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Xeikon bidders revealed
Two preferred bidders have emerged for Xeikons colour business: MAN Roland and a joint bid from Yam International and Alpha Capital.
Fulmar acquires and expands
Fulmar has revealed a major expansion drive with the acquisition of 7m turnover Quadracolor and the 3.7m purchase of two 12-colour Speedmasters for Fulmar Colour.
St Ives to close Gillingham
St Ives has sent a clear signal to publishers that it will not pursue work at any price with the announcement of the closure of its Gillingham plant.
Greaves presshall to stay open
Polestar has reached an agreement with the presshall workforce at Greaves that will see the Scarborough gravure site remain open for the foreseeable future.
Southernprint set for new customer magazine
Southernprint has won the contract to print the new 325,000-run Toyota customer magazine.
XPS gains favour with police
XPS, the Brighton-based digital printer, has been appointed by nine police forces to print their "activity analysis forms", which enable officers to account for every 15-minute block of their working...
Scott quits role at Paper Federation
Peter Scott has stepped down from his role as director general of the Paper Federation and Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI) with immediate effect.
CellMark aquires OM's shares in Pulpex firm PPR
CellMark Group has acquired OMs shares in Pulp & Paper Research (PPR), the joint venture between the two firms, which holds the commercial rights to derivative market Pulpex.
Sappi profits slump
Sappi has reported a 76% slump in pre-tax profits for the first quarter of 2002, but executive chairman Eugene van As said the South African papermaker was "cautiously optimistic".
Xerox is upbeat at improved results
Xeroxs fourth-quarter results surpassed its expectations, returning it to operational profitability.
Presstek to launch new plate
Presstek will show a prototype processless plate at Ipex suitable for on-press imaging capable of over 100,000 impressions.
EFI to drive DI presses at Ipex
EFI will show its Fiery server driving DI presses and platesetters at Ipex.
Half-price new CTP offered in Ry-Offset package
Ry-Offset Graphics is offering half-price new CTP systems with used four-colour presses from the Ryobi Press Centre.
European base to promote Prolatus
File transmission and proofing workflow firm Prolatus has set up a UK and European office.
Plate flexibility with upgraded PlateRite 8000
Screen has released a new version of its B1 thermal PlateRite 8000 CTP system that can cope with a wider spectrum of plates.