Printing World articles from May 2002

Printing World archives from May 2002

VLM buys NexPress for Dublin.(Virtual Literature Management )(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Not content with four NexPress 2100s, Irish-owned Virtual Literature Management has signed an order for a fifth. The latest NexPress is to be installed in Dublin, in contrast to the previous four which are on their way to a factory in...

Grattans goes for Pindar system.(Catalogue Management System 3.3 )(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Grattans has signed up for Pindar Systems' Catalogue Management System 3.3 to manage all the assets for its print and online operations. It will join Freemans and Littlewoods as major mail order houses using the technology. Grattans,...

Rose makes Roland date.(Rose orders B2 MAN Roland 300 press)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Calendar producer Rose of Colchester, has signed an order for a B2 MAN Roland 300 press. The five-colour press, which can be used in a 4:1 perfecting configuration, replaces an existing press and joins an R202. Michael Rose, managing director...

Enterprising award.(Beardow Adams)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Beardow Adams, the Milton Keynes hotmelt adhesives manufacturer, has won a Queen's Award for Enterprise in the Innovation category. Chairman and co-founder Bob Adams, (seen left with sales and marketing director Nick Beardow), says the award is...

Sugar and spice.(Kingsway Printers contract with British Pepper and Spice)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Kingsway Printers, Cleethorpes, has won its largest contract so far, the printing of more than 150 million self-adhesive labels for British Pepper & Spice. The order will run for three years. The Grimsby Telegraph reported that the contract...

RBS hits flak over online auction.(Royal Bank of Scotland print buying)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... The Royal Bank of Scotland is the latest organisation to incur the wrath of the industry for staging an online auction as part of its print buying technique. Even though the bank issued guidelines as to the level of pricing it might...

Dominion invests #2m.(Dominion Screen and Digital Print)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Following a spend of more than #2m, Dominion Screen & Digital Print is now running at full capacity at its new 60,000 sq ft premises near Bradford. "The investment has been made to allow us to tackle the very large format graphics market,"...

Skills cash promise welcomed.(government promises Sector Skills Council funding)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Adult skills minister John Healey has promised to treble the funding given to sector training, with print standing to benefit significantly. The Government has promised the Sector Skills Council #30m over the next financial year, almost...

Bob Ellis moves up at MAN Roland GB.(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Bob Ellis is assuming sales director responsibility for all MAN Roland's European subsidiaries in addition to his main board role at MAN Roland UK, the former PPS. He will be covering Ireland, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Holland and...

Catching them young.(Prontaprint invites schoolchildren)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Prontaprint in central Birmingham opened its doors to a group of schoolchildren from Mesty Croft School in a bid to inform the youngsters about printing and the opportunities available in it. Joint owner Pat Lilley says: `I wanted to let them...

Handy standees.(Delta Group to print promotional materials for Buena Vista International Burbank Studios)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... The Delta Group has been chosen by Buena Vista International Burbank Studios in Los Angeles to create the PoS material to promote its new animated film Lilo & Stitch due for release in June. Delta is producing 2,500 standees for Europe and they...

Inca celebration.(Inca Digital)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Inca Digital rounded off Ipex by celebrating the first birthday of its flagship product, the Eagle 44, of which more than 20 models have been sold worldwide. Eagle distributor Sericol Imaging had 50-plus enquiries at the show and hopes to...

Mystery bidder makes move on Smurfit.(Jefferson Smurfit)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... A mystery bidder has made an offer for Jefferson Smurfit, the Irish paper and packaging group confirmed last week. In a statement, the company said: "Discussions are at a preliminary stage and may or may not lead to an offer being made for...

Bacon bonanza.(Dutch Meat Board promotes bacon products)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... A new national bacon promotion from the Dutch Meat Board offers consumers the opportunity to `Smash the #1m Piggy Bank'. This offer is contained in a seven-page form label produced by New Era Packaging on a Ko-Pack 250 rotary letterpress. The...

Champagne customers.(Optichrome Computer Systems)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Ten customers were presented with a Long Term Partnership Award certificate by Optichrome Computer Systems at a champagne reception on its stand at Ipex. They also received a discount voucher to mark their track records with up to 15 years as...

Surprise welcome for Screen's label press.(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Screen is considering whether to bring the inkjet label press it showed at Ipex to Europe in a commercial form. The press, using Epson inkjet technology, was shown at Birmingham as a technology showcase and to gauge reaction from European...

BPIF turns the corner.(British Printing Industries Federation)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... The BPIF is picking up new members at a rate of five a week with 300 signed up in the six months since Michael Johnson's appointment as chief executive. Nevertheless the organisation will still report a large loss for the year. "For the...

