Printing World articles from March 2002

Printing World archives from March 2002

New chief at Jarrold Printing.(Charles Jarrold, new chief executive officer)(International Pages)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... Charles Jarrold has taken the helm at Jarrold Printing stepping into the void as Rob Mills, group chief executive, announces he is leaving the company to pursue other interests. Mr Jarrold, son of Peter Jarrold's youngest brother Anthony,...

Fiorina's future.(Hewlett Packard's chief executive's future)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... Hewlett Packard's chief executive Carly Fiorina has declined to say whether she will remain with the company if the Compaq merger fails. HP also attacked the idea of spinning off its imaging and printing division, a move suggested as an...

And then what?(New UK magazine to have 150,000 print run)(International Pages)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... Fashion label Prada is publishing a one-off magazine called And? which will have a 150,000 print run in the UK, US, France, Italy, Germany and Japan. Printed on pink paper in newspaper format, it will contain contributions from intellectual...

If closure comes.(St. Ives' web offset factory may close)(International Pages)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... The continuing uncertainty at St Ives' web offset factory, Gillingham, is causing publishers to make contingency plans for its titles in the event of a closure. Not all would move within the St Ives group. This is despite talks continuing...

John Healey speaks out on skills shortage.(Adult Skills Minister rules out tax breaks for print training)(Government Activity)(International Pages)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... Adult Skills Minister John Healey has defended the idea of training levies but reassures the industry that they will not be imposed against its will. In an exclusive interview with Printing World, Mr Healey says that "where we have serious...

Colourflow calls in the receiver.(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... Receivers from Andersen have been called in at Colourflow, the chain of 12 on-demand print shops in south-east England set up two years ago. The majority of the branches were continuing to trade last week, while the two London divisions...

J Thomson doubles up.(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... J Thomson Colour Printers in Glasgow has installed its second Lotem 800 quantum platesetter, the first in Scotland to have Creo's new Staccato FM screening software. The fully automatic platesetter is already installed and will run with a...

Print Factory snaps up Spectrum Flair.(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... Spectrum Flair has been brought back from the dead, several weeks after receivers were appointed at the Northampton firm. Spectrum's building, name and most of its presses have been sold by Andersen and Close Asset Finance to the Print...

S African Algraphic.(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... Algraphic has been appointed exclusive UK distributor for two new fount solutions from BM Management in South Africa. They are 2 In 1, said to eliminate the need for separate alcohol, and B2000 Fount, claimed as ideal for use on either web or...

Jubilant GPMU.(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... The GPMU says its recognition victory at John Brown/Derry Printers, Nottingham, (Printing World, December 17) is historic because it was the first time the Central Arbitration Committee showed it would treat workers in closely related companies...

Tube for the Tube.(London Underground's new customer magazine)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... London Underground is bringing out a customer magazine called The Tube soon in a bid to improve relations with customers. It is currently at the pilot stage with John Brown Publishing, London, and the 30,000 print run will be sent to anyone...

Trinity Mirror invests #90m in regional press.(May open print sites in Cardiff and Midlands)(International Pages)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 4, 2002... Trinity Mirror is promising to spend #90m on new presses for its regional press centres in the next three years. A year after a leaked internal memo showed that Trinity Mirror was considering new print sites in Cardiff and the Midlands,...

Canterbury Tales on the Net.(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... A rare edition of Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, first published in the 1470s by English printing pioneer William Caxton, is to be published on the Internet. The book is worth #4.6m and is being digitised for the British Library by...

International Paper cuts 80 jobs.(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... International Paper is to shed 80 jobs from its Inverurie mill in a streamlining measure that it says will not affect capacity but will ensure long term competitiveness. Says mill managing director David Steele: "In Europe and the UK, we...

HP influence puts Indigo customers first.(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... Indigo is placing priority on customer service as the first visible influence from Hewlett Packard. This follows the HP maxim that 90% of sales come from existing customers. Consequently Indigo UK is stepping up its promotion of...

Where are we going?(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... A new report from Pira claims to predict where technology will take the industry in the next five years. The Five Year Technology Forecast of Printing & Publishing contains supply chain case studies, analysis of business issues and forecasts of...

Packaging revamp.(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... LS Group has helped SSL International Healthcare revamp the packaging for its Durex brand. Dale Bonser, joint md of LS Group, says: `A combination of inhouse wet proofing and Indigo Omnius digital print technology and digital Cromalins enabled...

