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EFI begins year of wide-format releases with H700 launch
EFI will expand its Rastek range of entry-level wide-format UV-cured printers during 2009.
Unite backs increase to statutory redundancy pay
Unite has backed calls for higher statutory redundancy pay as it warns that the gap between redundancy remuneration and real earnings is growing.
BCB relaunches website to incorporate Setmaster kit
BCB Solutions has relaunched its website following its purchase of the Setmaster brand, which includes the original equipment designs and histories of every machine made by the company.
Cypher Digital adds finishing kit from Ashgate to expand services
Digital printer Cypher Digital Imaging has added short-run perfect-bound and hardback bound books to its array of services, following an investment in kit supplied by Ashgate Automation.
CUP workforce to plead case to Syndicate over job cuts
Members of the Cambridge University Press (CUP) workforce threatened with redundancy are set to put their case to the Syndicate, the governing body at CUP next Friday (March 13).
Burlington Press in administration with 50 staff laid off
Cambridge-based commercial printer Burlington Press has been placed into administration resulting in 50 staff being made redundant.
Careers day for print sees strong turnout
Stationers' Hall has hosted its annual careers day to highlight the opportunities on offer in the print industry.
DMGT celebrates 10 years of the Metro with pledge to up circulation
DMGT has said it plans to increase the circulation of the <i>Metro</i> newspaper, as soon as the recession comes to an end.
Beacon Press opens Edinburgh sales office
Beacon Press has increased its presence in Scotland with the launch of a sales office in Edinburgh in order to work closer with its creative and fine art client base.
B&P Lightbrigade falls into administration
Administrators are hunting for a buyer for B&P Lightbrigade, the Surrey-based digital printer and supplier following its fall into administration.
Zechini launches hard-cover books machine
Finishing equipment manufacturer Zechini has launched its latest machine for the production of hard-cover books.
Maiden ECC on bio-based coatings to be held in May
The first European Coatings Conference (ECC) dedicated to bio-based coatings has been scheduled for 27-29 May in Berlin, Germany.
Wodehouse says kit spend justified despite recession
Marketing and mailing company Wodehouse Direct has completed a 1m investment programme.
Kelvin Graphics in liquidation but buyers poised for sale
Failed printer Kelvin Graphics, which operates as Kelvin Print Group, has officially been placed into liquidation, but a sale of the business is expected to complete imminently.
BoE cuts rates to 0.5% and begins 'printing money'
UK interest rates have been cut from 1% to 0.5%, their lowest level ever as the Bank of England (BoE) takes drastic measures to stimulate the economy.