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XChange launches two new XTensions for QuarkXPress 8
XChange UK has announced the commercial availability of the new Docx ImportXT and Odt ImportXT Xtensions for QuarkXPress 8.
Trinity members balloted over nationwide industrial action
Unite members at newspaper publisher Trinity Mirror Group's print operations are being balloted on industrial action over the nationwide pay freeze announced last November, PrintWeek can exclusively...
Wood Printcraft buys KBA Rapida 75
Irish printer Wood Printcraft has moved into 24-hour print production after investing in a KBA Rapida 75.
Rate of decline in manufacturing orders slowing, survey finds
The rate of decline in orders across the manufacturing sector is slowing but more than half of businesses are still experiencing a decline in order volumes, a CBI study has found.
HP reports more than 5,000 Indigo presses in operation
HP has revealed that there are now more than 5,000 of its flagship digital presses in operation worldwide.
Paragon Group buys Ward Knowles
Print giant Paragon Group has acquired failed forms printer Ward Knowles, saving around 70 jobs.
Read set to leave Bauer as Ryan assumes top UK production role
Bauer Media Group, comprising H Bauer Publishing and Bauer Media, has consolidated its top two UK production positions, resulting in the departure of current Bauer Media group production director...
Epson cuts price of Stylus Pro wide-format models
Epson has dropped the recommended retail price for two of its popular wide-format printers, the Stylus Pro 11880 and Stylus Pro GS6000.
Agfa cuts debt with 136m sale of receivables in Q2
Agfa-Gevaert has turned to factoring to help reduce its net debt after it posted a 100m euro (84.8m) drop in sales, to 677m euro, and a 9m euro net loss in its second-quarter results, compared with a...
Wren Press revitalises Linotronic 330 with StudioRIP
Wren Press, a family-owned specialist in high-quality bespoke stationery, has installed a StudioRIP system to prolong the life of its existing Linotronic 330 imagesetter.
GMG aims to stem losses within three years
Guardian Media Group (GMG), which publishes The Observer and The Guardian, has warned that it needs to turn around its current rate of losses within the next few years.
Litho Supplies to take on Mitsubishi sales as Japanese giant centres European business in the UK
Mitsubishi Lithographic Presses is to centralise its European division for sheetfed, commercial web and newspaper presses in the UK, but hand over its sales, customer support and marketing for the UK...
ICSM warns printers to raise awareness of bad debts
Bad debts cost UK printers more than 400,000 in July despite a range of recovery services being available, according to credit-checking agency ICSM.
Interest in Bespoke Envelopes Direct wanes, administrator says
Administrator Tenon Recovery has said that interest in the assets of failed envelope manufacturer Bespoke Envelopes Direct has "whittled down".
Oc launches new mono wide-format printer for technical document printing
Oc has unveiled its latest large format mono printer, the Plotwave 300, targeted at businesses printing and scanning low volumes of technical documents.