy.(will launch JDF-based pre-press workflow this autumn)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2002... Heidelberg will launch a JDF-based pre-press workflow this autumn to replace Prinergy, the PDF-based workflow it co-developed with Creo. The agreement between Heidelberg and Creo for Prinergy expires in May 2003. It was one of the products...

Hayden to be Westerham boss.(Peter Hayden; Westerham Press)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2002... St Ives has appointed Peter Hayden as the new boss at Westerham Press. Hayden replaces Mark Croucher, who left the company last month. Hayden is currently chief operating officer at St Ives' American financial print business, where he...

Carlton Barclay poised for sale.(Brief Article)
July 5, 2002... Kroll Buchler Phillips has had an undisclosed number of offers for Basildon-based Carlton Barclay and Litho-Tech Colour Printers. Administrative receiver Lee Manning said he was 'cautiously optimistic' of selling the business as a going...

Hill joins board of Asia Printers Group.(Brief Article)
July 5, 2002... Roy Hill, a champion of the UK book printing industry when he was chief executive at Bath Press/LIBERfabrica, has joined the board of a Far Eastern printing group. Hill has become a non-executive director at Asia Printers Group, which...

SHORTS: Fire causes damage at McVicar Print.(Brief Article)
July 5, 2002... A fire at Glasgow-based McVicar Print, caused by a faulty alternator on a company van, destroyed 70 tonnes of paper, melted more than 100 lighting tubes and collapsed steel girders. However, two Heidelberg GTOs, a Cylinder and a Platen remained...

SHORTS: DMA awards 10th Anniversary Volunteer medal.(Brief Article)
July 5, 2002... The Direct Marketing Association has awarded its 10th Anniversary Volunteer medal to John Hughes from MMGroup, Alan Halfacre from GWC, John Hornby from The Lettershop Group and Tery Gilbert from The Compact Group for their 'unremitting and...

SHORTS: Citicapital acquires Associates Commercial Corporation.(Brief Article)
July 5, 2002... Citicapital, a subsidiary of Citigroup, has acquired Associates Commercial Corporation, which includes UK-based print finance company Commercial Finance. This marks Citicapital's extension of its print finance activities into Europe.

SHORTS: Sun Chemical Gibbon launches stain remover package.(Brief Article)
July 5, 2002... Sun Chemical Gibbon has launched its UviClean package of cleaners and stain removers to help screen printers remove UV inks. Contact: 01773 813704.

SHORTS: Appointment at simpsongroup.(Brief Article)
July 5, 2002... The simpsongroup, which provides 3D point of purchase marketing materials, has recruited David Hampton as account manager based at the companies head office in Washington, Tyne & Wear. Justine Stevenson joins the Swindon branch as business...

SHORTS: Edotech launches disaster recovery centre.(Brief Article)
July 5, 2002... Edotech in Solihull has launched a specialist computer-based disaster recovery centre, which provides a back-up to clients should they suffer severe network problems. Visit: www.edotech.com.

SHORTS: Appointment at Hewlett-Packard.(Brief Article)
July 5, 2002... Hewlett-Packard (HP) has appointed Jamie Gryce as supplies sales and marketing manager for the UK and Ireland. Gryce, who has been at HP for six years, will now be responsible for developing and implementing the company's new imaging and...

SHORTS: KJS Print appoints Ultrachem as supplier.(Brief Article)
July 5, 2002... Peterborough-based KJS Print to Mail Services has signed a 12-month agreement to appoint Ultrachem as its main supplier of inks, chemistry and plates. An X-Rite 508 densitometer has also been supplied as part of the deal.

SHORTS: Norwich Colour Print invests in new MIS.(Brief Article)
July 5, 2002... Norwich Colour Print has invested in a new management information system (MIS) from Shuttleworth. The MIS comprises estimating, costing, stock control and invoicing capability.

SHORTS: Adline Litho brings in new Polar 92.(Brief Article)
July 5, 2002... Adline Litho has brought its first brand new Polar 92 guillotine to handle B2 work at its new premises in Cumbernauld. It had used a Polar 76 for the last 12 years.

SHORTS: Appointment at Communisis.(Brief Article)
July 5, 2002... Communisis has appointed Roger Jennings, previously chief executive of Austin Reed Group, as a non-executive director. Jennings replaces Dr John Hollowood who has retired after joining the company in March 2000.

