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PMC offers new ISO audit pilot
Print and Media Certification (PMC) has launched a pilot audit and certification scheme aimed at the first group of printers hoping to be certified to ISO 12647-2.

Enfocus Switch 09 gets commercial launch
Switch 09, the latest version of Enfocus's Switch family of workflow automation tools, is now commercially available and includes "significant enhancements" over its predecessor.

Evonprint adds second Heidelberg platesetter
Magazine and commercial printer Evonprint has added a second platesetter to feed its array of three Heidelberg XL 75 and SM 74 perfecting presses.

Getting ahead of the inkjet crowd
Jo Francis tracks down the solutions to your technical troubles
Print first for Channel Five's Gadget Show
Channel Five's popular technology programme, The Gadget Show, is to offer a print product for the first time after Future Publishing announced it is to produce a magazine based on the programme.

Print startup eyes 100th client following digital buy
Image Digital, which set up business less than 10 months ago, is nearing the 100 client mark after an investment in a Xerox DocuColor 8000AP as its maiden machine.

Energy use 'remains big worry for businesses'
The recession has quelled UK manufacturers' dedication to the environment, but energy use is still high on companies' agendas due to the need to reduce costs, according to the Carbon Trust.
Edmonds turns hand to print management following merger
Edinburgh-based marketing and print company Edmonds will now be able to offer customers a print management service, following its merger with a local PM firm.
Flint Group acquires ink manufacturer Torda
Flint Group has boosted its presence in Eastern Europe and the Middle East following the purchase of ink manufacturer Torda for an undisclosed sum.

Pindar to expand role as Dalton steps down
Pindar chief executive Andrew Dalton will step down next month and will be replaced by a new chief operating officer from outside the industry as part of a revamp of the group's management structure.

St Ives shares 'significantly undervalued'
St Ives shares are "significantly undervalued", according to one of the UK's most popular financial websites, The Motley Fool.

Church Street Litho in administration
East London printer Church Street Litho, which trades under the name of its predecessor Belgravia Colour Printers (BCP), has gone into administration.
APS Group makes appointment to secure growth
Print manager APS group has appointed John Holmes as client services director, as part of a bid to achieve "significant growth" in 2010.

Wealden Advertiser invests in end-to-end Heidelberg package
Wealden Advertiser is aiming to expand its publishing and printing business after investing in an end-to-end package from Heidelberg.

Print to prove its worth at key government event
UK print will have the opportunity to prove its worth to the government when it lobbies skills minister Kevin Brennan at a key event next month.