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Robert Fletcher has closed its Stoneclough mill at Radcliffe, Manchester, which produces woodfree bible and printing papers, resulting in the loss of nearly 150 jobs

Httprint has opened its first office on mainland Europe in a bid to take advantage of continental printers sophisticated communications infrastructure

German Encad seller Nonius has developed an ink-jet transfer paper for permanent outdoor graphics, which can be applied to uneven and curved surfaces

Former PaperX.com technology director Ian Leader has acquired all of the software written by PaperX from the receivers and set up a new firm, Exteriority

Belfast-based Textflow has invested 500,000 in three new Heidelberg Digimaster 9110 presses to meet a rise in demand for black-and-white print-on-demand work

Chelsea-based repro house Colourpath has invested 300,000 in digital workflow

Johnston Press is the latest newspaper group to embark upon the route to computer-to-plate, and will begin evaluating systems from Agfa and Kodak Polychrome Graphics later this year

Canon has launched the imageRunner 8500 (iR8500), a new high-volume, print-on-demand digital system

Fuji launched its Lanovia Quattro professional flatbed scanner at Newstec this week

Nuffield Press has signed a deal with Agfa to go CTP

Former director Michael Kemp told the Official Receivers report on Powage Press that problems with a major item of equipment, which others have confirmed was its 74 Karat, were the main reason for the...

KBA has bought Swiss security press development and distribution company De La Rue Giori for an undisclosed sum

Swindon-based Romney Packaging hopes to grow its business by 50% after starting a three-year expansion programme

WAM!NETs Direct! system is providing network connectivity for The Economist between its London publishing headquarters and seven worldwide print sites

Agfa has developed a set of calibration and quality assurance tools for its Sherpa range of digital proofers