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The Envelope Works buys two Halm presses to meet rise in four-colour demand
Envelope printer and manufacturer The Envelope Works has invested in a Halm EM4000 four-colour press and a Halm 6in two-colour jet press in response to an increasing demand for four-colour work.
Formica fined after worker loses finger
Laminate manufacturer Formica has been fined 8,000 after one of its employees lost a finger in an accident.

Technoprint hits out at union for legal action threat over Sessions purchase
One of the companies threatened with legal action by Unite, after taking on elements of failed printer Sessions of York, has criticised the union for its handling of the situation.
Transactis migrates to ADF environment with InfoPrint
Data insight and transactional print business Transactis has taken delivery of InfoPrint's Automated Document Factory (ADF) workflow software as it migrates to an ADF printing and mailing environment.
Andhra Pradesh Paper Mills is now FSC certified
Andhra Pradesh Paper Mills (APPM) has received forest stewardship council's (FSC) chain-of-custody (COC) certificate for its responsible sourcing of pulpwood fibre for manufacture of pulp and paper.

Polestar awarded Telegraph Media Group contract extension
Polestar has been awarded a five-year contract extension to print three weekly magazine titles for Telegraph Media Group.

Taurus invests in Heidelberg five-colour
Taurus Print has updated its presses department with the purchase of a new Heidelberg SM 74-5+L five-colour B2 press.
Roland DG aims to grow Irish presence with Sign and Digital appointment
Roland DG plans to extend its presence in Ireland with the appointment of wide-format kit supplier Sign and Digital as a premium partner of its business.

Staudigl Druck invests in second TJ8350 for poster work
Germany-based Staudigl Druck has added a second HP Scitex TJ8350 in order to handle a growing demand for personalised poster work.

The unique tale of Ashok Nerker - in India and the Middle East
Ashok Nerker, owner of Unique Photo Offset and Gulf Scan talks to Ramu Ramanathan about the trends in the print market of Mumbai and Sharjah.

First CTP platesetter enters Jammu & Kashmir at Kashmir Times
Jammu & Kashmir-based newspaper Kashmir Times, has installed a Platerite-2055vi-s CTP platesetter from Agfa at KT Printing Press, Digiana on August 8, 2010.

Printing books ?t for a novice
Jo Francis tracks down the solutions to your technical troubles
Reader Reaction: Are lending conditions improving for the print industry?
We ask whether you agree with last week's BBA research that said lending was still limited

De La Rue silent as shares drop on surprise Hussey departure
Uncertainty continues to dog De La Rue after last week's shock announcement that chief executive James Hussey had quit due to ongoing problems with banknote paper production.
CFH appointed to Buying Solutions framework
Mailing specialist CFH Total Document Management has been appointed to a supplier framework by the public sector procurement organisation Buying Solutions.