Baber succeeds Wiethoff as new KPG UK head.(Brief Article)
July 5, 2002... Kodak Polychrome Graphics has appointed Terry Baber as its new UK managing director, succeeding Jack Wiethoff who is returning to America. Wiethoff joined the UK operation three years ago, and has brought the organisation through a tough...

Ormolu to cut 100 jobs after Waddies gain.(Brief Article)
July 5, 2002... Ormolu Group is to shed a quarter of its workforce, equating to 100 jobs, following its takeover of Waddies (PrintWeek, 24 May). It will close its Lasswade site, which housed Waddies Marketing Services and was previously Polton Press,...

Polestar boosts its top management.(Brief Article)
July 5, 2002... Polestar has appointed a new operations director for its UK print business and is completely revamping its finance department. Mike Bartlett, a former managing director of Fujifilm Electronic Imaging, takes the new role of operations...

SMP unites its separate firms by end of year.(Brief Article)
July 5, 2002... The SMP Group of companies is to be brought under one umbrella name by the end of the year to streamline service. The group comprises St Michaels Press, Campaign Posters, SMP Screen, SMP Highlight and SMP Digital. SMP Screen managing...

Field Congleton plant to close.(Graphical Paper and Media Union and Field Group in plant closure talks)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2002... Field First Carton's food and household paperboard packaging plant in Congleton is to close, after the company reached agreement with the GPMU over the fate of the Cheshire site (PrintWeek, 12 April). The company's parent Chesapeake cited...

KBA takes in Karat Digital Press at Radebeul small format wing.(Koenig und Bauer AG)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2002... KBA has absorbed the Karat Digital Press into its small format and digital print division at its sheetfed plant in Radebeul. The Karat was a joint venture between KBA and Scitex, but was taken over by the German press manufacturer in April...

BPIF supports levy on sector training.(British Printing Industries Federation)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2002... The BPIF has called on industry support for a training levy, and will submit a proposal for a consultation process to government in the next two weeks. BPIF vice president and managing director of NB Colour Print, Ken Iddon said: 'The...

New management at Beshara.(Beshara Press, CentrePrint)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2002... The new owner of Beshara Press and CentrePrint has appointed two new group directors and has plans to expand the pounds 10m turnover business. Former operations director of Goodhead Group and Wiltshire Bristol, Terry Cornelius becomes...

KBA web sales manager leaves company.(Koenig und Bauer AG's Andrew Bowyer)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2002... KBA has parted company with commercial web sales manager Andrew Bowyer. Managing director Christian Knapp said Bowyer had left by mutual agreement to pursue other opportunities. He will not be directly replaced, and Knapp himself will now be...

Bishops moves to sizeable site.(Bishops Printers)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2002... Southsea-based Bishops Printers will relocate to larger premises at Farlington, Hampshire in December. The move to the 3,000 sq m facility will accommodate the company's new Heidelberg Speedmaster SM74-10PL ten-colour perfecting press. ...

Legal Notices.(Brief Article)
July 5, 2002... 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 Lynx Press Ltd RO: 69...

PPA warning on size-based mail pricing.(Periodical Publishers Association warns Royal Mail)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2002... The Periodical Publishers Association (PPA) has warned that the Royal Mail's proposed sized-based pricing structure would be a disaster for the magazine sector. The PPA is currently finalising its response to the proposals, which would be...

National Group renamed Pims.(Brief Article)
July 5, 2002... The National Group, the Cambridgeshire-based direct marketing provider, has changed its name to Pims National, to bring it into line with parent Pims Holdings. Pims, which bought Basildon's Communications in Print in April also acquired...

Eclipse installs Technotrans kit.(Eclipse Colour Print)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2002... Eclipse Colour Print, based in Kettering, will install a Technotrans barrel pumping system for 30 of its 32 press units this August. It is also to install an eco-clean solvent recovery system. Eclipse has also extended its deal with ink...

Pindar Preston gets new boss.(Steve Wray)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2002... Catalogue specialist Pindar has appointed a new commercial director for its Preston plant to oversee sheetfed business. Steve Wray, who was managing director at Kendal-based Frank Peters, has 25 years of experience. Wray said: 'This...

Messe Dusseldorf cancels Imprinta.
July 5, 2002... Imprinta 2003 has been cancelled by Messe Dusseldorf following the decision by major exhibitors, including Heidelberg and Creo, not to attend. Its original slot has been filled with a smaller German print show to run in parallel with the...

