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Agfa to cut costs by 343m a year

Agfa has revealed details of its plan to improve efficiency across the board and invest in new markets. It claimed its Horizon restructuring programme would increase productivity and cashflow and...

HH beats rivals to 8m Centrica deal

Print management firm HH Associates has sealed an 8m-a-year contract with Centrica after beating off competition from 16 rivals.

Clients concerned at Sappi price rise

Woodfree coated paper buyers are surprised and concerned by a 5% price rise from Sappi Fine Paper

Guilbert upgrades Xerox digital deal

Guilbert Print Management Services, a subsidiary of office supplies company Guilbert UK, has turned to Xerox to upgrade its digital printing equipment.

Heidelberg Pro DI notches first sale

Heidelberg signed up Bicester-based Multiflow Print as the worlds first customer for its new Quickmaster Pro DI press at Print UK this week.

Bousfield cuts 40 jobs as orders dip

Bousfield is to cut around 40 jobs from its 180-strong workforce.

Donnelley contacts most NYC staff

RR Donnelley has managed to contact all but three of its 400 New York-based staff following the World Trade Centre attack (<i>PrintWeek</i>, 14 September).

BPIF needs to win over larger firms, says chief

The BPIFs new chief executive, Michael Johnson, has said one of his first priorities will be to recruit more big groups to the federation.

Fujifilm loses key salesmen to rival

Two of Fujifilms five sales staff in electronics have left for close rival CreoScitex as the pre-press salesforce merry-go-round continues.

Copytech installs first Indigo Platinum in UK

Indigo used Print UK to reveal the first customer installation of its Platinum digital colour press, which was being shown for the first time at the show.

Seven workforce pays price of dotcom downturn

Seven Worldwide, the digital imaging firm, is to shed jobs because of the dotcom and industry downturn.

Premier sells Lotem systems

The Polar Print Group in Leicester has installed a CTP system from Premier Integrated Solutions (PIS).

Printing solvents may affect sperm

Print workers exposed to organic solvents could be twice as likely to suffer from low sperm counts, a report from the University of Alberta has claimed.

Adfast service meets targets on file volume

The volume of file transfers on Adfast, the online system developed by the Newspaper Society, has consistently reached 2,000 a week.

Exel appeal to raise funds for Harry's treatment

Exel Graphic Services managing director Brenda Jones is asking the printing community to rally around and help raise money for her nephews son who is seriously ill.