Final chapter near in the Xeikon saga.(Koonas Technologies to take over Nipson SAS)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... The Xeikon clear up continues with newly created company Nipson SAS cleared by the Court of Commerce in France to accept the takeover offer from Koonas Technologies, which had been waiting on the deal. While it was always clear that Koonas...

Henley takes over from ICG Publishing.(Henley Publishing)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... ICG Publishing, a specialist trade publisher in London EC1, is back on its feet despite the appointment of a liquidator last month. Accountancy firm PKF, London, was called in as liquidator on April 25 by shareholders and creditors. ...

Double Twist.(Qualtech ordered SGi Origin 300 server)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Qualtech has ordered an SGi Origin 300 server with eight processors to replace two existing Origin 200s, in a #150,000 deal signed at Ipex which will double its Dalim Twist workflow capacity. Systems manager Mark Jackson says: `With the extra...

PNM likes VideoJet.(Priority Newstrade and Mailing)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Ipex 1998 saw Priority Newstrade & Mailing buy its first PrintPro ES inkjet addressing system from VideoJet Technologies. At Ipex 2002 it confirmed an order for its fifth. The investment will increase its capacity in automated polyenclosing and...

Omnia's kit up for grabs.(Omnia Books )(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... With no sign of any purchaser for Omnia Books in Glasgow, which went into receivership at the end of March, receiver Iain Bennet of PricewaterhouseCoopers is now in the process of realising its assets. "We are seeking to sell the machinery...

Baldwin UK set for new look.(Baldwin Technology reorganizes UK office)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... The UK office of Baldwin Technology has reorganised in a move which will increase its effectiveness. Neil Kurkjy, manager of marketing communications and services at Baldwin Technology in Shelton, US, says: "The reorganisation of Baldwin's...

Viewboxes loses DW.(company name change)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Following the death of founder Diana Wyllie aged 91, Milton Keynes lightbox and viewing products manufacturer DW Viewboxes, and packaging supplier DW Viewpacks, have dropped the DW from their names. Managing director Andrew Leigh says: "The...

Donnelley squeezed.(RR Donnelley sales, profits)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 6, 2002... RR Donnelley has been squeezed by continuing quiet markets in the US, confirming the US market remains in recession. Donnelley says that activity across magazines, catalogues and retail in particular has been low. However, cost cutting...

Revenues decline at Quebecor World.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 6, 2002... Quebecor World has blamed the continued weakness of the global advertising market for first quarter revenues of $1.46bn, down 7% compared to first quarter 2001. However, net income for the quarter increased by 8% to $46m compared to $43m last...

Trio of orders.(Flame sells BasysPrint uv setters)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Flame, the UK distributor of BasysPrint uv setters says a huge interest in ctcp at Ipex resulted in three orders. Preview Design & Print in Hoddesdon, A1 Paper & Stationery, Birmingham and Paramount Print in Manchester all bought BasysPrint...

Expansion at Elan.(Elan Printing)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Elan Printing in High Wycombe, bought a new Speedmaster SM 52 from Heidelberg UK at Ipex, together with a Prosetter 52 ctp system. To house this equipment, Elan increased its factory size to 4,000 sq ft by taking on a neighbouring unit. ...

Domino delighted.(company secured new business at Ipex)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Domino says this year's Ipex was one of its most successful shows ever. The Cambridge inkjet development company secured new business with customers from France, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Italy and Switzerland; with the prospect of...

Bill Weir hands over WT reins.(Weir Technologies)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Bill Weir is stepping down as chief executive of Weir Technologies, the company he started after leaving Wace in 1993. He is being replaced by PricewaterhouseCoopers consultant Nigel Parsons who becomes group managing director. However, Mr...

Comeback in Coatbridge.(Jimmy Campbell buys printing company)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Despite freely admitting he knows nothing at all about the industry, Jimmy Campbell has just bought a printing company in Coatbridge, near Glasgow. "I have been the landlord for the past couple of years on the site where Orion Trade...

Big spend at Fors mill.(StoraEnso)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... StoraEnso is to spend E25.5m on the finishing department of its Fors mill in Sweden. The project will include an extension for the building, loading ramps, a new packaging line for sheet pallets and automatic computerised roll storage. ...

GES wins environmental nominations.(Global Envirotec Services)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Global Envirotec Services, the Whitstable waste management company, has been nominated in three categories in the Environment Awards for Kent Businesses 2002. The firm merged with the Stephen Betts Group last year and has since grown into one...

