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Label Apeel pushes into food area

Label Apeel has spent 750,000 on label presses and a management information system to push it further into the food sector.

Goodhead boosts its sales force

The Goodhead Group has made a raft of new appointments to boost its sales force.

Setback for mags as OFT calls distribution system

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has stunned the magazine and newspaper industry by declaring that the current distribution system is illegal.

Barnes to join HH as IT chief

Alex Barnes is set to join HH Associates from Communisis, where he has worked for the last 13 years.

Eclipse installs Speedmaster

The Eclipse Printing Company has upgraded its print and finishing equipment in a 700,000 investment, due to be completed in October this year.

Printing.com reports 60% surge in profits

Printing.com has lived up to city expectations with strong year-end results, while also celebrating its first signed deal with an international Master Franchisee.

CPS to move to sister firm site

CPS Chemical Products and Services is set to open a new manufacturing facility at the headquarters of its sister company MacDermid Autotype in Wantage, Oxfordshire.

Lingfield Press fires up 10-colour Heidelberg

Lingfield Press has spent 790,000 on a 10-colour Heidelberg, believed to be one of the first used B2 long perfectors sold in the UK.

Magical mystery tour

Heidelberg is spreading the word on colour management with the Prinect Colour Solutions Tour.

Ancient House secures deal through Sublima

Ancient House Printing scored its latest contract by installing Agfas Sublima screening technology.

QuarkXPress bridges colour gap

Quark officially launched its QuarkXPress 7 software last week with a tool to improve colour reproduction.

Appointment boosts Delphax Technologies strategy for UK

Delphax Technologies has secured the services of former Kodak Versamark consultant Peter Poulton to help boost its presence in the UKs direct mail and transactional print markets.

TIPA award for Canon Europe

Canon Europe has scooped an award for one of its large-format printers at the Technical Image Press Association awards (TIPA).

Lea picks TurboStream for colour short runs

Lea Printers hopes to gain the edge on short-run four-colour work after buying an HP Indigo TurboStream from The Digital People.

Tech-ni-folds new HQ opens

Tech-ni-fold has officially opened its new offices, just off the M1 in Lutterworth, Leicestershire.