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Kodak Polychrome Graphics has lured Hoechst veteran Peter Blum out of retirement to become the new head of its crucial European operations, and has also announced two further key appointments in the...

Clerkenwell-based digital printer 1st Byte has ordered the UKs first two Indigo XB2, B2 digital colour presses as part of a 1.6m investment.

Two of the print procurement dotcom firms have pulled out of plans to float on the stock exchange following the high profile plummet of high tech stocks.

Increasing merry-go-round action in the paper industry this week saw Mets-Serla gain 100% control of Modo Paper after buying out joint owners Holmen and SCA in a 1.43bn (EUR2.3bn) debt-free deal.

Agfa has hit back at CreoScitex by posting record sales for electronic equipment sales at Drupa a show which has seen a boom in orders for computer-to-plate systems.

Rival managers at Adare are firming up bids to snatch control of the 18-company group, with finance director Peter Lynch claiming to enjoy the support of an army of loyal managers.

WAM!NET chose Drupa to relaunch itself as an Application Integration Provider (AIP) and has signed a number of new agreements.

European technology firm Cambridge Consultants is spinning off its industrial ink-jet printer business.

Heidelberg has taken orders at Drupa in excess of Euro1bn. This figure includes the seven Mainstream 80 newspaper web presses purchased by West Ferry, the largest order taken at a trade fair in the...

Centurfax has extended its range of dot meters with the launch of the multi-function FlexoDot and CCDot4 handheld devices.

Vegra has launched a new range of anti-corrosion fountain solutions, which it claims could protect presses against oxidisation well beyond their lifespan.

Purup-Eskofot has signed orders worth over 25m at Drupa, more than double its pre-show target. Contracts were taken for 50 ImageMaker CTP systems but the best seller has been the companys new SpinJet...

Wolstenholme International has launched a new range of water-based metallic inks and a software addition for Adobe PhotoShop which integrates them into the design process.

PrintWeek can reveal that two European paper manufacturers are providing the substrate used in the highly secretive production of Pokmon cards.

Polestars half-year figures show pre-tax profits of 8.8m (1999 loss: 2.7m) on sales down 6.6% at 247.1m.