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Heidelberg pays off government loan ahead of schedule
Heidelberg has reorganised its credit facilities to enable it to pay off a government loan ahead of schedule.
BGP appoints first full-time finance director
Former Wyndeham Heron finance director Mike Edwards has been appointed as Benhamgoodheadprint (BGP)'s first full-time group finance director.

KBA shows B2 firepower with Rapida open house
Press manufacturer KBA is to showcase its Rapida 75E at its Dresden open house next month in a bid to boost its presence in the B2 sector.
Service Point Solutions expands Scandinavian business with Holmbergs acquisition
Document management specialist Service Point Solutions has expanded its business into Scandinavia, acquiring 100% of Swedish company Holmbergs, its first acquisition in nearly three years.

PrintPack: Komori felicitates Indian printers for excellence in printing
Komori felicitated 34 of its customers from across India at a function held at Metropolitan Hotel in New Delhi on 19 January. 180 printers attended the event.

PrintPack: Futura Digital buys Xerox 1000 digital press
Bengaluru-based Futura Digital Color Press booked India's first Xerox 1000 digital colour production press. The machine which is on display at the show will be installed at Futura.

Heidelberg's grey balance optimiser picks up G7 System Certification
Heidelberg's Prinect Color Toolbox has received the G7 System Certification from IDEAlliance in recognition of its ability to calibrate a printing device to meet the G7 grey-scale definition using...

CMYUK Digital launches textile micro-site
CMYUK Digital has launched a "foolproof" microsite designed to help customers choose the most suitable textiles from German firm Berger for their wide-format printer.
Image Factory invests in HP FB7500 flatbed to cut turnaround times
Image Factory has bolstered its wide-format firepower and more than quadrupled the speed of its digital print output after investing in a HP FB7500 flatbed printer.

Exhibitor's Speak: " It is important to educate the buyer about the technology," says Vishnu Kamat of Advanced Graphic Systems
Invest in technology and believe that technology is the future which will help get more business, says Vishnu Kamat, manager for market at Advanced Graphic Systems in a conversation with deputy...

GAP analysis 'could save time and money' in colour auditing
Printers hoping to become UKAS accredited to the ISO 12647-2 colour management standard could save time and money by completing a GAP analysis before contacting the auditors.

Former Wyndeham man Dean joins B&B Press
Former Wyndeham Gait director Dan Dean has joined commercial printer B&B Press as business development director.

Print invited to manufacturing summit
The print industry will have the chance to put its views to government next week at the department of Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)'s Advanced Manufacturing Growth Summit.
Bobst completes Gordon takeover
Finishing equipment manufacturer Bobst has completed the purchase of 65% of Chinese manufacturer Gordon, which owns Shanghai Eternal Machinery Co.

CFH offers postcard lamination as standard to solve scuffing issue
Mailing specialist CFH Docmail has claimed that it is the UK's only hybrid mail company to offer laminated postcards as standard after a double installation.