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Interest in Bespoke Envelopes Direct wanes, administrator says
Administrator Tenon Recovery has said that interest in the assets of failed envelope manufacturer Bespoke Envelopes Direct has "whittled down".

Oc launches new mono wide-format printer for technical document printing
Oc has unveiled its latest large format mono printer, the Plotwave 300, targeted at businesses printing and scanning low volumes of technical documents.

Pindar slips to full-year loss after 4.6m exceptional charges
Pindar has reported a loss of 1.5m on its 140m turnover for the year ending 30 September 2008 after exceptional losses relating to discontinued operations of 4.6m, including a 9m impairment charge on...
Reed's first-half results show pre-tax profits halved and share issue
Shares in media group Reed Elsevier dipped on its interim results which revealed a near 10% share issue in a bid to maintain its credit rating.
The DM Print & Mail Company increases size with site move
The DM Print & Mail Company (DMPM) is aiming grow its business despite the current recession after upping capacity and moving to larger premises.

Paragon in talks to buy Ward Knowles
PrintWeek understands that Paragon Group is to buy Ward Knowles out of administration.

In2print merges with Finishing Matters to create 'one-stop-shop' for the South West
In2print has completed a 250,000 digital spend after acquiring local company Finishing Matters to move into the "premier league of digital print".

Newspaper and magazine subscriptions likely to drop, new research shows
Cost-cutting during the recession has led to nearly a quarter of consumers putting a stop to newspaper and magazine subscriptions, new research has shown.

Taylor Bloxham boosts production with Stahlfolder buy
Print People Group subsidiary Taylor Bloxham has installed a Stahlfolder KH 82 from Heidelberg.

UK's first Ferag EasySert to be installed at NWN Media plant
Newspaper publisher NWN Media is the first UK company to order the Ferag EasySert System, which was launched at Ifra Expo last year, in order to increase its contract work, offering increased...

CRP Print & Packaging installs advanced Bobst die-cutter
Packaging printer CRP Print & Packaging is continuing its growth with a SPO-160-Vision-PR die-cutter buy from Bobst.
Offset Productions moves into B2 with Heidelberg investment
Offset Productions has made its foray into the B2 press arena after investing in a five-colour Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 75 perfector.

Printpak adds job costing to free MIS
Printpak has added job costing to the free version of its eponymous Management Information System (MIS), as well as a cost absorption tool to help users calculate how to spread indirect costs over...
GAE launches P3 Partnership
Finishing equipment distributor Graphics Arts Equipment (GAE) has launched a partnership alongside several other finishing companies.

EFI posts lower Q2 results due to delayed shipments
EFI has announced its second-quarter results, citing a delay in commercial availability of its new hybrid printer for the lower results.