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Technoprint's York site still in limbo despite Museum Trust U-turn
Technoprint's York subsidiary Barringtons of York, which faced closure before Christmas because its site was being sold to York Museums Trust, has won a reprieve after the Trust pulled out of the...

Henry Ling boosts efficiency with UK-first Kolbus ZU 822 gatherer
Book and journal printer Henry Ling has installed the UK's first Kolbus ZU 822 gatherer increasing the number of stations it can fit on its binding line.

Drytac employs new sales director
Lamination film and machinery manufacturer Drytac Europe has appointed Steve Broad as its sales director.

Bobst brings in new regional sales manager
Finishing equipment manufacturer Bobst has appointed Craig Moran as a sheet-fed regional sales manager.

Food packaging firm fined after laminator incident
A food packaging firm has been fined more than 30,000 by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after an employee was dragged into a laminator.

Oberthur urges De La Rue shareholders to demand contract and customer info ahead of bid deadline
Oberthur has asked De La Rue shareholders to pressure the banknote giant into revealing the company's "current position and prospects" after its takeover target won a deadline for the French firm to...
UPDATE: Overturned lorry carried printing chemicals
An overturned lorry that shed its load, temporarily closing the entry slip road to the M6 southbound at Junction 31 on Monday (10 January), was carrying printing chemicals.

Former director of Heidelberg Southern division John Knight dies
Former Heidelberg Southern division director John Knight has passed away at the age of 73.
MDA Creative closes after contract loss cuts turnover by 55%
Commercial printer and advertising specialist MDA Creative has gone into administration after losing one of its biggest contracts.

DG3 cuts chemistry use following plate switch
DG3 Europe has slashed its pre-press chemistry usage following a switch to Agfa's Amigo TS plate, which uses physical rather than chemical processing.

EskoArtwork targets improved collaboration with WebCenter 10
EskoArtwork has released the latest version of its online collaboration and approval tool for the print and packaging industries, WebCenter 10.

BD&H bolsters wide-format options with Screen Truepress Jet 2500UV investment
Norwich-based BD&H has "stepped up a gear" in its wide-format print operation after investing in a Screen Truepress Jet 2500UV wide format printer.
Error logging introduced to new Zevrix version
Zevrix has announced version 3.10 of BatchOutput, its InDesign automation plug-in.
X-Rite launches InkFormulation 6
X-Rite has released version six of its InkFormulation and ColorQuality software packages for ink manufacturers and printers who formulate their own ink.

AGS to showcase new additions to its colour solution at PrintPack India
Advanced Graphic Systems (AGS), the authorised exclusive master distributor of X-Rite in India will exhibit most of their products including the new additions at PrintPack 2011, New Delhi.