Hologram hello.(hologram imprinting machines )(International Pages)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... Lethaby Numbering Systems is to market the German-made Radus hologram imprinting machines in the UK. The systems are for the application of registered and wallpaper holograms as well as conventional hotfoils. Prices start at around #20,000 for...

Heatset Dicoweb at Ipex.(Dico press family offers printing versatility)(International Pages)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 4, 2002... MAN Roland is taking a 16pp heatset version of the Dicoweb to Ipex, the first time the revolutionary press has been seen in this configuration. At Drupa, the machine was an 8pp machine without oven and folder. For Ipex, MAN Roland will be...

Jobs go in CGI consolidation.(financial research documents printer)(International Pages)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... CGI, a international printer of financial research documents to the investment bank market, is spending #1.75m on its London print operations in a move that will extend capacity but cause a net loss of 25 jobs. The group currently has...

Arjo brings brands to three.(Arjo Wiggins reduces its number of brands of paper)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... Arjo Wiggins has rebranded hundreds of its paper grades under just three names: Conqueror for office papers; Curious Collections for designer grades; and Arjo Wiggins Impressions aimed specifically at printers. It is also promising "more...

Jefferson Smurfit swings and roundabouts.(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... Jefferson Smurfit has expanded its presence in Asia with the acquisition of Hong Kong's PaperNet International, but has encountered a setback in its bid to take over Swedish papermaker Munksjo. The Irish containerboard manufacturer was due...

Inspection open days.(DB Machinery tries new approach to marketing label inspection equipment)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... DB Machinery, supplier of Prati label inspection equipment, is holding a series of open days from April 22. Marketing manager Stephen Jarrold says: `We even invite companies to bring their own label material to run through the inspectors as...

Public statement.(De La Rue Tapes Holographics gets ISO 14001 certification)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... De La Rue Tapes & Holographics in Basingstoke has become the first group company to receive ISO 14001 accreditation. Craig Thompson, the company's environmental co-ordinator (seen here on the left with Ian Much, De La Rue's chief executive),...

Five star Flint Ink.(safety award)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... Flint Ink's news ink division in Wolverhampton has received the British Safety Council's Five Star Safety Award at a reception at Saddlers' Hall, London. David Ballard, director general of the BSC says: `I hope that Flint Ink will continue to...

Another sale for Rexam.
March 4, 2002... Rexam has sold off yet another business, Combibloc in Houghton-le- Spring near Durham. The buyer for #15.4m is the SIG Group in Switzerland, which already owned 30% of the business. The company is likely to stay in the UK but could change its...

Global Graphics sheds hardware.(to sell hardware division)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... Global Graphics is planning to sell its hardware division to a management team led by chief operating officer Gary Jones. He has resigned from the Global board in order to head the bid. A letter of intent has been signed for the business...

Kiwis plan envelope assault.(Echo reusable envelopes)(International Pages)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... A New Zealand company is preparing to enter the UK market with its Echo reusable envelope. The product is already used in New Zealand by Vodafone, Greenpeace and local councils. The target market for Sweet Holdings' Echo is medium to high...

Ctp follows merger.(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... The combined Carlton Barclay and LithoTech group has installed a PlateRite 8600 platesetter from Screen, joining its existing PlateRite 8000, and eight- and ten-colour Heidelberg presses at its merged Basildon premises. The direct mailer...

US lauds Bradford.(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... The Label Makers, Bradford, has again been successful in international awards for the printing of two wine labels and one cake label. The company won its three accolades at the International Tag & Label Manufacturers' Institute's 24th Annual...

Bringing up baby.(Practical Parenting's Buying for Baby magazine and supplement)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... Polestar Chantry has printed a one shot supplement for IPC's Practical Parenting magazine. The 116 page perfect bound glossy, entitled Practical Parenting's Buying for Baby goes on sale this week with a cover price of #2.70. The cover was...

Bemrose has nostalgic name change.(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... Bemrose Group has turned its back on futuristic rebranding and is changing its name to BemroseBooth, meaning that two 100-year-old printing company names will live on. In 2000, the printing operations of the Bemrose Corporation were bought...

Investigation into Swan downfall.(Swan Innovations)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... Nick Hood, liquidator of Swan Innovations, the specialist finisher in Corby that closed down last month, says he is investigating concerns about its relationship with majority shareholder the Karran Group. Creditors are owed more than #1m...

Print heading for a major fall, says report.(as advertising outlet)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 4, 2002... Print is going to lose out to electronic media as the dramatic expansion in media consumption continues says a major report published last week. The Mediaphile 2010 report says that the overall market for media at the end of this decade...

