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Unite launches legal action against Cheshire printer
Unite has accused Cheshire print company Port Of Call of a series of breaches of contract and unfair dismissal.

Canon seals takeover of Oc
Canon has taken a majority stake in Oc after securing a 71% stake in the Dutch manufacturer following its 8.60 euro (7.80) per share offer.

Leaner Trinity Mirror says no more job cuts and title closures in full-year results
National and regional newspaper publisher Trinity Mirror made 1,700 redundancies to counter the recession, according to its end-of-year results, but promised that it has no further job cuts or title...
Reader Reaction: Are we going to see more M&A activity in the near future?
After APG's purchase of BD3, we ask whether mergers and acquisitions are on the increase

Barringtonprint buys Chinese press in response to short-run demand
Commercial printer Barringtonprint has installed a B3 Hans-Gronhi Sanxin YK524 at its Herefordshire site.

Interest rates remain unchanged but lending recovery yet to materialise
The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) cited uncertainty in the economic recovery as the reason behind leaving interest rates unchanged at 0.5% for the 12th consecutive month.
Park Communications invests in pair of Xerox DocuColor presses
Park Communications has bolstered its digital department by investing in a Xerox DocuColor 8000 and DocuColor 8002 digital colour presses.

Potts Printers picks up Europe's first Presstek 52DI-AC
Potts Printers has brought "an important balance" to its pressroom and opened up new markets after investing in its maiden digital press, Europe's first install of the Presstek 52DI-AC.

Buxton Press makes change to low-chemistry Fuji technology
Magazine printer Buxton Press has become one of the first high-volume users to make the change to processless plate technology.

Apogee added to XMPie tools
Agfa has signed a deal to integrate Apogee into XMPie's direct marketing workflow tools.

GMG enables integration between Switch and its own colour software
GMG has launched FlowConnect, a software tool that integrates its colour management software with Enfocus' Switch workflow automation technology.
Mastercolour chooses Agfa processless plates
Mastercolour has cut costs and improved its environmental position by switching to low-chemistry plates.

Novaprint installs Digifold 5000P for short-run work
Commercial printer Novaprint has installed Morgana's DigiFold 5000P to crease and fold output from its two Heidelberg presses.

APS Group to manage 130m print contract
Print manager APS Group has pledged its support to local SME printers after picking up a major contract with the Scottish government.
Express KCS wins UK contracts
Offshore production company Express KCS has begun producing the web content for the free London business daily, CityAM.