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Direct Commerce ups print run after reader survey
Catalogue and home shopping trade publication Catalogue e-business has rebranded and increased its printed circulation after readers lauded the printed word.
Fespa Digital research highlights wide-format opportunities
The economic downturn has driven the need for wide-format print service providers to evolve, to become more growth-driven and improve operational effectiveness, according to new research.
Nationwide sponsors Mail on Sunday finance section
The Mail on Sunday's Personal Finance section has signed up building society Nationwide to a 12-month sponsorship.
Omkar opts for a KBA, eyes premium jobs
Omkar Arts will embark on an expansion plan by investing in India's first KBA Rapida 75E four-colour press in Mumbai. The brand-new KBA will be supplied by Indo Polygraph Machinery, the Indian...
Metamation software sought by print firms
Chennai-based India Metamation software has successfully implemented its IMP - imposition and planning software in several top print firms since its launch at Ipex 2010.
Kolkata's GS Graphics automates platemaking, to dig deeper with plans to start print business
GS Graphics, a print consumable trading firm, which diversified into pre-press services, has strengthened its facility with the installation of a Highwater Cobra 8-up violet CTP.
Killer app: Fuller in zoo balancing act
Fuller Davies has continued to bolster its green credentials after printing its first job on carbon-balanced paper, part of a project for Colchester Zoo. The Ipswich-based business has produced an...
Berforts targets digital 'sweet spot' with Kolbus case-binding spend
Berforts has responded to growing demand for short-run, casebound books after investing more than 500,000 in a Kolbus case-binding system.
Distressed print and paper companies on the decrease
Print and packaging is one of the sectors with fewer companies in trouble year-on-year, according to the latest Red Flag statistics from Begbies Traynor.
Ashgate Automation to team with Konica Minolta at Northprint
Finishing equipment supplier Ashgate Automation will be at this year's Northprint, on digital press manufacturer Konica Minolta's stand.
Egmont to launch Disney magazine in UK
Customer publisher Egmont is to produce Disney's <i>DYOU</i> magazine for its UK launch.
The POD opportunity has come and gone
Book publishers rose to market demand by inventing the paperback but missed the boat this time round
Deben Print invests in UK's first Heidelberg Speedmaster SM52 UV
Deben Print has invested in a press that does "all it wanted, and more" after taking delivery of the UK's first Heidelberg UV Speedmaster SM52.
Flexpress moves into book market with Horizon spend
Commercial printer Flexpress has moved into the book and periodical market after installing a Horizon SPF-FC200A booklet production line from Intelligent Finishing Systems (IFS).
Agfa unveils latest 5m-wide Agfa Jeti printer
Agfa has unveiled the latest addition to its Jeti series of wide-format printers, the 5048 UV XL, which is targeting the 5m-wide UV-curable inkjet market.