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OKI names new chief executive in growth bid
Digital kit manufacturer OKI has appointed Harushige Sugimoto as president and chief executive in a bid to accelerate business growth.
Print industry tops sick-pay tables
The UK print and paper industry shoulders the greatest cost when it comes to covering absent staff through sickness, according to a report.
Kodak GCG's UK boss Wigfield to depart for US role
Dave Wigfield, UK & Ireland director and general manager for Kodak Graphic Communications Group (GCG), is to be promoted to US and Canada region vice president for GCG, starting in January next year.
RL Moulton notches up 'record' magazine runs with Perfecta guillotine
RL Moulton has capped its 80th year by investing in a Perfecta 92TVC guillotine, which has helped the firm complete magazine work in "record time".
RR Donnelley, Transcontinental among suitors eyeing troubled Quebecor World
A host of suitors are tipped to be circling Quebecor World as the ailing print company bid farewell to its chief executive after a year and a half at the helm.
NiXPS launches search software for Microsoft page format
Belgian software developer NiXPS has launched new software to handle Microsoft's page description language XPS.
GMG - eight questions for '08
This year has been another rollercoaster ride for the industry. While the printweek.com editorial team takes a (well-earned) break over the Christmas season, we've turned to the great and the good of...
Hickling & Squires plumps for 10-colour Heidelberg perfector
Hickling & Squires has upgraded its perfecting capacity after investing in a 10-colour Heidelberg Speedmaster.
Book firm ups fast turnaround capacity with Europe's first auto pallet loader
A German book printer has installed Europe's first Kodak Automatic Pallet Loader to improve production of "just-in-time" work.
Pamarco bolsters pre-press department with EskoArtwork spend
Lancashire-based Pamarco Global Graphics is hunting bigger customers after installing a CDI flexographic platesetter and software suite from EskoArtwork.
Architect buys in Oc TCS500 for historic castle site
A chartered architecture firm has grown its digital colour capacity by investing in an Oc TCS500 for its site in a 14th-century Scottish castle.
Wyndeham Visual Communications makes first buy a month after MBO
Wyndeham Visual Communications (WVC) has made its first acquisition after being spun off from Wyndeham Press Group.
CBI flags economic downturn in 2008
The Confederation of British Industries (CBI) has sounded a downbeat note on the economy for 2008, predicting a GDP rate of 2%, down 0.2% from September.
Opportunities for print industry in growing disposable electronics market
Printing processes could become core technologies in the burgeoning disposable electronics market, which is expected to be worth nearly 13bn by 2015.
Quebecor and Roto speak out over failed takeover bid
Both Quebecor World and Roto Smeets have maintained that the failed takeover bid for Quebecor's European operation represented fair value to Roto's shareholders, who yesterday (13 December) voted...