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New Xerox president visits north London printer
Xerox's president and incoming chief executive Ursula Burns has paid a visit to MBA Group's north London site, in order to witness the print quality it was achieving on its latest investment - a pair...

53 jobs at risk as Newsquest proposes Brighton site closure
Newsquest is planning to close its Brighton printing plant, putting 53 jobs at risk.

Imageco opts for Bedigital kit from Atech to offer greener eyelets
Imageco has become one of the first UK firms to install a machine that improves the recyclability of its PVC banners by using plastic eyelets rather than the more usual brass ones.

Promo-Vlag invests in cutting workflow and kit from EskoArtwork to up productivity
Promo-Vlag, a Netherlands-based flag, banner and pennant printing specialist has invested in a Kongsberg XP cutting table from EskoArtwork.

Zund AutoNest to cut material cost through smarter layout
Cutting table specialist Zund has launched a nesting and cutting layout optimisation product called Zund AutoNest.
Pankarte picks HP Scitex for digital POP push
French point-of-purchase specialist Pankarte PLV has migrated 90% of work previously produced using screen printing to digital, following the installation of an HP Scitex FB6700 flatbed printer.

CMYUK adds Agfa Anapurna to its product line up
UK wide-format dealer CMYUK has added Agfa's Anapurna M range of hybrid flatbed and roll-to-roll machines to its product line up of EFI Vutek printers and Zund cutters.
Liquidated Clayton Park Print sold to directors' new company
Finishing company Clayton Park Print Finishing Services (CPPFS) has gone into liquidation with the company's assets being sold to a new company set up by the previous directors.

Northern Collating trebles capacity with Renz binder
Finisher Northern Collating has invested in a Mobi 5000 semi-automatic binding machine from finishing equipment manufacturer Renz.

Industry welcomes credit insurance extension
Credit insurers and brokers to the print industry have reacted with cautious optimism to the extension of the government backed credit insurance scheme.

Offer 'other benefits' in lieu of salary cuts, firm says
Companies attempting to reduce costs through cutting staff salaries can provide benefits in lieu of salaries in order to save on tax payments, a leading accountancy firm has said.

London mayor creates 3m fund for London SMEs
An additional 3m of funding has been made available for London's small businesses struggling in the recession.

Whitesprint fixes bindery bottleneck with Powercollator
Newly merged B2 and B3 printer Whitesprint has relieved a bottleneck in its bindery department with a new VAC-Turbo Powercollator from Graphic Arts Equipment.

Total PFS adds desktop card slitter to its portfolio
Finishing equipment supplier Total Print Finishing Services (Total PFS) has supplemented its product range with a new desktop electric card slitting machine.
PGM Graphics teams with Rotocontrol for finishing kit distribution
UK distributor PGM Graphics has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with German finishing kit manufacturer Rotocontrol.