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Top staff leave after review at Impact

Two senior managers at Impact Litho have left the firm after an operational review by parent group Wyndeham

Xaar will not show page-wide at Ipex

Xaar will not show its page-wide array ink-jet print head at Ipex although it claims the product is on schedule

Duncan Web slide hits parent profits

The full extent of Duncan Web Offset's financial problems has been revealed after its parent, Duncan Holdings, filed accounts for the year to 31 December 2000

Oce purchases Practical Print

Oce (UK) has bought Reigate-based Practical Print Solutions as it looks to grow its facilities management business

30 jobs to go in JCM relocation

JCM Media is relocating its printing operations to create efficiencies in a move that will mean 30 job losses from its 350-strong workforce

PrintCity plans for clear workflows at Ipex

The PrintCity exhibit at Ipex next April will feature more clearly defined workflows and fewer standalone exhibits than it did at Drupa 2000, when the concept was first launched

Gutenberg put in doubt again via BBC2 show

Two researchers cast doubt on our long-held assumptions about Gutenberg's printing methods in a documentary screened on BBC2 this week

Documedia sold to ControlP for 1.7m

ControlP has acquired the assets of Documedia, which went into administrative receivership last month, in a deal worth 1.65m

Subsidiaries of Photobition in administration

Photobition's administrative receivers have announced that eight of the group's subsidiaries are in company voluntary arrangements (CVA), with another five in administration

Print Factory keeps Hilton Hotel contract

Hilton Hotels has renewed and extended its three-year contract with Watford-based print and facilities management group The Print Factory, in a deal worth 9m

Xerox joins digital halls in Ipex move

Xerox is relocating its "Future Print Now" exhibit from Hall 16 to Halls 3 and 3a at Ipex

IoP to debate euro at HoC

"This house believes that the UK printing industry will benefit from full monetary membership of the European Community" is the topic of this year's Institute of Printing House of Commons Debate

Print Direct and Manor merge

Commercial printers Print Direct and Manor Press have merged under one roof at Print Direct's Maidenhead site

Team Impression exceeds targets

Leeds-based start-up Team Impression has "comfortably exceeded" its first months sales target

Aylesford bid wins WRAP preferences

Aylesford Newsprint has been named as the preferred bidder for the additional UK newsprint reprocessing capacity by the Waste and Resources Action Programme