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Printworks (North) installs Duplo to cover full-colour and long-run increase
Commercial printer Printworks (North) has installed a Duplo System 5000 bookletmaker after seeing demand for full-colour and longer-run work increase.

Indonesia to tackle illegal timber exports
A voluntary agreement between the EU and Indonesia to stop exports of illegal timber and related products from the South East Asian nation will only work if corruption is tackled head on, forestry...
The third Indo German packaging-printing conference in November
The third Indo-German Packaging Printing conference will be held from 22-23 November 2011 in Mumbai. It will have experts from the European and Indian print industry who will discuss the science and...

St Ives' Service Graphics builds signage for Peppa Pig theme park
St Ives' large-format and display business Service Graphics has produced 3D signs for the new Peppa Pig World theme park.
Royal Mail launches digitally enabled mail service
Royal Mail has launched a digital watermarking service for direct mail clients that enables quick-response functionality without taking up valuable real estate on marketing materials with ugly 2D...

Aspect Press cuts costs and brings finishing in house with IFS spend
Fast-turnaround printer Aspect Press has cut the bulk of its costs after installing a Horizon Stitchliner 5500 from Intelligent Finishing Systems.

Canon India among Top 25 Best Employers in India
In a study conducted by Aon Hewitt, Canon India has been recognised as one of the best employers in India 2011. The study was done for the seventh time in India in partnership with the Wall Street...
A T Inks introduces new grade of eco solvent inks at ISA trade show in USA
Vadodara-based manufacturer of digital inks, A T Inks manifested its successful participation at ISA International Sign Expo 2011 in USA with a launch of Plug & Play plus Mix & Match eco-solvent inks.

First red tape proposals announced
A major review of red tape is currently being undertaken in a bid to cut fees faced by small and medium businesses, with the first proposals announced this week.

HP T300 inkjet web press enters Asia Pacific at CTPS in China
The first HP T300 inkjet web press has been installed at China Translation & Printing Services (CTPS), a book manufacturing exporter based in Hong Kong.

KBA posts positive quarter, but UK remains 'flat'
KBA has announced its first quarter results, wiping out operating and pretax losses.
Fespa Digital has 400 exhibitors in Hamburg
Fespa Digital 2011 (24-27 May) has shifted its theme from revolution to evolution suggests the wide-format sector is approaching this period of consolidation.
Agfa to add manual Leopard to M-Press flatbed range
Agfa will launch a smaller, manual version of its M-Press Tiger flatbed inkjet press, dubbed the M-Press Leopard, at Fespa Digital this month.

James Cropper ends final salary pension payouts
Members of James Cropper's two funded pension schemes will no longer receive pensions based on their final salary, under changes revealed by the Cumbria-based papermaker this week.
Fujifilm challenges customers with Onset investment website
Fujifilm has launched a new website designed to inform potential customers how an Inca Onset wide-format printer "can pay for itself in just six months".