DM benefits from web traffic.(Brief Article)
July 5, 2002... Direct mail will benefit from the growth in online marketing rather than being hindered, according to the latest research from the Direct Mail Information Service (DMIS). The concern about the internet was that it could take a larger share...

DuPont unveils low-cost digital proofers.(Brief Article)
July 5, 2002... DuPont is set to launch a range of aggressively priced digital colour proofers later this year. The company said that the proofer, which may be unveiled at Graph Expo in Chicago, will complement its range of Digital Cromalin machines - but...

Mooted sale at Heidelberg will not take place.(Brief Article)
July 5, 2002... Heidelberg will not sell its scanner business to a third party, signalling the death of the LinoColor and Nexscan brands. At Ipex chairman Bernhard Schreier said the group would exit the 'very competitive' scanner market, and at a press...

Creo offers leases in KEF partnership.
July 5, 2002... Creo has launched a new lease finance venture in association with Key Equipment Finance (KEF) to meet customers' need for financial flexibility through leasing agreements. Creo Financial Services (CFS), is offering bespoke third-party...

Agfa's Sherpa Proofer receives SWOP recognition.(Brief Article)
July 5, 2002... Agfa's Sherpa Proofer has received SWOP (Specifications Web Offset Publications) recognition, after successfully producing contract proofs that conform to the highest industry standards. Agfa's worldwide director of marketing, Willy Van Dromme,...

Changing industry drives sales for Screen's B1 thermal setter.(PlateRite 8000 from Screen)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2002... Screen has said that demand for its latest B1 thermal CTP platesetter, the PlateRite 8000, shows the industry's need for format flexibility. Screen has recently installed PlateRite 8000s, which can produce a range of plates from...

Inner Circle joins Mtivity for marketing.(Brief Article)
July 5, 2002... Mtivity has signed up marketing agency Inner Circle to use its Collateral Pro, which allows direct marketing information to be customised quickly through its online application. Collateral Pro, formerly known as PrintPDF, is PDF-based...

CopyTECH work gains national BBC coverage.(Brief Article)
July 5, 2002... Wide-format specialist CopyTECH Display Management gained national exposure when its work featured on the BBC's Changing Rooms programme. The Peterborough-based company produced a mural that decorated a chimney in a home makeover. ...

Xerox reels after blown out figures.
July 5, 2002... Xerox hopes to move forward from 'a very difficult period for the company' after it was forced to admit that income had been overstated. The company said it overstated its pre-tax income by pounds 918m (dollars 1.4bn), or by 36%, between...

Xplor supports Print UK and digital show.(Brief Article)
July 5, 2002... Print UK's scheduled move to April at the NEC has received a boost from Xplor, which is sponsoring Document Systems, a digital print show that will run alongside it. Xplor will also hold its UK & Ireland conference at the NEC on 2-3 April...

Renewable energy to inflate pricing.
July 5, 2002... The price of renewable energy could soar causing further price rises in the paper industry, according to the latest findings of an energy industry report. The investigation, carried out by the Renewable Power Association, warned that...

Macauley appointed at WRAP.(Brief Article)
July 5, 2002... The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) has appointed former Aylesford Newsprint project manager Mark Macauley as its materials sector manager for paper. Macauley, who most recently worked on the UK paper industry's first...

De Little takes the helm at PAA.(Brief Article)
July 5, 2002... John De Little has been appointed as the new president of the Paper Agents Association (PAA). De Little, who replaces previous president Ivan Gunn, has extensive paper industry experience having worked with Tullis Russell, Robert Horne,...

York & Ford Paper launches new woodfree laser paper.(Brief Article)
July 5, 2002... York & Ford Paper has launched a new woodfree laser paper for the UK market. The Clairalfa bright white, currently a best seller in France, offers the largest range of size and weight options in its sector. The chlorine-free paper conforms to...

SHORTS: Nash Mills new product chosen by Inn Gear Limited.(Brief Article)
July 5, 2002... Nash Mills' newest product, Contemporary by Croxley, has been chosen as the corporate stationery for Inn Gear Limited - the UK's leading supplier of pictures and artefacts to the restaurant and hotel industries. Contemporary is available in a...

SHORTS: Jefferson Smurfit Group launches web-based service.(Brief Article)
July 5, 2002... The Jefferson Smurfit Group, the Dublin-based paper packaging company, has launched a new web-based service for its corrugated and paper sack customers. The new application enables users to access account information and other value-added...

