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London repro firms join forces
Neighbouring London-based pre-press firms Classified Central Media (CCM) and Camden Town Typesetter (CTT) have merged to form CC Media Group.

Duplo awarded Investor in People accreditation
Duplo International has been awarded the Investor in People (IIP) accreditation for the 12th year running.

World's longest composite photo takes centre stage at Spitalfields
Jump4London, the world's longest composite photograph, which was Guinness-certified earlier this year, is now on display at London's Spitalfields market.

Spandex launches 'Sign in a Box' modular signage range
Signmaking and graphic arts kit supplier Spandex has launched a new range of "out of the box" modular sign systems.

James Cropper's 7m steam raising plan up for grant
Paper manufacturer James Cropper is in line to receive a 3.2m grant from the Regional Growth Fund (RGF) for its proposed steam raising plant.

Penguin and Random House to merge
Pearson and German media group Bertelsmann have agreed a deal to merge their respective publishing businesses, Penguin and Random House.

Government announces 7m for 3D print research
The Government is to offer grants from a 7m pot for collaborative R&D projects aimed at developing technologies for additive manufacturing.
Print industry news roundup: 3D print, Baskerville, Wyndeham/BPIF, Landa, Conversion, Spanish envelope cartel, counterfeit cheque gang
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Landa on track with Nanography commercialisation plans
Landa Digital Printing is "on schedule" with its quality and reliability roadmap and will deliver its first Nanography presses at the end of next year, according to chairman and chief executive Benny...

Healeys invests in Heidelberg Linoprint C901
Ipswich-based Healeys Print Group has upgraded its Ricoh C651EX to a Heidelberg supplied Linoprint C901 digital colour printer.

Wyndeham signs up to BPIF training
The Wyndeham Press Group has become the first print company to put forward a team of its staff to take part in the BPIF's new Government-funded management training programme.

Quorum invests in Prepress-UK workflow
Cheltenham-based litho printer Quorum Print Services has invested over 17,000 in an end-to-end workflow from Prepress-UK.

Spanish envelope cartel fined EUR 3.7m for price fixing
Six Spanish envelope exporters have been fined a total of 3.7m for collaborating to fix prices.

Nixon sets up Conversion to distribute Highcon, Scodix kit
Former KBA executive sales director Mark Nixon is back in print and will sell Highcon and Scodix kit through Conversion, his new distribution business.

Xerox highlights iGen sales amidst poor Q3 results
Xerox was keen to highlight double-digit growth in iGen colour press sales as a stagnant macro-economy and reduced government spending led to a drop in Q3 turnover and profits.