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A0 scanners sought to help scan 40m news pages for the British Library
The company behind the the British Library's ambitious plan to digitise 40m pages of old newspapers is on the hunt for six large-format scanners to begin the 10-year project.
Printable Technologies buys DirecTypeR
Printable Technologies has acquired DirecTypeR, an image personalisation software company.

Tangent confident despite HIPs scrappage
The Con-Lib coalition government has announced a raft of changes that could impact on the print industry, including the scrapping of Home Information Packs (HIPs), ID cards, the part-privatisation of...

Arun & Rajive installs Roland SolJet XC-540MT wide-format integrated printer and cutter unit
Digital specialist Arun & Rajive has opened up new revenue streams with its foray into wide-format with a Roland DG SolJet XC-540 MT.

HP hails 'exceptional' Q2 results
HP's commercial printing and imaging hardware revenues grew 13% in the second quarter of 2010, a contributing factor in the group's better-than-expected results.

St Ives becomes first customer of Epicor's print and packaging ERP
Print group St Ives has become the first major UK customer of Epicor's new Print and Packaging enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, which was developed as the result of a joint venture between...

Portfolio Display increases capacity with Fuji Acuity flatbed
West Yorkshire company Portfolio Display has invested in a Fuji UV Acuity flatbed printer in order to boost its capacity by 20%.

Liberty produces promotional newspaper
Fashion store Liberty of London has demonstrated its love for traditional print by producing a hand-drawn and manipulated customer newspaper in order to celebrate its range of menswear.

Tetra Pak to introduce aseptic cartons with the FSC label in China
Food packaging giant Tetra Pak is to introduce aseptic cartons with the FSC label in China as part of its ongoing commitment to support responsible forest management and drive environmental...

GNM hands London commuters 'mini Guardian' sampler
Guardian News & Media (GNM) has launched a free, miniature version of its flagship paper, which it has dubbed "the mini Guardian".
Polestar Colchester loses TV Quick
Polestar Colchester is set to lose the long-running job of printing TV Quick, after its publisher announced the magazine could close this summer.

Bitstream acquires assets of Press-sense in 4.5m deal
Israeli business software firm Press-sense has been bought out by US software developer Bitstream - a move that it hopes will secure the future of the company after investors pulled the plug in March.
Agfa launches G2 UV inks for Anapurna M-series
Agfa Graphics has launched a new formulation of inks for the Anapurna M-series hybrid printers, which offer improved flexibility on a wide range of rigid and flexible materials.

AccessPlus scoops three-year contract from The Children's Society
AccessPlus has won a three-year print management contract worth about 1.5m from charity The Children's Society.

Weston Business Forms goes into administration
Herald Business Forms, which traded as Weston Business Forms (WBF), has gone into administration with the redundancy of all its 31 staff.