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Hodge: print can profit from social conscience
Margaret Hodge, the minister of state for industry and the regions, has called for the print industry to step up its environmental credentials and improve profits at the same time.
CPI chief Taylor buys 90% stake to save struggling Clowes
Meanwhile, Mike Taylor has bought a controlling stake in struggling Suffolk book printer Clowes in a deal that could lead to it becoming part of the CPI group.
Closure could relieve rivals
CPIs decision to close Bath Press could lead to increased volumes elsewhere in the industry, according to a rival book printer.
Rail body drops print timetable
The National Railway Timetable Board has stopped the publication of its printed book of timetables.
Printagraph puts 1.5m into five Xerox systems
Printagraph is setting its sights on picking up more on-demand work after replacing its Canon digital set-up with 1.5m worth of equipment from Xerox.
Tangent boosts sales by 30%
Tangent Communications has boosted its margins and turnover as the group aims to build on its full-year results.
HighWater aims to fill manual B1 gap with its new low-cost Cobra
UK pre-press kit manufacturer HighWater Designs has made its first foray into 8-up plate production this week with the launch of its Cobra 8 B1 platesetter at a trade show in the Czech Republic.
Xerox adds AP to 8000 range
Xerox has bolstered its DocuColor 8000 range with the new 8000AP model, which has a set speed of 80ppm on any stock weight up to 300gsm.
Three ex-Sun Chemical staff set up inks firm
Three former Sun Chemical employees, including former Sun Chemical Gibbon managing director Graham Frost, have set up their own inks and coatings venture, Inks Coating European (ICE).
Former NJP site is excavated
Nine months after New Jarrold Printing (NJP) was placed into administration, this is what remains of its central Norwich factory.
KBA predicts a decline in web
KBA has warned that a softening in demand for large newspaper and gravure web presses could affect future performance, as it posted strong first-quarter results.
Cromwell unveils Cpod for on-demand books
Cromwell Press Group is to make a play for the ever growing on-demand book market after launching Cpod.
Wave2s Apollo draws big newspaper clients
Content management software developer Wave2 Media Solutions has signed deals with both Trinity Mirror and Northcliffe as its Apollo software makes its mark on the regional newspaper publishing sector.
WRH to distribute Sandy-Screen's technology
WRH Marketing UK has signed a distribution agreement for Swiss software house Sandy-Screens screening technology.
Patent suits on pre-press tools
US-based Markzware and Bermuda-based VistaPrint have both filed lawsuits for patent infringements this month.