Place in the country.(English Nature contracted with The Printing Place)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... After a lengthy tendering process, The Printing Place, Chelmsford, has won a five year contract to supply English Nature with design and printing. Managing director Barry Scarborough says: `As the Government's nature conservation advisor,...

OFT hits the road.(Office of Fair Trading to do regional roadshows)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... The Office of Fair Trading has launched a nationwide series of regional roadshows to help raise awareness of consumer rights and businesses' knowledge of competition and consumer law. Small and medium sized businesses interested in attending...

Boxing clever.(Weetabix marketing campaign)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... Weetabix is using TripleArc to streamline the logistics of a national online print promotion appearing on the back of Ready Brek packets. The promotion, which runs until April, offers children the opportunity to create a set of 50 personalised...

Wace Corporate does a deal with the Revenue.(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... Wace Corporate Print has done a deal with the Inland Revenue to keep the firm in business after a four-month work drought. Taking what it calls "pre-emptive action", the Swindon company approached the Inland Revenue about rescheduling...

Beware of bogus bills.(directory scam )(International Pages)(Legal Beat)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... Printers are being warned about being sucked in by a bogus directory scam after invoices had been issued against non-existent publications. IT&T, based at a Swiss address, claims to be a publisher of a fax directory and has been sending...

Inserting drum with label feeder.(equipment from Ferag AG)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... It may look like a label press, but it is part of a Ferag inserting drum with a label feeder to add value to its SHT inserting drum for Ipex. This is joined on display by the SNT-U drum intended for smaller print requirements. Ferag remains...

Wray leaves Frank Peters.(Steve Wray; Frank Peters Colour Printers)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... Steve Wray is stepping down as managing director of Frank Peters, the printer in Newby Bridge, Cumbria. The company is one of the greenest in the country and also won the Brochure & Catalogue award at the 2001 Printing World Awards, which...

Ban the procurement bullies.(regulating the Internet)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... The Internet is a wonderful thing, a source of news, a repository of knowledge, a wonderful means of communication and, as many printers are finding out, it is the 21st century equivalent of the rack. The abuse of the Internet is becoming...

Letter: Bad spell.(Proofreaders needed)(International Pages)(Brief Article)(Letter to the Editor)
March 4, 2002... Never taunt anyone to find a spelling mistake in the magazine, (Overmatter, last week)for as sure as houses you will find a bright spark determined to prove you wrong. It so happens to be on page two of the four-page cover. I must say that...

Letter: Printer plea.(graduate student)(International Pages)(Brief Article)(Letter to the Editor)
March 4, 2002... I am a student at Kaunas University of Technology in Lithuania. This spring I will graduate from mechanical faculty, having been accepted at Swansea University to continue my Masters studies in coating and printing technology. Since then I...

Profile: Steele works.(Used printing machinery sector)(International Pages)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... The director of Upex, Mike Steele, has spent a lifetime in print and has achieved much for the used machinery sector By Sasa Jankovic Mike Steele, director of Upex and chairman of the British Used Printing Machinery Suppliers' Association...

Stand up and be counted.(Upex@Ipex 2002; used equipment on display)
March 4, 2002... The used machinery sector takes its position in Hall 5. Who will be there? By Sasa Jankovic Ryobi Press Centre, a division of the Knight Organisation, claims the world's largest facility for refurbishing Ryobi presses, and visitors to...

Second helpings.(used equipment at Upex@Ipex)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... Upex@Ipex will see the largest representation of used equipment ever to be staged at a trade show By Mike Steele From statistics compiled after the first successful Upex@Ipex in 1998, an estimated 10% of Ipex 2002 visitors will look to...

Brisk business.(the used machinery sector)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... Despite the global economic downturn, used machinery suppliers have seen the orders rolling in recently By Marion Wilson It is just two short years since the last Upex, but they have been testing ones for the used machinery sector. The...

Exchange of views.(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... While it is the big, high profile Internet failures that make the headlines it is worth remembering that among the ruins there are still many companies whose business model is perfectly suited to the web and its global reach. Launched just...

A guide to buying used.
March 4, 2002... Why should I be considering buying secondhand? There is no better investment than buying new, but secondhand is a good option if: * your budget is restricted and your company needs to make a technological step forward (but new is a...

Sign of the White Horse.(White Horse Machinery Ltd. posted profitable year)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... Since it was founded in 1991, Leeds used machinery dealer White Horse Machinery has made year on year profit growth and its annual turnover has risen from #1.1m to #28m. Managing director Robin Vauvelle says it is thanks to co-founder Nick...

