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Tyne and Wear-based Jasprint has installed the first Xerox DocuColor 8000 in the north of England.

Packaging repro giant Winnetts is in advanced negotiations with US firm Schawk over a takeover of the Leeds-based company.

API has completed the sale of its loss-making metallised paper business.

James McNaughtons purchase of fellow Map Merchant company MoDo Merchants has been approved by both sets of directors.

David Bland of Alderson Brothers voices concerns over the ill-effects of paper coatings. Three paper suppliers respond to his argument.

The BPIF is to hold its first national conference for 10 years next year, with a new position of corporate events manager created to oversee the event.

Kolbus has launched the Cermi, a front edge trimmer able to handle paperbacks with cover flaps in a single pass.

MIS supplier Imprint Business Systems has teamed up with electronic trading specialist First B2B to develop a gateway for users that want to trade electronically.

East Sussex Press (ESP) has bought fellow Sussex-based neighbour Beacon Press for an undisclosed sum, creating a 13m turnover group.

Cooper Clegg has printed the glossy magazine that is promoting Channel 4s Christmas TV schedule.

Mastercolour has ordered a new KBA Rapida 74 3/3 perfector, which it hopes will increase turnover by 1m to 7.5m, add to its capacity and improve productivity.

Access Plus, part of the TripleArc group, has launched a division dedicated to the publishing and catalogue sectors.

Surrey-based commercial printer Printmates has ordered two Komori Lithrone L526 presses.

Surrey-based commercial printer Printmates has ordered two Komori Lithrone L526 SRA2 presses.

The fortunes of Artwork Systems Group took an upward turn this year, with the Ghent-based firm reporting a net profit of 8.7m (E12.65m) for the 12 months to 30 September.