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Sunday 5000 wows UK web offset printers
A delegation of UK web offset printers has visited Mazzucchelli in Italy to see the Goss Sunday 5000 96pp web in action.
Kall Kwik franchisees to continue legal action against ODC
Kall Kwik and Prontaprint franchisees plan to continue with legal action against franchise owner On Demand Communications (ODC) over an alleged lack of support.

Corrugated industry to ballot for industrial action
Unite members in the corrugated board industry will go to a ballot for industrial action following a dispute over pay.

Celtic Manor promotes ex-golf assets in tube campaign
Celtic Manor, home to the 2010 Ryder Cup, has embarked on an advertising campaign to promote its attractions beyond golf.

DM industry to face mailing price hike
UK mailing houses could be facing a significant hike in postal costs following a request by Royal Mail to allow it to pass on 'final-mile' costs to downstream access (DSA) providers.

Communisis secures five-year contract renewal with Barclays Bank
Communisis has secured a five-year contract renewal with its largest customer, Barclays Bank, a deal that extends the relationship between the companies till 2015.

Court awards 4.25m to Tullis Russell in Inveresk case
Tullis Russell has been awarded 4.25m in compensation in its legal battle with receivership-hit Inveresk and a further 555,000 in reimbursement of costs.

DTP Print-O-Pack from Jammu wins a screen printing award at Ludhiana
DTP Print-O-Pack of Jammu won the Best of North Awards for the Excellence in Printing at an event organised by the Offset Printers' Association held on 24 October at Park Plaza Hotel, Ludiana. It came...

Post Script: la cat tasting session stuns print delegates
You're seventh in an impressive line-up of speakers and you're worried that some of the delegates are suffering from death by PowerPoint - what do you do?
Print's Past: The engraver
It was the job of the engraver to supply the copperplate printer with plates. The tools the engraver needed, both few and small, included:

Help Line: Print by numbers and MIS expertise
Jo Francis tracks down the solutions to your technical troubles

UPDATE: Sun Chemical price increase to hit packaging and outdoor printers
Packaging and signage printers will be hit with ink price increases after Sun Chemical said it will raise the price of all products that contain raw material pigment Violet 23 by 25%.

Buyers' Guide: Small-format sheetfed presses
It's under attack from all angles but, with quality and new technology on its side, small-format sheetfed isn't giving up the fight, says <i>Noli Dinkovski</i>

Tried & Tested: Agfa Acento
Initially developed to plug Agfa's thermal gap, this machine has won many fans, says <i>Simon Creasey</i>
145 Indian companies exhibited at K 2010 trade show in Germany
The German plastics industry organised the K 2010, international trade fair for plastics and rubber worldwide under the aegis of Plastics Europe Deutschland and Messe Dsseldorf.