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Etrinsic lands EDF extension

Etrinsic has renewed its print management contract with EDF Energy, in a four-year deal worth 6m.

Presstek's low-cost metal platesetter hits streets

Pressteks 45k B3 thermal platesetter, the Vector TX52, has begun shipping worldwide.

Qualitech moves to slash chemical costs

Qualitech has installed technotrans eco.clean filatration system and slashed its chemistry bill by 85%.

PETF hails Skill City event a success

The Print Education Training Forum attracted more than 3,500 visitors to its stand at last weeks Skill City event in London Docklands.

Tribute's View: How HP plans to increase market share

Over the past few months most publicity about Hewlett Packard (HP) has been relatively negative concerning the offloading of a contentious CEO (Carly Fiorina), and the loss of market share to major...

Skanem invests in Cardiff site

Label and flexible packaging group Skanem has invested more than 3m in its Cardiff factory.

Polestar focus of further speculation over bidders

Speculation over an imminent sale of Polestar heightened this week, after mergers and acquisitions infosource Mergermarkets said the group was in advanced takeover talks.

Goss poised to cut 20% of Preston staff

Goss has revealed plans to cut 20% of its Preston workforce, blaming strong competition in the newspaper press market and drawing anger from Amicus.

Canon adds more weight to digital print plans

Canon reiterated its plan to be the biggest player in digital print last week when it rolled out its Professional Print division to customers from across Europe.

DS Smith disposes of John Dickinson Stationery

DS Smith has sold its office products business John Dickinson Stationery to Groupe Hamelin for an undisclosed sum.

HP sets up rival to ICE user group

HP has set up its own customer forum for Indigo press users after withdrawing its support from the Indigo Customer Exchange (ICE).

Domino buys Citronix

Domino is maintaining its acquisitive streak the firm has just announced the acquisition of continuous ink-jet specialist Citronix in a 5.7m ($10m) deal.

Bezier extends Coca-Cola deal

Bezier has clinched a multi-million pound contract to produce in-store material for global behemoth Coca-Cola Enterprises.

Smurfit gains FSC approval

Smurfit Townsend Hook has become the latest UK paper producer to be awarded Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) accreditation.

Fulmar to relocate Royle's City site

Fulmar has announced plans to move the offices of its City-based Royle Financial Print (RFP), in a bid to reduce costs at the division.