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Sericol boosts demo facility
Fujifilm Sericol has invested 200,000 in the demo facilities at its European headquarters and unveiled a raft of changes in its international board.
Lettershop spend bolsters capacity
The Lettershop Group has made a 4m investment in new equipment, creating the UKs largest Scheffer installation and boosting its personalisation capabilities.
Drent buys RDP for exposure in North America
Drent Goebel has bought Canadian narrow web press manufacturer RDP Marathon for an undisclosed sum.
Printers brace themselves for YMP wild weekend
Thrill-seeking printers are to explore their inner selves in the wilds of Wales next month as they scramble along white-water gorges and plunge into dank caves.
BDL, OTM handed First Choice work
Holiday firm First Choice has firmed up its print supply arrangements, with a print management deal for BDL Print Group and a separate ticket printing contract for OTM.
Ex-B&T Taylor joins Screen as Euro marketer
Tim Taylor has been appointed European marketing manager at Screen and is hoping his 20 years of graphic arts experience will help him make a mark beyond Europe.
Adobe pitches benefits of ASN to the industry
Adobe is looking for printers to join the Adobe Solutions Network (ASN).
Thinkprint links up with school
Cheshires Thinkprint UK has gone back to school. The Northwich firm teamed up with the local Hartford High School for a prospectus including photos and words by the youngsters.
Womens lifestyle mags drop cover flap designs
Recently launched womens lifestyle magazines Easy Living and Happy have both dropped their distinctive cover flaps, which aimed to make them stand out from newsstand rivals.
Women fly high in Forbes list
Print and publishing figures have featured strongly in a list of the worlds 100 most powerful women.
Zurich revives Polestar cover
Zurich has reinstated credit cover for Polestar following a meeting with the print groups finance director Peter Johnston.
TripleArc not a bid target says one City source
Industry speculation that ex-TripleArc non-executive director David Wong may be positioning himself to make a bid for the group has been dismissed as unlikely by a City source.
Rafferty mum over Kall Kwik rumours
Printing.com chief executive Tony Rafferty has declined to confirm or deny speculation that he is about to mount a bid for both Kall Kwik and Prontaprint, part of the Adare Group.
Press giants court Trinity Mirror deal
The gloves are off for three press manufacturers chasing a massive spend that will give Trinity Mirror full-colour newspapers by 2008.
Bay Print snaps up Fencourts assets
Bay Print has acquired the assets and taken on 16 of the staff of collapsed Fencourt Printers, and invested over 1.5m in new equipment.