Hopeful Valmet.(Valmet Converting demonstrates TSK sheeter)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Converflex@Ipex was a success for Valmet Converting as it demonstrated its TSK sheeter. Steve Brimble, vice president for Valmet Sheeters, says: `Many valuable thoughts and opinions were exchanged. Some of these have been recorded and will...

Sales pitch from Kallik.(company offers Asset Management module)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Kallik has decided to sell its Asset Management module to end users through creative agencies. Neil Cleghorn, Kallik managing director, says: `Creative agencies work very closely with a client's marketing departments, therefore are extremely...

Scoring in Rugby.(George Over buys Technotrans Alpha R20 unit)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... George Over, Rugby, has bought a Technotrans Alpha R20 reverse osmosis unit and consumables package supplied and installed by Ultrachem. The unit will treat water circulating through 16 Heidelberg press units, including those of a Speedmaster...

Kall Kwik debuts digital centre in York.(Digital Business Centre)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Kall Kwik has opened a Digital Business Centre in York, the first of a new breed of high street printshops that can be opened by existing franchise holders at relatively low cost. The aim of the DBC is to offer design and print services in...

Kit grant aids Buccleuch.(Buccleuch Printers)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... In the latest round of regional grants paid out by the Scottish Executive, Buccleuch Printers, Hawick, was awarded #169,000. "The money has helped us buy two new presses, a Roland 700 and a Roland 305," says the firm's finance director...

Publishing feat for US.(becomes biggest publisher of new books in world)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... The US has overtaken the UK as the biggest publisher of new books in the world, but still lies well behind this country in terms of books published per head. The figures are contained within the latest report from RR Bowker's Books In...

Goodman-Baylis invests #1.5m.(on prepress, press and finishing equipment)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Goodman-Baylis, formed six months ago when John Goodman Printers bought Ebenezer Baylis, has spent almost #1.5m on prepress, press and finishing equipment from Heidelberg UK. Three years after Goodman's factory in Birmingham made its move...

BPIF helps with grants.(launches grant finding service)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... The BPIF has launched a grant finding service to assist print firms in sourcing grants to fund all aspects of their business. By investing in J4B Professional, a comprehensive database of grants for UK businesses, the BPIF can search a range of...

Direct dealing.(Xerox wins contract from Direct Line)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Xerox has been chosen by Direct Line to provide printers to increase capacity and throughput for customer documents. The contract for six DocuPrint 180EPSs, eight DocuPrint 100EPSs and one DocuPrint 75 is designed to boost productivity and...

Success as Upex@Ipex did the business.(used machinery)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... The Upex@Ipex show has been deemed a huge success by its director Mike Steele. Mr Steele, chairman of the British Used Printing Machinery Suppliers' Association says: "Whatever else might have been going on in other halls, this section of...

#1m glue deal for Polestar.(Polestar signs 1 million (pounds sterling) contract with Swift Adhesives)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Polestar has signed up to one of the biggest glue supply deals in the industry with a three-year #1.2m agreement with Swift Adhesives. Swift, Chatteris, will supply 14 companies in the group in departments ranging from web offset and...

DDJ tips a winner.(Hyway Print Group)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... The successful installation of a 12-colour waterless press at the Hyway Print Group has prompted Mitsubishi to install a six-colour Diamond 3000 running waterless in its Leeds showroom. Roy Jenkinson, Mitsubishi sales director says:...

When 'print' is not enough.(definition of 'print')(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Printing as conceived by Gutenberg was about the replication by mechanical means of the same image many times over. Printing as conceived by Indigo founder Benny Landa is about the exact opposite, the creation of an individual sheet which may...

Promoting Norwich.(Archant profits)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Archant, formerly known as Eastern Counties Newspapers Group, has been named as one of the UK's top 100 private companies in the Sunday Times PricewaterhouseCoopers Profit Track 100. The national media company is the highest ranked newspaper...

Paper giant slumps.(MeadWestvaco)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 6, 2002... MeadWestvaco has announced a net loss of $63m in the first quarter or 2002. Net sales for the period were $1.46bn. The company took around 46,000 tons of market related downtime across its paperboard operations, which reduced pretax profit by...

Money in mind.(Xerox refinances debt)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Xerox expects to complete a new refinancing arrangement with its main creditor banks by the end of June. The company says the principal terms and conditions for refinancing part of a revolving credit line and extending its maturity beyond...

KBA sights set on the future as losses fall.(profits data)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 6, 2002... KBA is planning for a double digit increase in orders for its Karat digitally imaged presses this year. The company continues to lose money on the new technology machines, but losses in 2001 were much reduced on 2000 on sales which tripled...