Keeping track.(with technology from Marconi Data Systems)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... Marconi Data Systems, which makes digital imaging, process control and asset management systems that allow printed products to be tracked across the world, will show a broad spectrum of technologies for a variety of needs. Key new product is...

Post Office approved.(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... Imaje UK is to launch the Mailjet Advantage, claimed to be the only non- binary inkjet able to print PPIs to meet Post Office specifications on non-porous surfaces. The device has a new high resolution print head that allows address, return...

Haindl renames.(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... The Haindl name is to disappear from the list of PrintCity exhibitors after it was decided to market its activities under the name of new parent company UPM-Kymmene. The two companies have been PrintCity members since the concept was...

Heidelberg goes for colour control.(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... Heidelberg will be showcasing its solutions for the networked printshop in Hall 8 and hoping to cause a stir will be the new Prinect module AxisControl, a spectrophotometry-based colour measuring system that is fully integrated into the CP2000...

Stork flies in for Screens.(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... Dutch companies Stork Screens and Stork GSE Dispensing are joining forces at Ipex to exhibit a range of screen printing applications. Stork Screens will be showing its range of Rotary Screen Integration printing modules and a new hot air...

Deja vu for Creo.(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... Creo must be experiencing a sense of deja vu as, once again, it prepares to rebrand itself for a major show. The company was given just a few weeks before the last Drupa to adjust to the merger of Creo and Scitex. Now it has been given a...

Stehlin Hostag makes Huber debut.(UK company distributes 40% of Stehlin Hostag's ink)(International Pages)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... Ipex will be Stehlin Hostag Ink (UK)'s first major exhibition as a member of German Huber Group and it aims to convince visitors that this link up will help it further improve service. For many years, Stehlin Hostag Ink has traded as a...

Uv light claim.(Nordson UV introduces new uv lamp)(International Pages)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 4, 2002... Nordson UV will be introducing a uv lamp that it claims is an industry first. Whereas most lamps operate on minimum standby powers of 45-50%, Nordson claims it has developed the technology to allow uv lamps to run at 5% standby power, thereby...

Cirrus breaks new ground in platesetting.(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... Global Graphics is breaking with its established business model by introducing a platesetter rather than develop processors that work to the specifications of other platesetter manufacturers. However, the company is careful to make sure...

New models from Ry-Offset.
March 4, 2002... Ry-Offset is to show a number of new presses on its stand, but its key attraction will be the 3404DI offset press with inbuilt direct imaging. The firm is even encouraging visitors to bring jobs on disk onto its stand to see the work being...

MB folders make a return at Encore.(small and medium format MB folders)(International Pages)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... Encore Machinery is using Ipex to reintroduce its range of small and medium format MB folders. Managing director Mike Biggs, says: "I am delighted to be selling MB folders again. They bring the benefits of automation with further reduction of...

HighWater emulates typical print shop.(PixelProof software has platesetters and proofing applications)(International Pages)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 4, 2002... HighWater Designs is planning to stage a demonstration print shop during Ipex including its platesetters and proofing applications. The platesetters are well known in the market and HighWater has recently signed a distribution deal for the...

Bespoke media.(Seal Brands Inkjet Media)(International Pages)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 4, 2002... Seal Brands will be launching its bespoke Seal Brands Inkjet Media. The company claims that print users can now be guided by one sole supplier as to the most compatible inkjet media for each application. This includes suitable laminates,...

AOT beats drum.(New holographic anti-counterfeiting products)(International Pages)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... Applied Optical Technologies, the manufacturer of holographic and optically variable materials will be exhibiting its anti-counterfeiting and brand protection products. On Stand 228 in Hall 20, AOT will explain why it was one of the first...

Dalim sets its stall with workflow.(New printing software application)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 4, 2002... Dalim plans to reaffirm its reputation as provider of some of the most powerful workflow solutions around with the launch of a number of applications for the power user. This is typified by Litho64, which it claims to be the first 64bit...

Sun Chemical stays the course.(Introduces its Driving Ink technology)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... It may be close to The Belfry, but golf is not encouraged within the confines of the NEC, unless you visit the Sun Chemical stand. The giant inks group, which owns Gibbons on the sheetfed side, is bringing a golf simulator to the show...

Disappointment as Timson has no book press on show.(UK sizeable press manufacturer)(International Pages)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... There will be no Timson book press at the NEC, which is a shame as the flying plate change on the T48 at Print 01 in Chicago last year was a definite highlight of the show. But with presses costing more than #1m each, there were none in...