SHORTS: Holmen to buy back HEP assets.(Brief Article)
July 5, 2002... In a pounds 121m (SKr1.7bn) deal, Swedish paper manufacturer Holmen is to buy back hydro-electric power (HEP) assets on the Umealven river. The transaction will be completed by the end of this year, following the company's decision to...

SHORTS: Perivan Creative Print wins award.(Brief Article)
July 5, 2002... Essex-based Perivan Creative Print has won an award from Premier Paper for 'Best printing in the prestigious corporate brochure' category, for Toyota's new corporate brand manual. Tullis Russell Papermaker's text and cover range Naturalis was...

SHORTS: HSP Group training modules get underway in September.
July 5, 2002... The Howard Smith Paper (HSP) Group's next full series of two-day training modules will get underway on 26 and 27 September. Over 18 months, a further six will be held for those signing up for the full course. The modules aim to improve the...

SHORTS: M-real set to secure 100% shareholding in Zanders Feinpapiere.(Brief Article)
July 5, 2002... M-real looks set to secure a 100% shareholding of the Zanders Feinpapiere group. Currently owning 99.4%, the company's recent AGM passed a resolution to squeeze out remaining minority shareholders. Zanders will then form a sub-division of...

SHORTS: New folding boxboards from Iggesund.(Brief Article)
July 5, 2002... Incada Silk and Incada Excel are the new whiter, folding boxboards from Iggesund available from the James McNaughton Group. Silk is a double blade coated, white back folding boxboard, with a single blade coating on the reverse. Excel is a...

CPI head pushes for active lobby stance.(Confederation of Paper Industries)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2002... The Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI) must be more effective in lobbying government, according to Chris Blackford, its new president. The CPI has to influence decisions on the Climate Change Levy, food contact, waste recovery,...

APP will block creditors plan to take reigns.(Asia Pulp and Paper)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2002... Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) will 'vigorously resist' an attempt by two major creditors to place it under the control of judicial managers. The petition was filed by Deutsche Bank and BNP Paribas on 23 June at the High Court of Singapore and is...

Holmen pilots first MF model in world.(Holmen Paper's machine finished magazine paper)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2002... Holmen Paper has trialled a gravure grade, Holmen Plus G, for the UK and European markets on its new PM11 paper machine. Mill manager at Holmen's Hallsta mill in Sweden, Lars Erik Roos said: 'The results were good in comparison to what we...

Perfected wins debut software sale to Future.(Perfected Paper Solutions, Future Publishing)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2002... Perfected Paper Solutions, the joint venture set up last month by paper management software provider Perfected Solutions and paper management service firm Publishing Paper Solutions (PrintWeek, 7 June), has made its first sale to Future...

ARJO WIGGINS FOCUS ON NEW LINES AFTER SLUMP SCARE: The carbonless sector remains stable, despite last month's reorganisation by Arjo Wiggins Carbonless writes Andy Scott.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 5, 2002... Last month Arjo Wiggins Carbonless Operations Europe chief executive Gerard Bougniart said that the manufacturer was to focus on new complementary carbonless products because the sector was declining at a rate of 5-6% each year (PrintWeek, 21...

HH wins extension to Carphone deal.(HH Associates, Carphone Warehouse)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2002... The Carphone Warehouse has renewed its contract with Croydon-based print management company HH Associates. The pan-European rolling contract, agreed with Europe's leading independent mobile phone retailer, involves a range of work from...

BP produces Finat showpiece.(BP Self Adhesive Labels)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2002... BP Self Adhesive Labels in Cardiff has produced a direct mail job for Finat, the international labelling association, to highlight the versatility of its Peel2Read product. The mailer was printed by its sister company Brier Press in High...

Garnett Dickinson creates CD.(offers new version of magazine)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2002... Rotherham-based Garnett Dickinson has produced a CD version of West McLaren Mercedes' magazine for partner companies. Garnett Dickinson managing director Nick Alexander said that the CD version of Racing Line, which was manufactured...

COMMENT: Raising our game is in everyone's interests.(British Printing Industries Federation signs on Polestar)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2002... The famous quote by John Donne 'no man is an island, entire of itself', has particular resonance in the printing industry this week. A buoyant BPIF was this week able to announce a significant coup with the news that Polestar has signed up...

OPINION: Organisation of digital assets is essential.(asset management software)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2002... We've all heard the horror stories: one publishing company bought the same stock image three times because no one could remember where the file was archived. The much-touted solution to such problems is digital asset management (DAM)...

