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Israeli company steps into embossing market

An Israeli firm has announced a new digital embosser and spot coater for short run and personalised finishing.

Howitt, Polestar and Bezier among the best print companies to work for, research claims

Howitt, Polestar and Bezier have all been ranked among the best print companies to work for, according to a new survey from print recruitment business Harrison Scott.

Dialogue Solutions invests in third Xerox iGen3 colour press

Dialogue Solutions has cited the growing level of customer confidence in digital print production as a factor for investing in the company's third Xerox iGen3 colour press.

KBA North America celebrates first Rapida 75 sale at Print 09

KBA North America has announced the sale of its first Rapida 75 23 x 290-inch-colour sheet-fed press at Print 09 to Paramount Performance Marketing.

Johnston Press to close Kilkenny

Newspaper publisher Johnston Press has announced the closure of its Kilkenny plant in Ireland.

SPS Rehmus undergoes management buy-out

Insolvent European screen press manufacturer SPS Rehmus has undergone a management buy-out with the creation of new company, SPS TechnoScreen.

Kern shows off high speed cutter at Print 09

Finishing manufacturer Kern has exhibited its 172s high speed cutting system at this year's Print 09.

Royal Mail strikes could lead to drop in value of direct mail warns DMA

The Direct Marketing Association (DMA) has accused the Communication Workers Union (CWU) of undermining the commercial value of post as a communication tool following the latest spate of strike...

TimeHarvest launches 'Instant' web-to-print system

MIS software company TimeHarvest has launched its first web-to-print system, which it claimed enables customers to order print in just three clicks.

Gough to leave Robert Horne

Paper merchant PaperlinX has announced that Alistair Gough will step down as managing director of subsidiary Robert Horne Group at the end of the month.

EFG hailed a success as fears of naysayers fail to materialise

Nearly 6m has been lent to printers under the government's much-derided Enterprise Finance Guarantee, quashing criticism of the initiative.

HH names latest board appointees

Print management company HH has made two board-level appointments.

Oc unveils class-leading mono production printer at Print 09

Oc has launched the fastest cut-sheet monochrome press yet, a flagship for its VarioPrint range, at Print 09.The VarioPrint Ultra 6320 produces 314 A4 images, or 155 duplex A3 sheets per minute.

Wyndeham Heron makes carbon savings with Energy Elite plate

Magazine printer Wyndeham Heron has said it has saved 80MWh of electricity in a year since its discarded its plate-baking equipment.

Efficient printing 'could save in-plants 2.1bn a year', research claims

Bringing a greater range of printing work in-house and carrying out such work more efficiently could help UK businesses save up to 2.1bn a year on printing costs, according to a new survey...