Presstek has the blues.(reports falling revenues)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 6, 2002... Record revenue from plate sales has failed to compensate for falling revenue from imaging kits and other hardware according to Presstek's Q1 figures. While sales to Ryobi and KBA are up, Heidelberg's decision to adjust its inventory and...

Agfa waits on recovery.(Agfa-Gevaert report to shareholders)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Agfa-Gevaert's chief executive Ludo Verhoeven, told shareholders at its annual meeting that sales were not yet showing a convincing recovery. "For Agfa, 2001 has been a particularly difficult year and our results clearly reflect this, he...

Polestar: what next by Investcorp.(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Investcorp's view of its investment in Polestar has changed. The company which sees itself as an investment group looking for value creation and growth believed that the print group it invested in was operating in high growth areas,...

Shake-up in Hong Kong.(Asia Printers Group to acquire commercial printing interests of Sing Tao publishing group)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... A British venture capital funder is ultimately behind the buyout of one of Hong Kong's leading printing businesses. CVC Capital Partners has backed a Cayman Islands' registered company called Asia Printers Group to acquire the commercial...

Compulsory winding up.(Aftaprint Ltd. case scheduled)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... The following case is due to be heard at High Court of Justice, Chancery Division, Leeds district Registry, Oxford Row, Leeds * Aftaprint Ltd 56 Catley Road, Darnall, Sheffield S9 5JF on May 14 at 10.30am. Petition by McCormicks Solicitors...

Agility from Pindar.(Pindar Systems to unveil Agility web based catalogue commerce server)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Pindar Systems will unveil its Agility web based catalogue commerce system at the Cat@tech Conference at the Celtic Manor Resort in Newport, on June 20-21. Agility is an enterprise catalogue commerce server that is claimed to enable B2B and B2C...

On the Rampage.(ScenicSoft and Rampage Systems offer Rampage Ripping System software)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... ScenicSoft and Rampage Systems, have launched the Rampage Ripping System to offer a new PDF workflow option that accepts and processes JDF output generated by ScenicSoft's Preps digital imposition product. Rampage advantages include fast and...

HP flow initiative.(Hewlett Packard offers HP Production Flow software)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Hewlett Packard has launched HP Production Flow, a workflow management tool to promote new business opportunities for commercial printers through a collaborative digital printing infrastructure. Copyright: CMP Information Ltd.

In the frame.(Epson offers new digital photo printer)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Epson is again making strides in digital photo printing with the launch of its Stylus Photo 2100. The seven-colour A3+ photo printer comes complete with an automatic paper cutter and will print directly onto CDs. A paper catch basket ensures...

Torrent has Pira blessing.(HighWater Designs offers Torrent ProofReady Rip and driver for off the shelf inkjet printers; Pira endorses the technology)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... HighWater Designs, Cheltenham, is promoting its Torrent ProofReady Rip and driver for off the shelf inkjet printers as an ideal solution for smaller companies. And it has the endorsement of Pira's experts who have been testing the...

TPT turns its eyes to wider market.(Turning Point Technologies markets to sheetfed and web offset printers)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Turning Point Technologies has its eyes on sheetfed and web offset printers as it celebrates two years providing database driven workflow solutions. "At Ipex other companies were talking about their strategy," says managing director Steve...

Road Ads to hit the road.(Road Ads to offer advertising on trucks)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Millions of pounds worth of display work is up for grabs for digital, screen and even litho printers thanks a new advertising venture that is being launched by the Road Ads company. It plans to launch advertisements on trucks into the UK...

David Bruce set for Vio.(David Bruce Imaging hires Vio to handle data communication and file traffic needs)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... David Bruce Imaging has switched back to Vio to handle its data communication and file traffic needs after a move to new offices. The move prompted a review of the entire business leading to the conclusion that file transfer management is...

Clean Poole via Synapse.(Southernprint to use Synapse Prepare software to clean up files to be printed at its Poole printing plant)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Southernprint is expanding its Creo Prinergy system with Synapse Prepare to ensure that PDF files received at the Poole factory are clean and can pass straight into production. The firm operates a twin VLF system with extensive Prinergy...

Luxury film.(from Hedsorboard)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Hedsorboard has launched RadiantColour film laminated to board suitable for luxury packaging and graphic applications. RadiantColour is a highly reflective, non-metallic, multi-layer, plastic film which changes colour when viewed from different...

Exclusive rights.(Litho Supplies deal with Sihl)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Litho Supplies has signed a contract that gives it exclusive rights to sell wide format consumables from Sihl, including paper, canvas and vinyl, within the UK. Copyright: CMP Information Ltd.

