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City Print invests in five-colour Heidelberg after flood damage

Irish printer City Print has invested in a five-colour Heidelberg CD 102-5+L after a flood damaged the company's existing press set-up last year.

Newsquest sells Cheshire plant

Newspaper publisher Newsquest has sold its Cheshire plant to pharmaceutical company M&A Pharmachem.

Printing.com unveils W2P strategy as trading 'softens'

Printing.com has said that trading conditions softened slightly across its franchise network in June, ahead of its AGM in Manchester this afternoon (16 July).

CTP systems penetrate interiors of Tamil Nadu state

CTP installations in Tamil Nadu have reaffirmed the commitment of the state's commercial printers to high quality print jobs.

Carson corrects cracking issue

Commercial printer Carson Service Printers has eradicated a cracking problem in its finishing department by adding scoring wheels to its Rollem folder.

IFS creates new role for Harrison

Finishing equipment supplier Intelligent Finishing Systems (IFS) has appointed Alan Harrison to the newly created role of technical director.

BemroseBooth sold to Paragon Group

Paragon Group has bought the remaining Hull and Teesside sites of BemroseBooth, comprising its remaining ticketing and loyalty card printing operations.

Specle and Loveurope team up to offer 'one-click pre-press'

Specle has unveiled a strategic partnership with Loveurope that both parties claim could herald the era of "one-click pre-press".

Blackwell Print & Marketing buys 'robust' Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 75

Blackwell Print & Marketing has invested in a "robust" four-colour Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 75 following its recent visit to Ipex 2010.

ImageData Group invests in HP Indigo 7000 for more "efficient" service

ImageData Group has invested in an HP Indigo 7000 digital press in a bid to provide "a more efficient, on-demand service" to its customers.

MPI administrators investigate director transactions

The administrators for Media Print & Investment (MPI) and its subsidiary companies have called for information from the companies' creditors to aid an ongoing investigation.

Agfa's Pitman acquisition marks growing trend

Agfa Graphics has acquired the US distributor Pitman Company in a deal that will more than double its US turnover to upwards of $500m (326m).

Are you losing money on every job that you print?

Ramu Ramanathan investigates into how print companies estimate their costs - and tries to find out if these companies can see a rise in profits with a common sense module

Finishers warn printers on perils of overdoing in-house

Finishing companies have warned printers that they could get stung when the UK print industry returns to better times if they don't look after trade finishers.

Providence Print and Mailing moves into digital print with Xerox iGen4 investment

Providence Print and Mailing has made its debut in the digital print sector after investing in a Xerox iGen4 110 in response to shrinking litho margins.