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EFI to target packaging sector with Radius buy
EFI has signed an agreement to acquire packaging print MIS specialist Radius Solutions, which will also increase its European presence.

FPB calls for prompt payment code to be extended throughout the supply chain
Small businesses are not seeing the benefits of a public sector initiative to pay invoices within 10 days, according to the Forum of Private Business (FPB).

Avon set to announce multi-million pound contract winner
Cosmetics company Avon is poised to reveal the winner of its multi-million pound catalogue production review.

Glue apps and a billboard hunt
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UK designer first to be certified to Color-Logic scheme
Color-Logic has announced the first graphic designer to pass its Certified Designer programme, which is a requirement for producing artwork for its process metallic colour system.

Pensord undergoes second MBO as chief exec Jones heads for exit
Pensord chief executive Tony Jones has sold the magazine printer to an MBO team led by commercial director Darren Coxon and operations director Karl Gater.
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Kodak says Magnus CTP offers green benefits
Kodak is targeting commercial and offset packaging printers with a new platesetter that it said combines ease of use with low environmental impact.
Vertec opts for Agfa Avalon N8 to boost green credentials
Vertec Printing Services has bought an Agfa CTP system in a bid to enhance its environmental performance.

Granthams to supply Elements wide-format printers
Print and graphic display equipment supplier Granthams has become the first UK distributor for IGS UK's Elements range of wide-format printing systems.

Insolvency regime too soft on failed directors, say insolvency practitioners
Insolvency practitioners have said the UK insolvency regime is too soft on owners of failed businesses.

Verddigital wins international business following HP Scitex LX800 investment
Spanish printer Verddigital has gained international business after investing in an HP Scitex LX800 printer, a machine the company said it could "never survive without".

Watkiss Automation included in Sunday Times export growth 100
Watkiss Automation has been named in a Sunday Times list of privately owned businesses with the fastest growing global sales.

Huge job losses as The Artful Group falls into administration
Around 300 jobs have been lost at contemporary art printer The Artful Group, which trades as The Art Group, after it went into administration.

Artz and Printz is the first printer in Delhi to buy an X-Rite Easytrax
Artz and Printz, a commercial printer specialising in FM screen-based printing in the Okhla industrial area, has become the first printer in Delhi to install a semi-automatic press side scanning...