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John Watson & Company selling 188-year-old press

John Watson & Company has put up for sale its 188-year-old George Clymer Columbian Press.

Print firms still facing liquidity crisis

Print companies are still facing a liquidity crisis, despite the government injecting billions of pounds into the banking system with the purpose of increasing lending to SMEs.

DMGT 'cautious' despite signs of advertising recovery

Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT) said that trading in January 2010 had shown a "marked improvement" compared to the same period a year earlier, citing increased advertising revenue for both print...

JPI seeks plate tech partners

New plate technology start-up JP Imaging (JPI) has appointed specialist advisors to help find suitable commercial partners for its breakthrough self-proclaimed "miracle plate" technology.

Four Pees releases v4 of software packages

Four Pees has announced the first major upgrade of the PrintFactory and ProofMaster software packages since it took over the exclusive sales and marketing rights for the products.

Free software use to expand as budgets tighten, research finds

The majority of large organisations will deploy more enterprise-wide free software in 2010 as technology budgets continue to come under pressure through the recovery.

3TControl automation systems make UK debut

Closed-loop automation specialist 3TControl has made its eponymous product available in the UK.

Minotaur targets sales of 10m following 2.5m investment programme

Trade printer Minotaur aims to more than double its sales over the next two years after completing a six-month, 2.5m capital equipment investment programme.

Power Adhesives launches latest brochure

Hot melt glue gun supplier Power Adhesives has launched its latest brochure of company products.

Statexcolour adds KAS Mailmaster

Commercial printer Statexcolourprint has cut turnaround times with the installation of a KAS Mailmaster 465HS.

CFH completes NHS assessment

Mailing specialist CFH Total Document Management has completed Connecting for Health's Information Governance Toolkit, the assessment for organisations that have access to NHS services.

Heidelberg cites growth in orders for improved Q3 results

Heidelberg has claimed incoming orders hit their highest level for more than a year in its third quarter results, although sales were still down 23% year-on-year.

Agfa's share price jumps on fourth-quarter results

Agfa's share price has risen by more than 10% to 6.17 euro (5.42), a two-year high, following the release of its preliminary fourth-quarter results.

Back to basics for African operator

Jo Francis tracks down the solutions to your technical trouble

Print error hits building society customers

A third-party "printer error" has exposed the details of 3,115 Skipton Building Society customers, with names and account balance printed on the back of other people's statements.