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Press giants 'must shed assets if merger is to go ahead', reports claim
The rumoured merger between press manufacturers Heidelberg and Manroland could only go ahead if both manufacturers sold assets in order to secure backing from European Union authorities, new reports...
Nationwide to control direct mail costs with transpromo initiative
Nationwide is to develop a platform to add promotional material to its customer statements to drive down the cost of print such as direct mail.
T Snape & Co upgrades to Suprasetter model
T Snape & Co has upgraded its Prosetter visible light platesetter to a Heidelberg Suprasetter A75 and signed a three-year deal with the German manufacturer worth 70,000 for its Saphira chemistry-free...
Double addition to Alinte range
FFEI has expanded its existing Alinte News range of violet platesetters with the introduction of two new semi-automatic products.
Debenhams in-house printer seals Agfa deal
Debenhams' in-house printer Magenta Print & Display has installed an Avalon N8-50 platesetter and Apogee workflow and signed an extended plate contract for Agfa's Energy Elite long-run, no-bake...
BT&D invests 300,000 in platesetter and workflow
Butler Tanner & Dennis (BT&D) has spent 300,000 on kit that it said will "add value" to its book printing business.
Southernprint to print new John Lewis magazine
John Lewis launches its customer magazine Edition today.
Schuh refits flagship store with peep-show style window graphic
Footwear retailer Schuh has tasked R J Design Associates (RJDA) with producing a 'peep show' style window graphic - the first job to run on its new HP Scitex FB950.
CPI Mackays completes 50,000 run of Michael Jackson biography
CPI Mackays has completed the first print run of Ian Halperin's Michael Jackson biography Unmasked: The Final Years of Michael Jackson.
Abbotts future uncertain as bailiffs seize site
The site of Abbotts Creative Print has been seized by bailiffs as confusion surrounds the status of the company amid claims that some staff have not been paid for more than two months.
Statexcolourprint invests in latest Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 75-10P
Statexcolourprint has moved into the "next generation" of print production and cut makereadies in half after investing in a Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 75-10P.
Printweek.com wide-format webcast offers tips on success in a new sector
Later this month, printweek.com will host a webcast on digital wide-format printing.
Potts Printers invests in Heidelberg following NHS contract win
Potts Printers has invested in a pair of two-colour Heidelberg Speedmasters after securing the single-source supplier role for the NHS Trust in Newcastle.
Best Cover shuts London plant
Coatings specialist Best Cover UV closed its London plant today, making three of its staff redundant.
GDP contraction stalls but economists warn of long recovery
UK GDP contracted by less than expected in the second quarter of the year building on hopes that the worst may be over for the UK economy.