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AGI Labels has created a new division enabling customers to test their labels prior to printing.

Xerox is targeting new markets including packaging, consumer imaging and transactional mailings to grow the volumes printed on its machines.

Random House Distribution (RHD) has expanded its print-on-demand (POD) service after signing a deal with Eastbourne-based book printer Antony Rowe.

Moorgate Paper is set to move into its new 2,229m2 premises in Stratford next month a site that has been earmarked for development by Londons 2012 Olympic bid committee.

King Sturge Plant and Machinery is to hold a sale of excess equipment from an affiliate company of Enterprise Finishing Systems.

CIT Creative Print has invested over 130,000 on a B2 guillotine and handling equipment, and given itself a 40% productivity boost.

Regional Mail Services, the Belfast-based low-cost postal firm, has made its first delivery in Scotland.

BemroseBooth has boosted its secure mailing capability by 50% with a 1m spend.

Story by ech-ni-fold has launched a device that adds slitting, trimming, kiss-cutting, per-forating and edge-trimming capabilities to folders.

Oil company Shell has rolled out a collector card promotion with print work carried out by Howitt.

HH Associates has made another senior appointment, with Mark Speakman in the new role of business development director.

Finnish producer Myllykoski is to invest 100m (150m) in magazine paper production at its mills: MD Platting, Lang Papier, Myllykoski Paper and Madison.

European pulp and paper producers have reported another annual increase in production, with the figures for 2004 at record levels.

Northcliffe Newspapers Group (NNG) has said that it hopes to save 20m per year in operational costs from a group restructure.

Industry bodies have welcomed possible moves by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to encourage suppliers to speak out anonymously over the supermarket code of conduct.