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Printbylaser opts for Heidelberg Anicolor to expand short-run capacity
Printbylaser is hoping to capitalise on the increasing level of demand for short-run work after investing in its latest Heidelberg press, a four-colour Anicolor SM 52-4.
NHS Trust turns to Xerox for patient record digitisation
Xerox has secured a 12.8m contract with Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust to handle both the digitisation and complete management of its health records.
UPDATE: Paramount Group set to buy Qualitech'
Acquisitive Manchester printer Paramount Group is set to buy local rival Qualitech, PrintWeek has learnt.
Small businesses plan to increase print spend but target move in-house, survey claims
Small businesses are planning to increase their spend on marketing in the next 12 months, but many are looking at bringing the work in-house, a YouGov survey has found.
DM printers report unseasonal upswing after dire 12 months
Direct mail printers have reported an unseasonal upturn in business that could mark the first tentative signs of the sector's emergence from the recession.
Able-Labels invests in StudioRIP to solve front-end problems
Label printer Able-Labels has invested in a new StudioRIP from UK dealer Marlowe Graphic Services (MGS), after an upgrade to its Apple front-end equipment and software rendered its existing RIP...
Pitney Bowes signs CMI agreement
Mailing equipment manufacturer Pitney Bowes has signed an agreement with colour specialist CMI to help its customers achieve consistent colour output.
Bolton Council increases capacity with Polar buy
Bolton Metropolitan Council's (BMC) printing inplant has increased its capacity with the purchase of a guillotine from Heidelberg.
Duplo to launch three new products at London show
Finishing equipment manufacturer Duplo International has unveiled the line-up for its digital print finishing event, to be held later this year.
Orchard Press makes Friedheim folder investment
Catalogue and brochure printer Orchard Press has made its first hardware investment in nearly three years in an MBO folder from Friedheim.
Future to close PSW
Future Publishing is to close its PlayStation 3 magazine PSW as it seeks "cost-management of the portfolio".
BED sale expected early this week
The administrator for Bespoke Envelopes Direct has said that a sale of the failed envelope manufacturer to a company run by its current directors could go through early this week.
Pureprint's new technical director predicts company's changing role
Clients are increasingly demanding highly personalised, digitally printed mailings for their direct marketing campaigns, according to Pureprint's new group technical director Aaron Archer.
Production directors 'feeling the pressure'
Production directors are coming under increasing pressure to prove their cost effectiveness as publishers struggle to manage their costs in the face of declining revenues.
Grayam Press boosts digital capacity with Truepress investment
Grayam Press has bolstered its digital firepower with an investment in a Truepress 344 from Screen.