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Colorbus sets sights on mag sector at Ipex

Colorbus will focus on the magazine sector at Ipex after recent success in newspapers, with installations of its Cyclone Digital Proofer at 19 <i>Financial Times</i> sites and five Trinity Mirror...

Haymarket switch to CTP is complete

Haymarket Publishing has completed its transition to a completely digital workflow for all its titles.

Online service for pass4press gets first users

Online pre-flighting of supplied advertising to the PPAs pass4press format has started.

Trinity Mirror to invest 90m in new kit

Trinity Mirror has revealed the shape of its regional printing operations a year after it committed 90m to press technology.

Fire damage to Scotsman sight

Printing of <i>The Scotsman</i>, <i>Edinburgh Evening News </i>and <i>Scotland on Sunday </i>has been disrupted after a fire at the groups Edinburgh plant, Caledonian Offset, last Friday (1 March).

Forger is jailed

A forger of birth certificates, National Insurance cards and driving licences has been jailed for four and a half years after pleading guilty at Southwark Crown Court.

MAN Roland takes up sheetfed slack

MAN Roland expects the weakened sheetfed sector to hit its 2002 results, but preliminary figures for 2001 show rises in sales and earnings.

Halcyon kits out Park Mill site

Halcyon Business Solutions has completed the first phase of its development plan for its direct marketing operation at Park Mill in West Yorkshire.

CPI group buys Cox & Wyman freehold

Book group CPI has acquired the freehold of its Cox & Wyman paperback plant in Reading.

New technology consultancy for Whild and Boundy

A firm offering technology consultancy, specialist recruitment and sales training for pre-press workflow, e-commerce and MIS has been set up by former Creo and PrintCafe staff.

Komori's enhanced Lithrones to debut at Ipex

Komori will launch a "completely new" B1 press, the Lithrone S40, at Ipex.

Sales director leaves Cradley for rivals

Cradley Print sales director Phil Webster has joined Willenhall-based rival William Gibbons & Sons in a sales capacity following months of speculation about his future.

Growth in margins helps Communisis

Communisis managed to improve margins last year as it continued to "resist the chase for sales volume at any price".

Ex-Swan chief faces lawsuit over disposal

Karran Group is taking legal action against Bill Stillman, the former managing director of Corby-based Swan Innovations and founder of Swan Packaging.

Jarrold Group chief bows out

Jarrold Group chief executive Rob Mills has abruptly left the Norwich firm and has been replaced at the helm of Jarrold Printing by Charles Jarrold.