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Antalis adds Orafol products for push into signage
Antalis has signed up to sell the Orafol range of substrates, including plotter vinyls, extending into the signage market.

APS secures multi-million pound RSPCA contract
Print management firm APS Group has won a three-year contract to manage all printed materials for the RSPCA.

Ricoh Pro C901 + enhances processing power and paper handling
Ricoh has upgraded its Pro C901 90ppm digital colour press, with a higher duty cycle, support for thicker papers, new EFI Fiery controllers and higher capacity toner bottles.

Apex goes digital with Konica Minolta deal
Apex Digital Graphics has taken on the Konica Minolta range of digital print engines to complement its Ryobi offset presses.

Print Leeds completes S&C Labels consolidation
UV litho and plastic printer Print Leeds begins production on its new B1 press this week as it completes the transfer of all staff from recently acquired S&C Labels.

Apogee appoints ex Danwood chief executive as strategy director
Digital print services provider Apogee Corporation has named Steve Hibbert, the former UK group sales director and chief executive of Danwood USA, as strategy director.

Taylor appointed Kinetic UK CEO
Global out of home media planner and buyer Kinetic Worldwide has named Stuart Taylor as UK chief executive.

Enfocus integrates with EFI
EFI has joined the Enfocus Crossroads community and Enfocus' Switch 11 has been integrated with EFI's Fiery XF and Colorproof XF RIPs for large-format printing.

Digital metallics get easier with HP approval of Mirri Pak
Mirri Pak metallic board has been granted HP Indigo certification, opening up a range of added-value applications for users of the digital press range.

FSA to publish interest rate swap redress scheme details
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) will publish the results of a pilot scheme to provide redress to small business owners who were mis-sold interest rate swaps on Thursday (31 January).

Unite and CPI agree basic wage increase
Paper sector workers will benefit from a 2.6% increase in their basic hourly wage following a review of Unite and the Confederation of Paper Industries' (CPI) national agreement.

Kodak pulls out of Ipex to focus on customer events
Following a review of how it interacts with customers across the globe, Kodak has become the latest vendor to withdraw from next year's Ipex exhibition.

Loveurope eyes digital deal following Locomotion buy
Loveurope chief executive Steve Owens has said the firm is looking to acquire an online/digital business following last week's puchase of Soho-based creative post-production business Locomotion.

Fallon wants greater transparency on FLS loans
Banks drawing money under the Funding for Lending scheme (FLS) could be forced to publish lending figures by region and business size amid growing concerns that the flagship scheme isn't working.

Pro-Design changes to FSC
International Paper's Pro-Design entire digital paper range is changing to Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) accreditation.