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BPIF Outlook Survey exposes overcapacity

The BPIF has dampened the optimism reported in the last edition of PrintWeek after the Q1 2012 Printing Outlook Survey showed mixed results.

Collins formally ends Versamark ink supply agreement with Kodak

Seven months after their very public legal feud, Cincinnati-based Collins Ink this week formally ended their agreement to supply Versamark ink to Kodak--but couldn't resist a few parting shots.

Pentzer installs Xerox Color 800 to lead digital migration

Columbus, IN-based Pentzer Printing has completed the install of a Xerox Color 800 from Fujifilm North America's Graphic Systems Division and is now using it to migrate many of its customers from...

Could postal deregulation bring about a two-tier service?

When TNT Post announced in 2009 that it was to undertake a small-scale trial providing an end-to-end (E2E) mailing service delivering directly to households and businesses in Liverpool, more than a...

Choice will bring savings and innovative services

Independent research and the Hooper reports into the postal market commissioned by the government have concluded that competition has already had a positive impact for most postal users. Simply by...

'I'm more energised and excited than ever': an interview with Benny Landa

Can Benny Landa do it again? He spearheaded the digital printing revolution in 1993 when he launched his Indigo E-Print 1000, promising "a print run of one". Now, after selling Indigo to HP in 2001,...

Communisis makes Kieon and Yomego acquisitions

Communisis has announced the 1.1m acquisition of two businesses, Kieon and Yomego, designed to further boost the non-print services offered by its Intelligence Driven Communications division.

Warming up for 'the Olympics of print': your guide to Drupa 2012

B2 or not B2? That is the question digital manufacturers have been asking themselves pre-Drupa and - for the most part - they have opted for the affirmative answer. So much so, in fact, that some are...

Horizon to launch A4 lanscape bookletmaker at Drupa

Finishing specialist Horizon (Hall 13, D36), which is represented in the UK by supplier IFS, will launch the SPF/FC200L A4 landscape feeding bookletmaker at Drupa this week.

Tech-ni-fold to offer 5% discount on stand

Creasing specialist Tech-ni-fold has announced that it will offer a 5% discount on its Hall 10 stand (C61) at Drupa 2012, which kicks off tomorrow (3 May).