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Creo's results bolstered by plates
Creo's plate strategy showed early signs of success, boosting consumables revenue by over 50% in its second quarter results.
Heidelberg unveils XL 105 and Suprasetter
Heidelbergs latest Drupa product news could signal a change in its OEM strategy with third-party vendors.
Drupa launch for Duplo, HPs PDC colour finisher
Duplo Corporation and Hewlett-Packard (HP) will unveil their Production Digital Colour (PDC) Finisher at Drupa.
Ferag and Kolbus in binder venture
Swiss manufacturers Ferag and Kolbus are set to unveil a major joint venture in high-quality perfect binding.
RWE to sell Heidelberg stake
German utility company RWE has made its long awaited move to divest itself of Heidelberg with the announcement of a share placement and exchangeable bond offer on the eve of Drupa.
Glunz & Jensen debuts iCTP
Danish plate processor supplier Glunz & Jensen (G&J) has unveiled the first ink-jet CTP (iCTP) system without chemical processing.
Industry pays tribute as Holland retires
Colleagues, clients and rivals past and present bid farewell to Polestar group development director David Holland at his retirement party last week.
Newbury News in 5.5m Goss deal
The Newbury Weekly News is to invest 5.5m in a new full-colour Goss tower press and an online inserting system.
Polestar Petty orders 4 Ferag Unidrum stitchers
Polestar Petty is set to double its output with four new seven-station Ferag Unidrum 3-420 gatherer-stitcher systems.
Prism signs up to Heidelbergs Prinect system
Prism Europe has become the first third-party MIS supplier to integrate its products into Heidelbergs Prinect integrated workflow.
Proximity sets up production tie-in
Marketing agency Proximity London has linked up with print, mailing and personalisation specialist Orchestra to set up its own production division
Rogers sets up used Muller op
The former manager of Muller Martini UKs bookbinding systems Gary Rogers has set up a company to run as UK agent for Dutch firm EGS.
Rutland shows degree of debt for Openshaw
Openshaw has reported unaudited results that show a net bank debt of 20.7m.
UK tops list as HQ for printing plant
The UK is favourite to be the headquarters for a new printing plant, as German giants Axel Springer, Gruner+Jahr and Arvato announced talks to merge and spin-off their printing operations.
Hendy Banks and Direct Image merge
Hendy Banks Communications and Direct Image Systems & Communications have merged to create the HenDi Group, a 13m turnover commercial print company.