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BASF Printing Systems is to merge with ANI Printing Inks after private equity firm CVC Capital Partners bought both companies.

Southernprint managing director Stephen Clark has played down speculation that he has a number of acquisition targets in his sights.

A bidding war broke out this morning for Linx Printing Technologies after US manufacturer Danaher trumped yesterday's offer for the firm from Illinois Tools Works.

New Jarrold Printing will use next months ECMOD event (European Catalogue and Mail Order Days) to reveal further details of its new factory plans.

A welcome drop in overcapacity and healthy economic conditions this summer produced an upturn for the print industry, according to the BPIFs latest Directions survey.

Eastman Kodak has announced it is to cease graphic arts film production in the UK by the end of March 2005, with the loss of some 250 jobs.

NexPress has signed up Kodak Polychrome Graphics to sell its product range worldwide.

Small printers on the City of London fringes must improve the fundamentals of their businesses to survive, says a report out today.

Inca Digital was ranked at 11 in the Sunday Times Tech Track 100, a listing of the UKs fastest growing technology companies.

The results are in for the joint BPIF and GPMU Partnership at Work Initiative, which sought the opinions of workers and employers on issues affecting company performance and working environment.

Edale has expanded its business further with the opening of a new factory, more staff and expansion into European and US markets.

Pensord has invested 80,000 in a full module 25-user Shuttleworth management information system, the latest part of its 4m investment strategy.

The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (DNB), Butler and Tanners (B&T) biggest ever job, was launched last week with an initial print run of 5,000 per volume.

The government has launched a 10m campaign to encourage recycling. The initiative, co-ordinated by the Waste Resources Action Programme (WRAP), could lead to a rise in newsprint and magazine recycling...

Close Print Finance chief executive Mike Barley has said that he is more optimistic about the print sector than at any time in the past 18 months.