Soft market hits UPM.(profits data)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 6, 2002... UPM-Kymmene has posted weak Q1 profits due to soft markets but says it sees the signs of firming demand. The Finnish group says: "At the end of the period demand for paper was beginning to show signs of strengthening, as is usual at this...

Sodra believes the worst is over.(profits data)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 6, 2002... Swedish forestry co-operative Sodra has seen its income after financial items drop from Skr365m to Skr84m for the first quarter of 2002, although net sales held steady at Skr2,817m. A drop in pulp prices and an increase in value of the...

Holmen mill poised to roll.(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Holmen has completed a #150m investment programme at its newspaper and magazine papermill in Hallstavik, just north of Stockholm. The mill now has a completely new paper machine, winder, distribution plant and control systems in the...

McNaughton offers digital options.(James McNaughton Group launches Digital Matters division)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... James McNaughton Group, Erith, has launched a new division aimed at the digital print sector called Digital Matters. The company has been created as a separate division that can give customers specialist advice about the right paper to use...

Garnett gets dressed up for the Jubilee.(contest for fashion students)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Otley papermaker Garnett has challenged a group of Leeds fashion students to celebrate the Queen's Golden Jubilee in style. Designer wannabes in their final year at Leeds College of Art & Design had to create an outfit made of Garnett's...

Birthday present.(George Waterston buys laser printer from Technologic)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Edinburgh printer George Waterston, celebrating its 250th anniversary this year, has bought its first Xerox production 4635 digital MICR laser printer from Technologic, supplier of Xerox remanufactured printers. Technologic is maintaining the...

Cheques checked.(Smith and Ouzman installs Atlantic Zeisner Uniquevision inspection system)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Smith & Ouzman, Eastbourne, is the first printer in Europe to install the Atlantic Zeisner Uniquevision inspection system for complete E13b codeline verification on continuous business to business cheques and other financial documents. The...

FM Print stays tuned into Komori quality.(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Komori is now claiming to be the second biggest press supplier in the UK and FM Print, Basildon, believes there is a very good reason for this. The company has just installed a six- and five-colour Lithrone 26 at a cost of #1.2m and...

Magnadata dials Gallus.(flexo press installed)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Magnadata has installed a second Gallus EM 410 flexo press at its factory in Boston, to help cope with new contracts. The latest eight-colour press, which joins a Gallus EMO 410 offset/flexo combination machine installed in 1999, is fitted...

DocuColor for Siddall.(John Siddall installs Xerox printer)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... West Yorkshire short run specialist John Siddall (Printers) has installed a Xerox DocuColor 2060 which is now producing almost all the firm's colour work. "We're traditionally a B3 litho printer and saw the demand for colour was...

SMG takes the N91 route at Carmyle.(photopolymer plates from Printing Techniques)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... SMG has begun part-production at its new #38m print centre at Carmyle, near Glasgow (Printing World, March 11), and has decided to run N91 photopolymer plates through its Agfa Polaris system. The company sourced the plates and the Polaris...

Floating new ideas.(Institute of Printing)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... IoP members sailed into uncharted waters with a nautical annual meeting. But did the event hold water? By Rod Hayes The bold, forthright decision to have this year's Institute of Printing annual meeting and conference in the form of a North...

Tomorrow's world.(Hewlett Packard digital print future)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Now Hewlett Packard has swallowed Indigo, how is the company going to address its digital print future? By Gareth Ward In Hewlett Packard's vision of the corporate world, organisations have realised that they are drowning in information....

Moving targets.(vehicle advertising by Road Ads)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... What is new about truck sides carrying advertisements? A lot if the Road Ads company is successful in its plans By Jim Larkin Here is a neat idea: how about turning the thousands of lorries clogging our roads around the UK into mobile...

Inkjet heads lift Xaar print quality.(Xaar, Toshiba TEC partnership)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... The use of photographic quality output within industrial printing applications such as cartons, banners and awkwardly shaped items has taken a major step forward following the breakthroughs achieved by Xaar with its inkjet heads. Xaar has...

Green money.(environmental issues in the printing industry)
May 6, 2002... Firms which are ambivalent about environmental issues may see profits disappearing out the window. Is your company one? By Alex Blyth The environment ministers of the G8 countries left their most recent summit in Banff, Canada on April 16...

Conforming to the credentials.(Heidelberg ISO 14001 accreditation)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Heidelberg prides itself on its green credentials. Almost every one of its production sites is ISO14001 accredited and it issues regular reports on the group's environmental performance. Its Ipex stand dedicated to environmentally-friendly...

Efficiency and the environment.(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Most agree that there are four areas in which printers can make an appreciable difference to the environment and their efficiency: * Through the use of water-based or uv-cured inks printers can reduce the release of solvents into the air...