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Alderson Brothers Print Group has taken delivery of the UKs first 12-colour Mitsubishi and is planning a 3m-4m investment in a new factory.

Astron has acquired Experians print and mail division in Nottingham and is in negotiations over the future of its 109 employees.

German CTCP specialist basysPrint has been saved by Punch International in a deal worth 3.3m (E5m).

Bloomsbury, the UK publisher of the Harry Potter books, has printed the paperback editions of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix on part-recycled paper, a first for a UK book publisher.

DaimlerChrysler Services has hired Prontaprint, Milton Keynes to produce its human resource and marketing material.

Leicestershire-based large-format specialist Data Image has increased its print capacity by 50-60% after installing a Vutek PressVu, its first flatbed UV curing ink-jet press.

Electronic Solutions is repositioning and rebranding in response to changes in the market and parent agency BBDO.

Exponential-e has created a high-speed ad delivery internet connection that is to replace ISDN and WAM!NET at News Stream.

The All-Party Parliamentary Print Group is to host its annual event for the printing industry at the House of Lords on 13 September.

Consumables dealer GOP has announced ambitious plans to double its turnover by 2006 and expand its national sales network.

MIS supplier Imprint Business Systems has developed a new tool to monitor and control waste throughout production.

Multisets is set to become the first UK owner of Screens new digital Truepress 344, which debuted at Drupa.

Traffic using the Newspaper Societys advertising delivery service Adfast has increased over 100% this year.

Andrew Pindar has started legal proceedings to recall a 500,000 loan he made to sailor Tracy Edwards.

Pira International has confirmed its move to a new location, less than a mile from its present site in Randalls Road, Leatherhead.