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Moulton halves costs with Horizon folder
Commercial printer Moulton Printers has automated its folding department with a Horizon AFC 566F folder, doubling its productivity in the process.

Communisis clarifies position with reporting reshuffle
Communisis has revised its segmental reporting into two new business segments, Intelligence Driven Communications (IDC) and Specialist Production and Sourcing (SPS), following an internal...
Start-up finisher looks to secure early growth
A trade finishing house has opened in Deptford to handle work in and around the London area and could soon be offering employment to out-of-work finishers.

Stephens & George trebles mailing printing capacity
Magazine printer Stephens & George has trebled the capacity of its address printing operation after investing in a Bitjet+ v4.5 in-line digital printing system from Domino.

A note of caution & a big city ?nish
Jo Francis tracks down the solutions to your technical troubles

CityJet appoints Stream Publishing for in-flight mag
Stream Publishing has awarded the printing of CityJet's in-flight magazine Velocity to Woodford Litho.
O2O interim results set to be 'marginally short' of expectations
Office2office (O2O) chief executive Simon Moate has said its AccessPlus and TPF brands have been "punching above their weight" since the latter's recent acquisition, as the group released a trading...
Croft (Printers & Bookbinders) calls in administrators
London printer Croft (Printers & Bookbinders) has closed its doors, having appointed Mark Fry and Gary Shankland, of insolvency practitioner Begbies Traynor, as administrators on 7 June.

BCQ Group launches wide-format division
Commercial printer BCQ has launched a wide-format division following kit purchases from Mimaki and Canon.
Spandex releases repositionable versatile vinyl
Spandex has launched a white, semi-matt, self-adhesive vinyl for large-format applications.

Evening Standard records 28.3m loss in first year of trading
Evening Standard, the company created to buy the London newspaper of the same name, has recorded a 28.3m loss in its first year of trading.

National Trust renews print deal with St Ives
National Trust has renewed a contract with St Ives to print its annual handbook and tri-annual magazine.

Domestic newsprint manufacturers rise the price by 7-8%
Newsprint manufacturers in India have decided a price rise of 7-8% on domestic newsprint. It will come into effect from the quarter beginning July 1.

Polestar UK Print reveals 38m pre-tax loss in 2009 accounts
Polestar UK Print recorded a 38m pre-tax loss on a turnover of 275.7m for the year to 30 September 2009.

TechNova's premium sheetfed fount, AkronGold makes smooth entry into Indian print market
TechNova has said that since the launch of AkronGold, its latest premium plate safe fountain solution concentrate for sheetfed offset presses with alcohol and integrated dampening systems in the...