News

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has offered ArjoWiggins a lifeline, potenitially saving the 150 jobs under threat at its Fort William mill.

Second-quarter results for Xerox and EFI show a mixed picture.

Xerox is to make inline UV varnishing available on its iGen3 digital press in the fourth quarter of 2005.

Colour Confidence has been appointed UK distributor of PrintDevizor, a package that shows users special inks and decorative finishes in realistic virtual 3D views.

Creo has launched a new B2 platesetter, the Magnus 400, which replaces the Lotem 400.

Equipment dealer Danwood presented a range of digital equipment at Perivale-based Graphic Arts Equipments (GAE) open days last week.

A start-up firm is set to take the UKs first Heidelberg Speedmaster CD 102 configured as a dedicated coater.

Digital print software specialist TimeHarvest has added a feature to its quoting system to compare production costs across different digital and conventional presses.

Friedheim International is relaunching its MBO Folding School after an absence of six years.

Muller Martini has halved the price of its stitching heads in a move to entice customers away from using alternative units.

The Global Forest and Paper Industry Survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has found profitless growth across all sectors.

1st Byte is to add a Horizon HOF-30 sheet feeder to its booklet production line.

Heronswood Press has installed a Thando 50P pile turner, which is already boosting productivity for the commercial print firm.

Century 23 has won the contracts to supply print for several venues at this years Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Forscot has published an environmental consultation report on its 1bn integrated forest industry project.