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Lynhurst takes spend up to 2m

Lynhurst Press has made further investment in new kit, bringing its spend in the past year to over 2m

Cond beats digital deadline

Cond Nast has beaten its self-imposed deadline of next month to produce all of its titles using digital workflows

MY beta tests lead to Heidelberg deal

MY Holdings has just completed secret beta tests on the Speedmaster CD 74 and has signed an agreement to buy the six-colour machine

"Depressing" time ahead, says BPIF

The first three months of 2001 indicate that there are, at best, uncertain times ahead for printers, according to the BPIF

Vio to close after backers withdraw

Managed service provider and ASP Vio is to cease operations this summer

Turning point embraces online production software

Turning Point Technologies is rolling out Dalims online flatplanning and production tracking software, Ficelle, after a successful test installation at Keene Group

New CreoScitex PDF ultility aims to solve trouble

CreoScitex has launched a new PDF utility that is "the answer to a lot of peoples problems with PDF," according to UK marketing manager Maria Machera

Fuji refutes that News International is turning to Agfa

Fuji Graphic Systems has quashed talk that News International has been running down stocks of Fujis FNN-E plate and switching to Agfas N91

Hewlett-Packard launches reseller support deal

Resellers of Hewlett-Packards large-format printers will gain access to a Central Marketing Fund under a new support programme unveiled by the manufacturer

Hewlett-Packard will use PDF

Hewlett-Packard will use PDF as the preferred file format for use in its printing products, and has joined the standards development body CIP4

PaperExchange offers bolt-on website sales

PaperExchange Europe has developed a product that will allow paper sellers to "bolt on" a transaction facility to their own websites

CIP4 unveils final JDF specifications

CIP4 has released the final specification for version 1.0 of the Job Definition Format (JDF)

Is natural pulping a viable process?

Natural Pulping plans to establish itself as a market leader in the production of environmentally friendly pulp from raw materials

Polestar gains 40m contract

Polestar has won an extension to its contract to print the Saturday and Sunday magazine supplements for Express Newspapers

AGI Media adds former St Ives chief to board

Former St Ives director Ken Pardey has joined AGI Media Packaging as a non-executive director