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Print businesses affected by the Buncefield oil depot explosion in Hemel Hempstead are beginning to return to their damaged premises.

Sunday newspaper <i>The Observer</i> will move to the Berliner format from 8 January, just four months after sister paper <i>The Guardian</i> switched to the format.

Around 500 French paperworkers have demonstrated against proposals to cut up to 1,000 jobs by paper companies in the Calais region.

Agfa is to target high-volume printers in the UV market with the launch of the low-chemistry Amigo, the first of a series of expansions to its ThermoFuse plate range.

RR Donnelley has bought UK-based disaster recovery mailing firm, Critical Mail Continuity Services (CMCS), for an undisclosed sum.

Vertis has completed its exit from the European market by selling London pre-media divisions Vertis PRS and Admagic to rival firm Tag.

Newspaper publisher Trinity Mirror is aiming for further cost savings of 15m in 2006 as a response to increasing newsprint prices and the weak advertising market.

Mutoh has launched the Rockhopper 3, which will be distributed in the UK by ArtSystems.

Printers in Hemel Hempstead were not the only ones to be rocked by fire last weekend after two, admittedly smaller, explosions hit Polestar Sheffield.

Warners Midlands has signed for a 32pp MAN Roland Lithoman as it prepares to open a new factory in Lincolnshire.

A UK print buyer has set up the International Print Purchasing Standards Association (IPPSA) to create a new environment for print procurement.

The European Commission has launched an investigation into the benefits of state aid for WRAP, the paper industry recycling scheme funded by the UK Government.

Independent Paper (IP) is returning to profitability after a tough two years, according to managing director Mike Gee.

Graphic Arts Equipment hopes that ease of use will be a number-one selling point for its new entry-level paper drill.

Encore Machinery is upping automation in its MB folding set-up with a unique gatefold plate that requires no installation or programming.