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Printers slam 'irresponsible' Unite over pay rise demands

The print industry has rejected demands by Unite for its members to push for 5.1% pay increases.

Manroland expects operational profitability in 2011

Manroland has said it expects a return to profit this year following an increase in orders for 2010.

Stagecoach awards print work for two networks to Lateral's Dialogue business

Stagecoach has awarded a multimillion-pound print management contract to supply tailored material to two rail networks to Dialogue Solutions.

Romax targeting new contracts after ISO 27001 accreditation

Mailing house Romax is targeting new contract wins after it was award ISO 27001 accreditation for information security management.

Meadows launches improved DesignMerge Pro

Meadows has launched the latest version of its DesignMerge Pro suite of plug-ins for Adobe InDesign CS5.

Bluetree cuts front-end bottleneck with Odystar investment

Wide format printer Bluetree Design and Print is to cut a bottleneck in its front-end processing, installing an Odystar workflow system from EskoArtwork.

Ricoh adds Creo print server to flagship Pro C901 Graphic Arts Edition machine

Ricoh has added the Creo C-81 print server as an option to power its Pro C901 Graphic Arts Edition increasing its focus on more demanding graphics arts applications.

Duplo launches desktop card cutter

Finishing equipment manufacturer Duplo has launched a desktop card cutter, which it claims is the "fastest in its class".

Durst to show latest launch at Sign & Digital

Wide-format press manufacturer Durst will be showing its latest machine, Omega 1, at this year's Sign and Digital UK.

Killer app: Special cover kicks up a stink

Art Director at Dennis Publishing's <i>Bizarre</i> magazine Dave Kelsall stumbled across Celloglas's scratch'n'sniff technology while waiting for a foil block to be completed and came up with a unique...

Desmond could sell off magazines

Northern & Shell has dismissed news that it is looking to offload its magazine portfolio as "pure speculation" despite MediaWeek having seen sale proposals.

Alito Color Group to be sold back to previous management

East London printer Alito Color Group is to be sold back to its previous management team after the administrator failed to find a buyer.

Epson unveils line-up for Sign & Digital UK

Epson has said its range of printers will be on the stands of a number of key partners as well as its own at this year's Sign & Digital UK.

Denmore Press launches latest Envelope Data Book

Denmore Press has launched the latest edition of its Envelope Data Book, listing over 1,000 envelopes.

Tussle over vinyl film ads on Mumbai buses

The Regional Transport Office (RTO) directed BEST to discard the vinyl films on the side panels of its King Long buses. RTO claimed that the tinted advertisements reduced visibility, outraging the...