Engage keeps its plans under wraps.(ContentServer software)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 4, 2002... Engage, the US company that can trace its roots towards Cascade Systems, plans to show the beta version of V7.0 of its ContentServer software. But until the show, the company is keeping quiet about the new features that are to be included....

Who's at Ipex and why.(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... * There will be nine managers heading to Ipex from Kent representing Paterson Print, Tunbridge Wells. Some will stay over for a third day, while all will be there for two days, says Chris Passmore. They will be commuting from Northampton, away...

Gloomy outlook.(economic recovery will be slow)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... Advertising group WPP is predicting a slow, "saucer-shaped" economic recovery, with a flat 2002 followed by a slight revival in 2003. WPP's profits fell by 3% in 2001. In the US, some publishers say that ad spend is still dropping: the New...

Feeling hopeful.(Moore Corp. hopes to return to profitability in 2002)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... Moore Corporation, the Canadian labels and forms maker, is predicting a return to profitability in 2002 after its loss of $358m last year. Costs have been cut by $100m and 3,000 of the company's workforce of 16,000 have been laid off. ...

Turning the corner.(Akzo Nobel financial data)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... Akzo Nobel, the chemicals company, seems to have turned the corner - thanks to its disposal of printing inks, whose sales fell from g190m to g161m last year. Although 2001 profits of g938m are down 1% on 2000, Q4 saw profits up 3% year-on-year....

US Goss rescued.(Goss International Corp. buys Goss Graphic Systems in U.S.)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... Goss International Corporation has completed its purchase of the assets of Goss Graphic Systems, rescuing the US arm of the company from Chapter 11 (Printing World, February 11). Investors include CSFB Global Opportunities Partners, JP Morgan...

New De La Rue md looks to increase euro.(managing director wants more business making holograms for currency)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... De La Rue Tapes & Holographics' new managing director Julie Furber says she is hoping for a threefold increase in orders for holograms for euro banknotes this year, as competitor Applied Optical Technologies warned that its profits would be hit...

RIM sees rise in sales and profits.(Regional Independent Media)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... Regional Independent Media, publisher of the Yorkshire Post, increased sales by 3.5% to #175m in 2001 and upped its profits from #41m to #44m, although after exceptional costs losses actually worsened from #3.5m to #6.7m. There is also no firm...

OS hit by writ for aerial view.(Ordnance Survey)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... Ordnance Survey, the Government-owned map printer, is facing a High Court injunction from Getmapping.com, which accuses the OS of breaching competition law. Founded in 1998 (when it was called the Millennium Mapping Company),...

Printing.com sells shares.(to fund more stores)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... Printing.com, the quick printer chain, has offered another 3.75 million shares priced at 20p each to fund more store openings. This will increase the number of floated shares by about 10% and could bring in #750,000. Printing.com recently...

Reed Elsevier profits up by 43% in 2001.(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... Reed Elsevier has increased its 2001 profits by 43% and is now selling 27% of its publications via the Internet. Legal information in particular migrated online last year, the company says. This trend could accelerate if Reed Elsevier is...

New fonts from Agfa.(Agfa Monotype)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... Agfa Monotype has announced 22 new fonts are now available from the company and through its website, www.fonts.com. The new fonts comprise six typeface families: Tugboat Annie, Mustang Sally, Woodley Park, Cruz Handy, Maidenhead and Haarlemer....

Ctp foray by Toray.(Toray Industries to add line to make waterless ctp plates)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... Toray Industries is spending #10.5m on a new line to produce waterless ctp plates, although production at its Okazaki factory is not expected to begin until next year. The company anticipates demand almost doubling in value to #36m by 2004. ...

Food for thought.(Kallick to do work for Princes Food Co.)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... Kallick, provider of digital brand management applications, that is a partner to The Box Room prepress house, has named the Princes food company as its latest customer. Kallick will store images allowing the company to access images across the...

Enfocus revs up.(new software products online)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... Enfocus Software, the provider of tools for PDF workflows, has made its new Certified PDF workflow-based products: Instant PDF 2.0; PitStop Professional 5.0; and PitStop Server 2.0, available for download from www.enfocus.com. Copyright:...

Get an interest in digital.(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... Delegates from more than 50 BPIF member companies attended the second meeting of its Digital Interest Group hosted by Xerox at its Wokefield Park conference centre. Top European Xerox executives including graphic arts senior vice president...