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West Midlands printer in the hands of administrator

Russell Brookes Print has gone into administration.

MAN to handle Lastra range

MAN Roland GB has added plates to its consumables range after securing a deal with Lastra Imaging.

Komori SPICA proves pulling power at Northprint

Komori notched up two sales of its entry-level four-colour SPICA at Northprint, and is confident of at least two more sales on the back of the show.

Sakurai to plough 2m into new UK headquarters

Sakurai is to spend 2m plus on a new UK headquarters, which it hopes to move in to before Ipex next year.

Management trio takes over at CP3i

CP3i has been bought out of administration for an undisclosed sum, safeguarding the remaining 98 jobs and creating new firm impress3.

Picon seminar tackles export sales strategy

Picon is to host a seminar targeting companies looking to expand into the export market.

John Brailsford is first to snap up Riso MZ770

Yorkshire high-street print chain John Brailsford Printers has bought the UKs first Riso MZ770 digital duplicator at Northprint.

JPS Group purchases Genius from Litho Supplies

Litho Supplies clinched the deal to sell its first KBA Genius 52 to Poole-based printer JPS Group at Northprint last week.

Polestar prints IPCs compact TV listings mag

Polestar Sheffield has printed the UKs first compact TV listings weekly, <i>TV Easy</i>, published by IPC.

Baxter invests in CTP kit after moving plants

Hinckley printer John Baxter & Sons has completed a 1m investment to move to new premises and installed a raft of Heidelberg kit.

Nova Direct set to develop its data business

Nova Direct Mail is to grow its variable data handling division after more than tripling the size of its premises.

Sun Chemical turns attention to Metal base inks

Sun Chemical has become an official producer of MetalFX inks, and has signed a massive deal to provide ink to Polestar Sheffield.

Emap set to make pivotal decisions

Emaps across-the-board print tendering exercise could herald a major shake-up in contract ownership.

Intergraf sets e-auction code

Intergraf, the European confederation for the printing and allied industries, has published a code of conduct for e-auctions.

Global and Microsoft make new format

Global Graphics has been working with Microsoft to develop a new document format for the next generation of Microsoft software.