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France's Kala looks to Colourgen for UK distribution
French laminator manufacturer Kala has apppointed Colourgen as the UK distributor for its range of products.
Mimaki Europe opens Paris office and showroom
Mimaki Europe has opened a 780sqm office and showroom in Paris which will also provide demonstration and training facilities for the firm's complete line of wide-format printers for the sign,...
Pensord boosts sales team with ex-MPGi recruit
Pensord has recruited ex-MPGi "high-flyer" Rachael Flanagan to boost its sales team.
DM campaign lands Premier Print Group 31 magazine wins
Magazine print and direct mail company Premier Print Group has won 31 new magazine titles in the first four months of the year following a successful direct mail campaign.
Gandi extends bankruptcy protection to August
Grand-format manufacturer Gandi Innovations and its Gandinnovations businesses has successfully applied for an extension to the term of its bankruptcy protection, which will now end on 18 August 2009.
Ashford turns to Xerox for 200% capacity increase
Ashford Colour Press (ACP) has finalised an 18-month spending spree that topped 3m with the purchase of a Xerox 1300.
Integration trumps price, claims study on buying distressed businesses
Post-deal integration following the acquisition of a distressed business is more important than the price paid, a study has found.
Fulmar spends 250,000 on PlateRite 880ZX and workflow upgrade
CPI subsidiary Fulmar has invested 250,000 in a B1 Screen PlateRite 880ZX platesetter and a "major workflow upgrade" to Trueflow SE across its two sites in Croydon.
Printpak offers free MIS to UK charities
Printpak has continued its shake-up of the market for Management Information System (MIS) software with the offer of a free version of its eponymous MIS to all UK charities.
JanusTech to distribute RCS Roll Care Systems kit
UK newspaper printing kit distributor JanusTech has ended its six-month search for a new materials-handling partner.
Shanghai Electric takes stake in Goss
Shanghai Electric Corporation (SEC) is to become the second largest shareholder in printing equipment manufacturer Goss International.
ImageCo backs up high-end Durst with Seiko press
Leeds-based ImageCo Visual Imaging has installed a Seiko II ColorPainter H-74S to back up a high-end Durst Rho 800.
Polestar Group posts 179.6m loss in 2008
Polestar Group has recorded a pre-tax loss of 179.6m on a turnover of 346.5m in its latest accounts, largely as a result of a 112.1m impairment of goodwill charge.
Aerial installation for Prague's Bono Art
Located on the sixth floor of a city-centre building in Prague, Bono Art knew that getting its new HP Designjet L65500 into the lift was not an option.
COI launches print framework to simplify tender process
The government's Central Office of Information (COI) has launched a new print framework that it claimed will simplify the process of tendering for work.