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Ruchira Printing and Packaging invests to drive growth, ups target to Rs 40-crore for this year

In Kala Amb, the new industrial area, which falls in Sirmour district of Himachal Pradesh in a sprawling 100-acre campus of one of the fastest growing companies in the print and packaging sector.

In-depth feature: Delhi print firms make the right moves

IT, hotels, banking and tourism sectors are the pillars of Delhi's services. Now the print industry is becoming a part of the burgeoning economy. By Ramu Ramanathan and Rahul Kumar

Friends Digital upscales digital prowess with a new Xerox 1000

Charting a growth path fuelled by digital revolution and powered by a fleet of 10 Xerox digital production presses, Friends Digital Colour Solutions has added a Xerox 1000 production to its digital...

Velsons installs North India's first Dion 450

"There's tremendous amount of opportunities out there," said Vijay Sharma, managing director of Velsons Printographic a month after the firm installed North India's first Dion 450 four-colour offset...

Evening Standard breaks 50-year bank holiday absence for Royal Wedding

The Evening Standard will go to press on a bank holiday for the first time in half a century in order to commemorate tomorrow's Royal Wedding.

Soaring silver cost forces Agfa to consider price rises

Printers using Agfa Graphics' film are likely to face price rises in the near future as a result of the soaring price of silver - a key component of graphic arts film.

DuPont announces price increase and fuel surcharge for Cyrel Products

DuPont Packaging Graphics has announced a global price hike for all Cyrel products, due to come into effect on 16 May, that will mean a net increase of up to 7% depending on the product.

Final claim against Technoprint over Sessions buy is dropped

The final legal claim against Yorkshire printer Technoprint over its purchase of part of failed printer Sessions of York has been withdrawn, almost a year after it took over the business.

Print Essex buys Xerox and Presstek to boost commercial work

Print Essex, the University of Essex's print facility, has installed a Xerox 700 and Presstek 52DI to boost its presence in the commercial market.

Fujifilm builds out Acuity range with two new machines and high speed 'billboard' mode

Fujifilm has added two new Acuity machines to its range of flatbed printers.

PIA chief economist predicts slow but steady growth for US print industry

The US printing industry can expect annual growth in the region of 3% - a positive shift after several years of significant declines.

Advocate printing and publishing inks management information system deal with prism

Nova Scotia, Canada-based Advocate Printing and Publishing announced this week it plans to install Prism WIN management information system (MIS) and Prism QTMS production management system to help...

Quebecor Media inks US$53m deal with Canadian pharmacy retailer

Montreal-based printer/publisher Quebecor Media announced a five-year deal with Canadian retail pharmacy chain The Jean Coutu Group (PJC) to produce printed promotional material, including a weekly...

Delhi NCR: Print avoids manufacturing headache

Alok Singh and Ramu Ramanathan speak to top players in Faridabad and Ballabhgarh and realise they are determined to remedy the mistakes of the past - and introduce the best of print technologies

Nutech installs second NovaCut diecutter, says 35% annual growth means further expansion

Noida-based Nutech Packaging has installed a Bobst NovaCut, the second die-cutter from the Switzerland-based finishing equipment manufacuturer. Besides the two NovaCut machines, Nutech Packaging's...