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Uchitha in Mumbai marks high success following VioStar platesetter buy
Ten months after installing a new VioStar FA8 platesetter from TechNova and bringing pre-press facility in-house, Mumbai-based Uchitha Graphic Printers, is "pleased with the progress it has been...
PrintFactory gains HP certification
Banner, sign and superwide format printing software PrintFactory 4.1 has become a certified partner for HP.

Dimatix announces Emerald Q-Class print heads
Print head manufacturer Fujifilm Dimatix has announced 30-80 and 80-200 picolitre additions to its Q-Class range of print heads.

Unite demands WWF meeting over 'unprintable PDF' file format
Unite has requested a meeting with the WWF over its saveaswwf unprintable file format, in a bid to prevent "negative consequences for print and paper workers in the UK".
ID Card scheme closed, branded 'ineffective and expensive'
The Labour party's controversial ID Card scheme, which would have potentially brought millions of pounds of print to the UK, received the final nail in its coffin yesterday (21 December).
Pitney Bowes president retires
Pitney Bowes International has announced that its executive vice president and president Patrick Keddy will retire from the company at the end of the year.

Paper employees offered 2.5% pay increase
Employees in the paper manufacturing sector have been offered a 2.5% pay increase across the board after negotiations between Unite and industry representatives.
Trinity splits Daily Post in micro-zoning move
Newspaper publisher Trinity Mirror has continued its newspaper micro-zoning in Wales, with the Daily Post being split into two editions.

Synergie Group completes 1m spend with Kodak Nexpress investment
Synergie Group has finalised a 1m investment in digital and finishing kit in 2010 after taking delivery of a Kodak Nexpress SX colour production press.

APS Group acquires Dutch print manager
Print manager APS Group has expanded its overseas business, taking a majority stake in Dutch marketing, design and print management company Relate4U.
RR Donnelley in $1.75bn refinance
RR Donnelley, the world's largest printer, has signed up to a new $1.75bn (1.13bn) revolving credit agreement with a group of lenders that includes Bank of America, Citibank, JP Morgan, Morgan...

New Year Predictions - Steve Sibbald's take on 2011
Steve Sibbald, national officer, Unite

New Year Predictions - Bryan Godwyn's take on 2011
Bryan Godwyn, managing director, Intelligent Finishing Systems

New Year Predictions - Duarte Goncalves's take on 2011
Duarte Goncalves, managing director, DXG Media

WWF Germany's anti-printing PDF campaign exposes internal rifts
The 'save as WWF' campaign launched by WWF Germany this month has not only outraged the print and paper industries but, according to correspondence seen by <i>PrintWeek</i>, has caused a rift within...