Business

AlphaGraphics North East (AGNE) won the "Xcellence Award" at the 2012 XMPie Users Group Conference, in Boston, last month.

Repro & Press Solutions has broadened its wide-format service offering after investing in a Mutoh ValueJet 1324.

Stephens & George Print Group (S&G) has secured a two-year, 3m extension to its three-year deal with Haymarket Media Group to produce the publisher's weekly, biweekly and monthly sheetfed titles.

HH Global has appointed Jeffery Tolman, a previous deputy chairman and chief executive, strategy, at Saatchi & Saatchi, as a non-executive director.

The UK economy grew by 0.8% in the past quarter, bringing the double-dip recession to an end, the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) has said.

Ex-Manroland subsidiary ppi Media has appointed Ian Roberts as its UK and Ireland sales agent.

Recycled packaging supplier DS Smith has said its acquisition of SCA Packaging will deliver a return on investment above its cost of capital in 2012/13, with a 'substantial' earnings enhancement.

Kodak has forecast a total operating cash flow of $33m (20m) on revenue of $1.2bn for the first six months of 2013, although its US operation is forecast to lose $110m in the same period.

X-Rite Pantone has proposed a new program that it claims will help cut the problems printers face when exchanging colour data results from different measurement tools.

Paper manufacturer James Cropper has appointed Phil Wild as chief executive of the company following Alun Lewis' departure after 25 years of service.