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Agfa boss claims M-Press halves ink use

Agfa has revealed a raft of technologies designed to lower its customers' wide-format inkjet running costs.

Pixart.it adds second Durst Rho 320R as wide-format demand rises

Web-to-print printer pixart.it has ordered a second Durst Rho 320R machine to its expanding arsenal of wide-format kit.

Pepper Communications continues spending with platesetter buy

Plymouth-based direct mail printer Pepper Communications has made its second major investment within six months after opting for an Agfa Avalon N8-50 platesetter.

Netherlands' Fair-play display printer installs HP Scitex FB7500

Fair-play, an Amsterdam-based display printer operating in the point of sale, point of purchase and exhibition graphics markets, has installed HP's flagship Scitex FB7500 flatbed UV-cured press.

MTL unveils Meital 302/16 at Fespa

Israeli wide-format developer MTL Print presented its latest machine, the Meital 302/16 at Fespa Digital.

One Solutions launches modular UV press at Fespa

One Solutions launched its Vega, a high speed 3.2x2m UV-cured flatbed machine aimed at the point-of-purchase (POP) market at Fespa Digital.

Smaller companies still have time to file returns and win rebate

There is still time to qualify for a 75 tax-free payment for filing 2008-09 Employer Annual Returns.

Bank report shows lending growth rate halved in first quarter

Approval rates for lending to small business continue to fall but interest rates are being lowered, a Bank of England survey has found.

Falcon Press upgrades guillotine with buy from TCS

Stockton-on-Tees based printer Falcon Press has installed a new guillotine - the CCM Premier - from Terry Cooper Services (TCS).

DMGT first-half profits fall by 47%

Newspaper publisher and printer DMGT, whose portfolio includes the Daily Mail, has reported a 47% decline in profits for the first six months of its financial year with its local news division,...

Positive Focus brings Metrix 3.6 to the UK

Positive Focus has claimed that printers can save money with the new 3.6 version of LithoTechnics' Metrix imposition and production planning tool.

Miyakoshi links up with Global Graphics over Harlequin RIPs

Global Graphics has signed an agreement with Miyakoshi Printing Machinery Company to provide multiple Harlequin RIPs to drive its range of inkjet and electro-photographic liquid toner-based presses.

EskoArtwork teams with Strata to increase software capabilities

EskoArtwork has announced a strategic partnership with 3D design tools developer Strata that will combine the power of their respective design software programmes.

Fespa proves its mettle

Visiting Fespa Digital in Amsterdam it was possible to forget for a short time while inside the halls that we're in the midst of recession. There was a positive atmosphere and no shortage of...

Pro2col chosen as reseller for file transfer software ExpeDat

UK-based software developer and distributor Pro2col has been appointed the EU reseller for ExpeDat, the multi-platform high-performance file transfer software from US-based Data Expedition.