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PerfectProof opens UK sales office
PerfectProof, the Belgium-based digital proofing specialist, has opened an office in Manchester to spearhead its UK expansion plans.

Bids for Buhrs could reach six, administrator claims
The administrator for Dutch finishing equipment manufacturer Buhrs has said there could be as many as six bids for the failed company.
KBA launches carbon calculator service
KBA has teamed up with ClimatePartner to offer customers a platform to address their carbon footprint.

Shiraz appoints Mooney to lead European push
London-based Shiraz Software has appointed Tom Mooney as business development manager in order to secure European distributors of the RIP software.

Vio and GMG form partnership to boost ad automation
Vio Worldwide has formed a strategic partnership with GMG UK that will allow pre-press companies to integrate both companies' software to better effect.

Pindar promises better after 6.8m 2009 loss
Pindar chairman Andrew Pindar has described the company's awful 2009 results as "a scar on our history", while vowing to get the company back on track this year.

Duplo launches DB-200 update to enable hardcover case binding
Duplo International has launched the DB-280 desktop perfect binder, the company's first entry-level perfect binder to feature case binding for hardcover books.

City Print invests in five-colour Heidelberg after flood damage
Irish printer City Print has invested in a five-colour Heidelberg CD 102-5+L after a flood damaged the company's existing press set-up last year.
Newsquest sells Cheshire plant
Newspaper publisher Newsquest has sold its Cheshire plant to pharmaceutical company M&A Pharmachem.

Printing.com unveils W2P strategy as trading 'softens'
Printing.com has said that trading conditions softened slightly across its franchise network in June, ahead of its AGM in Manchester this afternoon (16 July).

CTP systems penetrate interiors of Tamil Nadu state
CTP installations in Tamil Nadu have reaffirmed the commitment of the state's commercial printers to high quality print jobs.
Carson corrects cracking issue
Commercial printer Carson Service Printers has eradicated a cracking problem in its finishing department by adding scoring wheels to its Rollem folder.

IFS creates new role for Harrison
Finishing equipment supplier Intelligent Finishing Systems (IFS) has appointed Alan Harrison to the newly created role of technical director.

BemroseBooth sold to Paragon Group
Paragon Group has bought the remaining Hull and Teesside sites of BemroseBooth, comprising its remaining ticketing and loyalty card printing operations.

Specle and Loveurope team up to offer 'one-click pre-press'
Specle has unveiled a strategic partnership with Loveurope that both parties claim could herald the era of "one-click pre-press".