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BCQ Group launches wide-format division
Commercial printer BCQ has launched a wide-format division following kit purchases from Mimaki and Canon.
Spandex releases repositionable versatile vinyl
Spandex has launched a white, semi-matt, self-adhesive vinyl for large-format applications.
Evening Standard records 28.3m loss in first year of trading
Evening Standard, the company created to buy the London newspaper of the same name, has recorded a 28.3m loss in its first year of trading.
National Trust renews print deal with St Ives
National Trust has renewed a contract with St Ives to print its annual handbook and tri-annual magazine.
Domestic newsprint manufacturers rise the price by 7-8%
Newsprint manufacturers in India have decided a price rise of 7-8% on domestic newsprint. It will come into effect from the quarter beginning July 1.
Polestar UK Print reveals 38m pre-tax loss in 2009 accounts
Polestar UK Print recorded a 38m pre-tax loss on a turnover of 275.7m for the year to 30 September 2009.
TechNova's premium sheetfed fount, AkronGold makes smooth entry into Indian print market
TechNova has said that since the launch of AkronGold, its latest premium plate safe fountain solution concentrate for sheetfed offset presses with alcohol and integrated dampening systems in the...
Monotech is the master distributor for Highwater in India
Monotech Systems, a solution provider for pre-press machineries and digital printers has been announced as the master distributor for Highwater's complete range of Cobra and Python 120 mw violet...
ADP launches postcard app for iPhone
Advantage Digital Print (ADP) has launched an iPhone app that enables users to create and upload postcards that the company then prints and sends.
Solopress Print and Design chooses Shuttleworth for customised MIS
Solopress Print and Design has installed a full Management Information System (MIS) from Shuttleworth in order to improve efficiency.
Clearview Press acquired by CroftonMastrom
Large-format trade printer Clearview Press has been bought out of administration by medical and legal case note folder manufacturer CroftonMastrom, a deal that both companies expect to create a...
Printers say 'too little too late' for insolvency industry reform
Printers have said reforms to the insolvency industry, called for by a report by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT), are crucial, but long overdue.
Marstan Press continues its digital expansion with Watkiss machines
Commercial printer Marstan Press has upgraded its growing digital department with a series of purchases from Watkiss Automation.
UPDATED: Buhrs falls to administrators after bank removes credit facility
Finishing equipment manufacturer Buhrs has had to call in the administrators after its banking provider pulled its credit facility.
Oc reports 58m second-quarter loss
Digital press manufacturer Oc has reported a 70m euro (58m) pre-tax loss in its second-quarter results, after it was hit by one-off costs totalling 83m euros associated with Canon's takeover bid.