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Reproflex 3 in 300,000 Creo deal

Reproflex 3 has become the first firm in the world to take an end-to-end flexo pre-press set-up from Creo.

AccessPlus wins BMI Healthcare contract

AccessPlus has won a 4.5m contract with BMI Healthcare.

Desmond will talk to new Telegraph owner about printing options

Express Newspapers will hold talks with whoever ends up owning The Telegraph about its continued printing at West Ferry.

KPG launches ExaStore in Europe

Kodak Polychrome Graphics (KPG) has launched its scalable storage system ExaStore to the UK and European market.

Pantone signs deal with Colour Confidence

Pantone has signed a distribution deal with Colour Confidence.

Burall merges specialist divisions

Cambridgeshire-based The Burall Company has restructured its business merging its specialist divisions into a single operation.

KBA eliminates sidelays from 105 feeder

KBAs new Rapida 105 is the worlds first press without sidelays in the feeder.

Creo partners to produce plates for China

Creo has linked up with one of the largest plate manufacturers in China as part of its global plate plans.

Telegraph scotches talk of imminent tabloid launch

The Telegraph Group has denied reports that it is planning the imminent launch of a compact edition of The Daily Telegraph.

Second offshore pre-press firm launches

Global Pre Print has been launched for offshore outsourced pre-press services.

Dickin calls it a day after 47 years in the industry

John Dickin will retire this summer after 47 years in print.

Big Books to promote print to kids launched

The Print Education Forum (PEF) is launching its Big Books designed to inform schoolchildren about the print sector at the DTI today.

Bloomsbury to publish Potter specials

<i>Harry Potter</i> publisher Bloomsbury Publishing is to print 15 editions of existing <i>Harry Potter</i> titles this year, along with adult hardbacks of the first four books.

Profit margins fall, finds BPIF

Increasing finance costs helped push printers average profit margins down to just 3.29% in 2003, according to the BPIF.

Printers hit by Emap closures

Print groups Cooper Clegg and St Ives have been hit by Emaps closure of <i>J17</i> magazine, and suspension of style bible <i>The Face</i>.