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Butler & Tanner celebrates its 150 years of history

Butler & Tanner is celebrating its 150th anniversary by producing a special limited edition book

Fuji shifts graphic art film to Holland

Fuji has started manufacturing graphic arts film for European customers at its production site in Tilburg, Holland, in a bid to improve customer service

Silver launches software for 3D and 2D images

Silver Holographic claims to have launched a unique new lenticular software system that allows printers to create 3D or animated 2D images on a PC

Global moves work to Halifax

Global Graphics is transferring the bulk of its UK operations to its Halifax site, which will result in a number of job cuts at its Cheltenham and Thetford operations

Hewlett-Packard stays quiet on merger impact on printing arm

Hewlett-Packard has yet to reveal details of the impact on its printer and commercial printing divisions after its proposed all-share acquisition of Compaq

Business leaders resist joining euro

Ex-BPIF president and W&G Baird chairman Roy Bailie is among the 700 business leaders actively opposing Britain joining the euro

Rexam wins with packaging

Rexams interim results vindicate its decision to jettison non-core activities to concentrate on consumer packaging

Printing.com claims success

Printing.com is considering a second flotation to fund continuing expansion, despite showing operating losses for this year

Duncan creditors face 4.5m deficit

Creditors of Duncan Web Offset will be forced to absorb at least 4.5m in bad debt, according to the administrators report

KBA sales strengthened in Q2

KBAs second-quarter results showed an increase in sales and net income, but the companys order intake has fallen slightly

Coates adopts organic inks

Coates Screen is to replace its lead-based screen inks with organic formulations, and predicts that all residual stocks of lead-based inks will be run down by the end of the year

Enfocus broadens use of Certify PDF technology

Enfocus is to incorporate Certify PDF technology into workflow tools available from the company and its OEMs

Dalim releases 4.5 versions of Litho at Print 01

Dalim Software has released upgrades of its Litho and Twist pre-press software at Print 01

Newsquest set to expand CTP use to five sites

Newsquest will be using CTP in half of its 10 print plants by the end of this month

1st Class Type earns cine digital patent

1st Class Type has received patents for converting encoded cine-type film reels into digital data and has started to offer the service to publishers wishing to digitise 35mm Sapp and 70mm Rachwal...