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Here's the forecast for 2008 from <b>Duplo International UK marketing manager Peter Jolly</b>.

The UK's consumer watchdog has cleared the 27.2m acquisition of UK-based PFE International, the folding and inserting kit manufacturer, by global mailroom giant Neopost.

Trinity Mirror has claimed a win in the race to full-colour among the red-top tabloids as its press installation programme leapt ahead of schedule.

Readers of printed and online news are more influential than general web surfers, according to a survey conducted for the Newspaper National Network.

Heidelberg has announced a series of technical tutorials for users of its Prinect PrePress Interface, which links its presses to workflow systems.

Fujifilm is running an eco roadshow to highlight how environmentally friendly business practices, such as using processless plates, can help printers increase efficiency and improve performance.

Xerox has gained environmental certifications for its paper products across 17 countries in Europe and North America, giving it the largest geographic area of any Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)...

The North East Mailing Centre (NEMC) has invested 500,000 in continuous-feed printing equipment from Xerox.

Rovert Equipment Company has struck a distribution deal with Duplo to supply its range of bookletmakers, the first of which has just been installed in a North Wales school.

Hine Labels has installed a Xeikon 330 label press to meet growing customer demand for digital production.

Pinders is targeting a 100% increase in output and "improved lead times" after investing 200,000 in a superwide-format Vutek digital press.

Communisis has announced two new appointments to its board of directors, with Peter Hickson joining as non-executive chairman and Nigel Howes taking on the role of non-executive director.

PaperCo is to bump up the green credentials of its 9lives coated recycled range by switching manufacturers from Burgo Group to Arjowiggins.

XChange International has released Human Software's PhotoSpray plug-in for Adobe Photoshop and Photoshop Elements, offering the ability to spray pictures on top of RGB photos or layers.