News

Cotswold Printing Company in Stroud has ceased trading, with the loss of 20 jobs.

Staff of the now defunct White Productions have set up print firm Granite.

The BPIFs legal team and ICSM have developed a set of terms and conditions to protect printers against bad debtors. ICSM debt recovery manager Andy Allies said the terms were like a suit of armour.

Presstek has completed its 22m ($40m) deal to buy AB Dick, after approval was granted in a US court last week.

Papers from ArjoWiggins Conqueror and Curious ranges have been used for London store Libertys Christmas displays.

The PPA has announced the shortlist for its Magazine Production Awards 2004.

Agfa has further refined its focus on printing with an agreement to sell its font business Agfa Monotype.

A pre-press newcomer is aiming to simplify workflow with the launch of an all-in-one digital asset management and design production MIS package.

The Student Loans Company (SLC) has installed three Xerox DocuColor iGen3s as part of Xeroxs largest deal for digital presses in the UK.

Oc has doubled the size of its premises by moving into a larger office in Scotland.

ITM Publishing Services is toasting a new two-year contract with Quantum Business Media to become sole supplier of pre-press and repro services to the publisher of magazines including The Publican and...

Xerox has signed a pan-European deal with software firm Mtivity as part of a big marketing agreement.

The International Direct Marketing Fair has, for the first time, chosen digital print as a key focus for 2005.

Transactional mail specialist Optecon has won the UK Mail Technology Award for its O42 tool, which adds personalised marketing onto bills and statements.

Zenith Media is following its purchase of a six-colour Komori at this years Drupa with a 115,000 guillotine.