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RCS buys guillotine to overcome bottleneck
Commercial printer RCS has increased the productivity of its large-format finishing department with a Polar 176X from Heidelberg.

MIS experts push for greater compatibility
Experts tackled the complex subject of MIS in yesterday's webcast on printweek.com, with MIS users claiming there is still work to be done in engineering systems so that there is greater...
WRH ups range with kit deals
WRH Marketing has expanded its product range, with a view to supplying kit beyond its traditional sectors of newspaper and commercial web-offset mailrooms.

Blue & Inc Solutions in 'strategic partnership'
Commercial printer Blue Group has denied speculation that it had bought digital printer Inc Solutions; however, it confirmed the two firms were "working together in a strategic partnership".

Rishabh Singhvi: A quest for technical and financial excellence
International Print-O-Pac (IPP) is the Printing Company Of The Year 2010. Rishabh Singhvi unravels the best practices which make IPP the best.
Laminator increases productivity and cuts costs for Swoop Media
Cross-media company Swoop Media has increased productivity and cut costs in its print division after installing a Matrix 370 laminator from Binding Store.

Government launches council newspaper consultation
The coalition government has backed publishers' complaints about council-run newspapers.

Polestar Colchester takes on Best work in new deal
Polestar has won a two-year contract to print NatMags' women's weekly Best magazine.

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Khushru Patel: Exceeding customers' expectation
Jak Printers operates with a slogan "We make a difference" which is key to all their activities. It won two PrintWeek India Award 'prisms' for Innovative and Book Printer of the Year 2010.

Ancient print tools go under the hammer
A collection of traditional binding tools, presses and equipment are up for sale at auction following the death earlier this year of a former master bookbinder.

DMGT trading ahead of expectations
Newspaper publisher Daily Mail General Trust (DMGT) has said that it is trading ahead of expectation in its interim management statement for the third quarter.
Uncertainty over Norpak after administration
Uncertainty surrounds the future of polywrapping manufacturer Norpak (Europe), which went into administration last month.

Global Graphics Software updates Harlequin Plus Server RIP
Global Graphics Software has introduced extended support for modulated screening and added Windows 7 and Mac Snow Leopard platform support to the latest version of its Harlequin Plus Server RIP.

Trinity Mirror first UK company to retain Carbon Trust Standard
Newspaper publisher Trinity Mirror has become the first UK company to retain the Carbon Trust Standard.