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Directors buy DW Jones (Printers) out of administration
Imex Group subsidiary DW Jones (Printers) has been sold out of administration to a new company set up by its previous directors.

Second Spanish paper strike avoided
A second 24-hour strike at paperboard plants in Spain has been cancelled after an agreement was reached between the paperboard trade body and unions.

DPS Print Solutions set for liquidation after meeting of creditors called
Essex commercial printer DPS Print Solutions is set to go into liquidation next week.

Killer app: Cards prove weighty work
Fine art consultant Francis Atterbury, partner at Hurtwood Press, worked with collaborative art duo Gilbert and George on the recently-published compendium of their postcard art, printed in Germany by...

Redundancies made at Alito
The administrator for East London printer Alito Color Group has said that it has had to make redundancies because of the company's financial situation.

Komori showcases 200-sheet print run offset Lithrone technology
Japanese press manufacturer Komori has given its Lithrone G40 a worldwide debut at an open house at its Tsukuba plant.

Printing.com issues trading update
Printing.com has said its upcoming full-year results will be in line with market expectations after overall trading since its November interim report continued at anticipated levels.
OneVision launches automated skin tone correction tool
Global pre-media software developer OneVision has launched the latest version of its Amendo automated image enhancement software for print and publishing companies.

H&H Reeds Printers achieves ISO 12647-2 certification
Penrith-based H&H Reeds Printers has achieved ISO 12647-2 certification after competing Heidelberg's programme.

Fujifilm beefs up automation and integration in XMF 3.1 and XMF Remote
Fujifilm Europe has launched v3.1 of its XMF workflow and XMF Remote R6, the latest incarnation of its online job submission and soft proofing module.

Asda to drop Bezier after 25 years
Asda has confirmed that its multimillion-pound point-of-sale contract, held by Bezier for more than 25 years, is to move to Delta Group.

R3 to hold parliament roundtable in bid to cut pre-packs
Insolvency trade body R3 is to hold a roundtable event at parliament tomorrow in a bid to mandate that suppliers continue to do business with firms trading in administration.

Pitney Bowes to up its mailstream biz plans
The mailstream technology company Pitney Bowes India (PBI) began 2011 on a high note with the announcement of going live on digital franking machines.

Finishing integration is focus of ninth Hunkeler digital show
Applications from transpromo and direct mail to digital newspaper production were top of the agenda at the ninth incarnation of the Hunkeler Innovationdays show, which took place last week.

Kodak and Konica Minolta sign global distribution agreement
Kodak and Konica Minolta have signed a new expanded global distribution agreement that will allow the two companies to sell products from their combined production digital printing portfolio.