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Alpha Colour Printer secures contract renewal with Gloucestershire council

Alpha Colour Printers has secured a two-year contract renewal with Gloucestershire County Council to provide both digital and litho print.

CPI UK renews contract with J&G Environmental

Book printer CPI UK has renewed its waste management contract with J&G Environmental for a further two years.

More firms seeing fall in cost of finance

The number of companies seeing an increase in the cost of credit has fallen to its lowest level since 2007, according to new research.

Pageflex axes 26% of global workforce

Malborough Software Development Holdings, parent company of Bitstream subsidiary Pageflex, has announced a global restructure in a bid to save $2.6m (1.6m) a year.

EFI secures 500th GS Vutek wide-format installation

EFI has secured the 500th installation of its GS series of Vutek wide-format printers after Gigantic Color of Dallas invested in a GS5000r roll-to-roll UV machine.

Paperlinx blames European closures for A$266m statutory loss

The loss posted in the paper merchant's 2011/2012 financial report was almost double the anticipated amount of A$171m predicted by the Paperlinx board prior to the publication of its annual review in...

Kodak to sell personalised and document imaging businesses

Kodak has announced that it will focus on commercial, packaging and functional printing activities as part of its 'successful emergence from Chapter 11 reorganisation'.

Print industry news roundup: Kodak, APG, PIAG, Manroland, Gemini, Quark

Stay up to date with your procurement supply chain thanks to print industry news at your fingertips. This week: Kodak to sell personalised and document imaging businesses; Alderson Print Group places...

UPDATE: Kodak to sell Personalized and Document Imaging businesses

Kodak has announced that it will focus on commercial, packaging and functional printing activities as part of its 'successful emergence from Chapter 11 reorganisation'.

Global press marketing budgets continue steady decline

Printed marketing spend declined globally again in August while digital budget allocations recorded rapid growth, new figures reveal.

Mark Andy owner AIP bids for Presstek

American Industrial Partners (AIP), the private equity firm that owns narrow and mid-web flexo press manufacturer Mark Andy, has launched a bid to acquire Direct Imaging press builder Presstek.

Pageflex 8.0 targets social media marketing

Pageflex has added social media to its software for the first time with the launch of version 8.0.

Government urged to find new way of financing SMEs

Fewer than one in 10 firms who have applied for credit over the past year secured amount the requested amount, according to research by Bibby Financial Services.

Keene leads new board at revamped Tapestry

Tapestry, the Soho-based media production agency, has undergone a quiet revolution over the past six months led by former Keenes managing director Jeff Keene.

Print Me It in row with print broker over non-payment

Durham-based Print Me It has accused Gloucestershire-based print reseller 2 Print 4 U of failing to repay outstanding debts despite winning a County Court Judgement (CCJ) against the firm.