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Monotech is the master distributor for Highwater in India
Monotech Systems, a solution provider for pre-press machineries and digital printers has been announced as the master distributor for Highwater's complete range of Cobra and Python 120 mw violet...

ADP launches postcard app for iPhone
Advantage Digital Print (ADP) has launched an iPhone app that enables users to create and upload postcards that the company then prints and sends.
Solopress Print and Design chooses Shuttleworth for customised MIS
Solopress Print and Design has installed a full Management Information System (MIS) from Shuttleworth in order to improve efficiency.
Clearview Press acquired by CroftonMastrom
Large-format trade printer Clearview Press has been bought out of administration by medical and legal case note folder manufacturer CroftonMastrom, a deal that both companies expect to create a...

Printers say 'too little too late' for insolvency industry reform
Printers have said reforms to the insolvency industry, called for by a report by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT), are crucial, but long overdue.

Marstan Press continues its digital expansion with Watkiss machines
Commercial printer Marstan Press has upgraded its growing digital department with a series of purchases from Watkiss Automation.

UPDATED: Buhrs falls to administrators after bank removes credit facility
Finishing equipment manufacturer Buhrs has had to call in the administrators after its banking provider pulled its credit facility.

Oc reports 58m second-quarter loss
Digital press manufacturer Oc has reported a 70m euro (58m) pre-tax loss in its second-quarter results, after it was hit by one-off costs totalling 83m euros associated with Canon's takeover bid.
News International fires up pay wall
News International has fired up the pay wall for its broadsheet titles following Rupert Murdoch's pledge to stop 'giving away' content.

UPDATED: BemroseBooth administrators close in on 'going concern' sale
Administrators for BemroseBooth have entered into contract negotiations with the preferred bidder for the company, following the receipt of a number of "substantial offers" for the business.

Limetree among first in UK to install GW cutter
B2 commercial printer Limetree Offset has augmented its finishing department by installing a K92CD GW guillotine supplied by DPM, the Chinese manufacturer's recently appointed agent in the UK.
Falkland Press picks K&B kit
Commercial printer Falkland Press has extended its Heidelberg installation with inline diecutting equipment from Kocher+Beck (K&B).
4DM shrugs off 'industry gloom' with 100k kit investment
Direct mail printer 4DM Group has said it has risen above the "doom and gloom" of the downturn following a double kit purchase at Ipex 2010.

Government plans to 'tighten' rules on council freesheets
Local newspaper publishers have won government support in their fight against council-funded publications that masquerade as independent titles.

Heidelberg UK to take over sales and service in Ireland
Heidelberg UK will take over the sales and service operation for its products in Ireland, following the closure of its distributor Millers.