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Bishops Printers adds capacity with double Heidelberg buy
Bishops Printers is aiming to send out "a positive message" after buying two Heidelberg presses and taking on new staff.
Wide-format sector sets sights on service expansion in 2010
Print companies in the wide-format sector have turned to offering additional services and entering new markets in a bid to improve their fortunes in 2010, a new report has claimed.
Agfa completes Gandi purchase
Agfa has completed the acquisition of Gandinnovations, following its announcement in November last year.

National Trust magazine gets redesign as rising circulation bucks industry trend
National Trust is revamping the design of its eponymous magazine.
Two Blackburn print businesses fall into administration
Blackburn-based companies NW Print and Envolve2 have closed their doors after going into administration.
Crisp and Dynagram in imposition upgrade offer
Crisp Digital, the official UK & Ireland distributor for imposition software specialist Dynagram, has announced a competitive upgrade programme.

Mortons Print buys Lincolnshire Mailing Company
Newspaper printer Mortons Print has bought its mailing supplier Lincolnshire Mailing Company (LMC).
HMCS sends magistrates' yearbook to prison print plant
Her Majesty's Courts Services (HMCS) has been left red-faced after a yearbook for magistrates was sent for printing at an in-house prison print site, according to reports.

Prestige fields Design2Launch in new assault on FMCG sector
Packaging pre-press specialist Prestige Graphics has launched a new initiative to target direct sales to FMCG businesses, in addition to the company's historical focus on retailers such as Sainsbury's...

Retired print veteran flies out to Haiti to help out with Red Cross
Printweek.com forum regular 'Ivor Binder' has put his retirement on hold and flown out to Haiti to offer his help to those suffering in the aftermath of last week's 7.0-magnitude earthquake (13...

MPs' report slams 'mismanaged' Train to Gain scheme
Mistakes in the management of the Train to Gain scheme have compromised the value for money of the programme, a scathing report into the controversial government training scheme claimed today.

The Digital Press spends 50,000 on finishing
Trade digital printer The Digital Press (TDP) has upgraded its finishing department with a 50,000 investment.
Wire-binding start-up looks to bring 'new blood' to industry
A new wire-binding specialist has started up in Croydon, West Sussex, with the aim of bringing 'new blood' into the industry.

Fujifilm Europe names new head of Graphic Systems division
Fujifilm Europe has appointed Ryuta Masui as senior vice-president of the company's Graphic Systems division.

Up to 12,000 companies in tax deferral scheme 'may fail in 2010'
As many as 12,000 companies involved in the government's Time to Pay tax deferral scheme are in danger of collapsing this year, Begbies Traynor has warned.