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Ricoh Fantasy Football League nears climax

The battle for the final few places on the plane is hotting up. Who is in? Who is out? There are but two places left in the team to face a PrintWeek XI at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry in May.

Printflow first in line for PAS 2020 accreditation

Printflow received its PAS 2020 certificate last week (9 April), making the London-based company the first printer to achieve the accreditation.

Lick UK in administration

Direct mail company Lick UK, which traded as Lick Group, has gone into administration.

Impika to mark B2 inkjet debut with Ipex outing of iPress 2400

French inkjet specialist Impika is to debut its challenger to the single-pass B2 digital colour format, iPress 2400, at Ipex.

Xeikon to debut more productive version of 3300 label press at Ipex

Xeikon will use Ipex to debut a wider version of its 3300 digital label press, which it claims is up to 50% more productive than its current offering.

PPG handles increased square back work with 800,000 spend

Print People Group (PPG) has invested 800,000 in a Kolbus Ratiobinder to handle an increasing amount of square back jobs.

TPW installs UK's first Casemaker 750A

Commercial printer The Printed Word (TPW) has installed the UK's first Casemaker 750A from Belgian manufacturer Unibind.

Morgana cautiously optimistic after bumper month

Digital finishing specialist Morgana Systems has said it is cautiously predicting a market upturn after March 2010 proved its best sales month for over a year.

Colourgen offers loyalty discount

Finishing equipment supplier Colourgen has announced a loyalty discount promotion for customers wishing to upgrade the Seal laminator to a newer model.

Prism Papyrus launches Mohawk specialty paper for quality jobs

PrintWeek India, April 8 - Prism Papyrus launched the American-based Mohawk's specialty paper in Mumbai.

BCC Economic Survey reveals UK manufacturing malaise

The UK manufacturing sector is "struggling to enter the recovery", according to the latest Economic Survey from the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC).

RBI adopts push media desktop app from Ceros

Ceros has launched Yodl, a desktop application that enables publishers to create a rich-media push channel that includes data and tracking.

Agfa-Gevaert back in the black after profits surge 150% from 2008 loss

Agfa-Gevaert is back in the black after posting a pre-tax profit of 56m euro (50m) in its 2009 annual results, up more than 150% on its 106m euro loss in the previous year.

Rosehill makes move into B2 with Speedmaster buy

Rotherham-based Rosehill Press has completed the final part of its move into B2 with the installation of a Heidelberg Speedmaster SM74-5+L five-colour press.

Quark boosts web-to-print and VDP capability with Gluon acquisition

Quark has acquired the assets and technology of US-based software developer Gluon, including the HyperPublishing System (HPS) and its HyperCommerce module.