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Finance experts' reaction to the Budget 2011
Cuts to corporation tax and fuel duty and a one year extension to the Small Business Rate Relief (SBRR) holiday were the main news for business from today's "fiscally neutral" budget.

Pitney Bowes targets high-volume transactional printers with new Intellijet
Pitney Bowes has launched the latest in its Intellijet line of transactional mail printers, aimed at improving lean manufacturing for its users.

RedTie appoints new chief after Stefani's resignation
RedTie has announced the appointment of a new managing director following the surprise departure of chief executive Marian Stefani earlier this month.

Telegraph runs 'national newspaper first' scratch and sniff page
Telegraph Media Group (TMG) included a scratch and sniff competition page in Saturday's edition of <i>The Daily Telegraph</i>, which was printed in line with the rest of the paper.

Noida's Narain Printers adds a five-colour press to its print armoury
Noida-based Narain Printers has installed a pre-owned five-colour Heidelberg press and are planning expansion of its facility, its third, in and around Noida as well as buying a CTP and single-colour...

Jitendra Desai of Navjivan Press is no more
Jitendra Desai, the managing director of Navjivan Trust, which was set up by Mahatma Gandhi, passed away on 21 March.

Bengaluru-based Ramya Reprographic expands to new 90,000 sq/ft factory
In keeping with their expanding business, Bengaluru-based Ramya Reprographic is shifting into a much larger premise in Singasandra, behind Dakshin Honda, Hosur Road.

Indo German Conference stresses the importance of consumables
The Indo-German conference on Printing Materials was held on 4-5 March, a Hotel Novatel in Mumbai.Key presentations were made by industry speakers.

UPDATED: Komori powers on after quake-hit partners struggle
Komori has said that supply of machinery and parts has been unaffected after it temporarily ceased production when the massive earthquake hobbled some production partners in Japan.

Augustus Martin unveils magnetic display system for POP displays
Augustus Martin has unveiled a magnetic display system that the company claims will help retailers to "rethink their semi-permanent POS proposition".

Sharp picked up 6m NGS for 275,000
NGS Print Finishers was trading profitability up until almost three months before its administration earlier this month, according to the administrator's report.

DS Print closes doors
Commercial printer DS Print, formerly known as Lingfield Press, has entered liquidation after closing its doors.

Unite slams government over 'anti-growth' training proposals for SMEs
Unite has hit out at the government over its failure to extend the right to time off for training to small businesses.

Budget Analysis: Printers decode the knots and crosses
Anand Limaye speaks to print experts who rate the budget and its impact on the economy

NGS administrator confirms sale to previous director, 13 days after completion
The administrator for NGS Print Finishers has confirmed that the business was sold back to its original owner, 13 days after the sale.