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Xerox launches iGen4 220 Perfecting Press
Xerox has today announced the launch of the iGen4 220 Perfecting Press, which it claims will be the world's most productive cut-sheet digital colour press.

Dewsbury and Mackay in surprise ODC exit
KallKwik and Prontaprint managing directors Mike Dewsbury and Laird Mackay have left On Demand Communications (ODC) following a management review, it has emerged.
Shephard ousted from PPA position
PPA chief executive Jonathan Shephard has stepped down with immediate effect less than a year and a half after taking up the post.

CWU ballots members on national postal strike
Businesses could be facing yet more postal problems if a proposed national strike by Royal Mail workers is voted through.

SMP takes on digital work with 750,000 investment
SMP Group has invested 750,000 in updating its production facilities to enable it to take on additional outdoor digital work.

Unemployment at highest rate for 14 years despite 'signs of recovery'
Further job losses are inevitable despite signs that the economy may be returning to growth, experts have warned, as the latest unemployment figures showed that the total number of people out of work...

Pitney Bowes turns to HP for transactional print solution
Mailing equipment manufacturer Pitney Bowes has teamed up with HP to offer colour printing for high-volume transactional mail.

APS Group buys PMP Complete Solutions
Philip Myers Press, which trades as PMP Complete Solutions, has been bought out of administration by print management company APS Group.
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ViP event aims to save 'average' printer 460k
Vision in Print (ViP) is to hold two more 'Cash and Cost Reduction' seminars next month, following the success of the first events earlier this year.

GMG and Barbieri partner for wide-format colour package
Colour management and measurement specialists GMG and Barbieri have formed a strategic alliance to target the wide-format sector.

PMP Solutions in administration
Print and mailing specialist Philip Myers Press (Holdings), which trades as PMP Solutions, has gone into administration, but is continuing to trade.

Roland revealed as metallic inkjet pioneer
Roland DG has revealed it will be the first firm to offer metallic inkjet printing after its Belgian subsidiary pre-empted the launch set for the end of September.

Print 09 debut for Screen Truepress Jet1600UV-F
Screen has launched its second large-format UV-cured machine at Print 09 this week.

EFG costs 'severely restrictive', say small firms
The Forum of Private Business (FPB) has said the cost of securing funding under the government's Enterprise Finance Guarantee (EFG) scheme is "severely restrictive" to small businesses.