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Oc ramps up production to meet backlog

Oc has reported a small drop in its third quarter revenues posting sales of 445m (e646m), down 1%.

KPG lifts lid on its VioletNews plate

KPG has weighed into the growing violet plate market, but has simultaneously reaffirmed its belief that thermal is here to stay.

Margins on the up at St Ives

St Ives' focus on cost reduction and the right work mix is paying off.

NI to pump 600m into site overhaul

News International (NI) has confirmed the details of its long awaited press investment plan, which includes a 600m spend and a move away from Wapping to the home counties.

Goss rebadges former Heidelberg webs

A unit of the former Heidelberg Sunday web was shown with a Goss badge for the first time at GraphExpo this week.

US Army displays mobile print unit from Iraq

The US Army displayed a "Deployable Print Production Center" that had been in operation in Baghdad at GraphExpo.

Wyndeham breaks new ground with Reveal deal

Wyndeham has won the contract for Reveal, the new womens weekly from NatMags that launches this week.

KPG unveils violet plate at Ifra

KPG has weighed into the growing violet plate market, but has simultaneously reaffirmed its belief that thermal is here to stay.

Xant launches speedy new platesetter

Xant launched what it claimed was the worlds fastest metal platesetter at Chicagos Graph Expo.

Xerox doubles speed of highlight colour

Xerox has almost doubled the speed of its highlight colour printing capability with a new machine, previewed at GraphExpo in Chicago this week.

Sheffield pre-press passes to Polestar

Polestar has been handed the pre-press area of its Sheffield superplant from development partner Gazeley and will begin installing equipment next week.

Williams Lea grows in US with BBS buy

Williams Lea has acquired US-based Bowne Business Solutions (BBS), its long-term joint venture partner, in a 100m ($180m) deal.

Administrator appointed for White Productions

A liquidator has been appointed to White Productions following its winding-up by Perivan Group administrator, Begbies Traynor.

Guardian piece angers BPIF

The BPIF has slammed a full-page article published in The Guardian which claimed that UK Print plc was in terminal decline.

NI plans print site at Waltham Cross

News International (NI), the owner of Wapping, is planning to build a print plant on a 40-acre, 21m site on a business park in Hertfordshire.