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Hybrid Services launches Mimaki trade-in scheme

Mimaki's UK distributor Hybrid Services has launched a trade-in scheme for customers wanting to upgrade their wide-format print capabilities.

Print unlikely to gain from rise in private sector employment

Employment and pay within the private sector is set to rise this quarter, despite an expected rise in total UK unemployment, according to a new report.

SoftColor set to unveil software

Finnish firm SoftColor has launched an eponymous automatic image enhancement server tool that costs 299 euro (around 260) for a single-seat licence.

PMC offers new ISO audit pilot

Print and Media Certification (PMC) has launched a pilot audit and certification scheme aimed at the first group of printers hoping to be certified to ISO 12647-2.

Enfocus Switch 09 gets commercial launch

Switch 09, the latest version of Enfocus's Switch family of workflow automation tools, is now commercially available and includes "significant enhancements" over its predecessor.

Evonprint adds second Heidelberg platesetter

Magazine and commercial printer Evonprint has added a second platesetter to feed its array of three Heidelberg XL 75 and SM 74 perfecting presses.

Getting ahead of the inkjet crowd

Jo Francis tracks down the solutions to your technical troubles

Print first for Channel Five's Gadget Show

Channel Five's popular technology programme, The Gadget Show, is to offer a print product for the first time after Future Publishing announced it is to produce a magazine based on the programme.

Print startup eyes 100th client following digital buy

Image Digital, which set up business less than 10 months ago, is nearing the 100 client mark after an investment in a Xerox DocuColor 8000AP as its maiden machine.

Energy use 'remains big worry for businesses'

The recession has quelled UK manufacturers' dedication to the environment, but energy use is still high on companies' agendas due to the need to reduce costs, according to the Carbon Trust.

Edmonds turns hand to print management following merger

Edinburgh-based marketing and print company Edmonds will now be able to offer customers a print management service, following its merger with a local PM firm.

Flint Group acquires ink manufacturer Torda

Flint Group has boosted its presence in Eastern Europe and the Middle East following the purchase of ink manufacturer Torda for an undisclosed sum.

Pindar to expand role as Dalton steps down

Pindar chief executive Andrew Dalton will step down next month and will be replaced by a new chief operating officer from outside the industry as part of a revamp of the group's management structure.

St Ives shares 'significantly undervalued'

St Ives shares are "significantly undervalued", according to one of the UK's most popular financial websites, The Motley Fool.

Church Street Litho in administration

East London printer Church Street Litho, which trades under the name of its predecessor Belgravia Colour Printers (BCP), has gone into administration.