WALLIS: The industry must strive for progress to ensure success.(printing automation and new technology)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2002... Ogden Nash insisted that 'Progress might have been alright once but it has gone on far too long'. That sentiment might receive the sympathy of printers that have been confronted by technological change of quickening pace over the last...

ANALYSIS: ControlP's feverish evolution is yet to bear profitable fruit - Frenetic rebranding coupled with acquisitions has been the norm for ControlP, but, asks Gordon Carson, is it fruitful?(electronic commerce provider)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 5, 2002... The rise and fall of print dotcoms/e-commerce providers can almost be tracked through an analysis of one company's name changes. In January 2000 it launched as Ctrlp.com, describing itself as a 'fast track' to e-commerce backed by an...

OPINION: Are perfectors used to their potential? - As perfector presses become increasingly sophisticated, Philip Dunn asks if the true issues are being debated.(printing industry equipment)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)(Buyers Guide)
July 5, 2002... Look at the latest PC, Rambo-esquely flexing its gigabytes of RAM and hard-disk memory and it's hard to believe that its ancestors include the memory typewriters of the 1970s, which stormed the market with their ability to store a few A4 pages....

MAKING PRINT PERSONAL: The benefits of personalisation are known, but the question for printers is how to tap into it, says Rachel Barnes.
July 5, 2002... Personalisation has been identified as the killer application for digital printing yet few digital press users make the most of it. Some simply say that demand isn't there, but is it more a case of print buyers not appreciating the added value...

PRODUCT PORTFOLIO: Product of the Week - Sitma Polypaperm atic C950-E. Sitma's C950 line is well known, yet its E variant may just have the edge on the market, says Karen Charlesworth.
July 5, 2002... If you ever thought that polythene wrapping was a fast way to make a quick buck, think again. Like general commercial printing in the 1980s, polywrapping in the 1990s underwent a move from being considered an added-value process to being...

PRODUCT PORTFOLIO: Me & My Machine - Horizon BQ-460. For fast and reliable binding, Direct Image Systems had to look no further than Horizon. David Woodward reports.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)(Buyers Guide)
July 5, 2002... Electronic publishing and communication company Direct Image Systems bought its Horizon binder nine months ago with the main aim of speeding up the book binding process. It already owned a small Jud MR500 binder, but it wasn't able to cope with...

PRODUCT PORTFOLIO: Buyers' Guide - Flexo & gravure presses. With the decline of letterpress, flexo has enjoyed success, while gravure struggles, writes Karen Charlesworth.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)(Buyers Guide)
July 5, 2002... In recent years, the rise of flexo has been allied to the growth in demand for higher-quality packaging, point-of-sale materials, and labels - and the decline of letterpress, which previously catered for these markets. With new technology,...

JO'S HELP LINE: Jo Francis tracks down the solutions to your technical troubles.(printing industry guide)(Brief Article)(Column)
July 5, 2002... Creative cover I'm trying to find someone to produce a special effect for a book cover - it's a sort of holographic effect and I think it's called lenticular. The sample I'm looking at has a kind of ridged plastic overlay. Charles...

INSITE: www.celloglas.com.(Brief Article)
July 5, 2002... I have an extremely handy Celloglas sample swatch on my desk, which provides a useful reference for decorative coatings. It was interesting then, to see how the firm would translate this tactile speciality into a meaningful online presence. ...

PRODUCT PORTFOLIO: Tried & Tested - Mitsubishi 3 series. When Mitsubishi originally launched its automated B1 press it was received favourably, and not much has changed, as secondhand the press is still a winner.
July 5, 2002... Although Mitsubishi makes a size 1, a 3, a 4 and a 5 press, it's really the size 3 that's achieved most success in the UK. Size 3 is 720x1,020mm - B1, in other words - and there are currently 80 in the UK, with over 1,000 worldwide. Mitsubishi...

PRINT'S PAST: The Kodaslide.(Brief Article)
July 5, 2002... In 1956, fine-etchers and colour retouchers welcomed the Kodaslide table projector for 35mm colour slides. It was made by Kodak and had a 2x2in mount magnification and projected the image on to a 6.5in square translucent screen that formed the...

POST SCRIPT: Too much spin? PRs go round in circles. Slowly.
July 5, 2002... It brought back memories of Nigel Mansell's heyday - the demonic charge through a seemingly static field taking six other drivers in just one lap. But unfortunately for Alan Stephenson, the man behind Graphtechniques PR, he had just broken...