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News International promotes print effectiveness for retailers
News International is to run a two-week print campaign across its titles promoting the effectiveness of print as an advertising medium.
COI appoints single agency for all centralised buying
The Central Office of Information (COI) is to appoint M4C to handle all of its centralised media buying.
Reader Reaction: Should employees be forced to retire when they reach 65?
We ask if the proposed abolition of the default retirement age will be good or bad for business
Arlon Printers 'goes the extra mile' to secure ISO 14001
Arlon Printers has said it is "marching forward" after being awarded the ISO 14001 environmental management standard.
Epson announces buy-back scheme
Epson has announced a buy-back scheme for customers, which will take back old equipment from Epson, as well as other manufacturers, and recycle it in accordance with the European WEEE regulations.

Jarrold to join St Ives as business development director
Former Southernprint managing director Charles Jarrold is joining St Ives as one of two new business development directors at the group.

CW Print Group set for voluntary liquidation
Commercial printer CW Print Group is to cease trading this week and be placed into voluntary liquidation following "a huge fall in turnover and significant price decreases".

Print contract at heart of Guardian's regional title sale to rival Trinity Mirror
Newspaper publisher Trinity Mirror is on the verge of acquiring the regional arm of rival Guardian Media Group (GMG).

PPG Print moves into digital with Xerox investment
PPG Print has made its debut in the digital print arena by investing in a Xerox DocuColor 7002, a spend it anticipates will fuel turnover growth in the coming year.

Oc increases wide-format capacity with latest Arizona GT flatbed
Oc has taken on rivals Durst and EFI Vutek with the latest configuration in its Arizona family, the Arizona 550 GT flatbed.

KBA accuses Heidelberg of selling stock at 'deep discounts'
Heidelberg has declined to respond to accusations by KBA sugggesting that it was selling stock at "deep discounts", but pointed to its declining net debt as evidence that this is not the case.

UK government 'still failing on late payments'
The UK government is failing to live up to the promise of its Prompt Payment Code, with one-in-three public sector payments still being made late in 2009, research has found.

Ricoh adds Creo front end to Pro C900 colour press
Ricoh has launched a version of its Pro C900 90ppm digital colour press that uses a Creo front-end.

TPF clarifies net liability position as it moves to secure future
The Print Factory (TPF) has moved to clarify its net liability position, following the publication of its latest accounts, which included unaudited figures for the group's liabilities at 31 December...

KBA reports break-even year despite slump in global demand
Despite a decline in global demand, KBA has moved from a pre-tax loss of 87.1m euro (76m) in 2008 to anticipating a post-tax profit for 2009, according to its preliminary results.