News

Fresh Media Group (FMG) has moved into the telecomms market with its latest acquisition.

Wyndeham has appointed Ian Mackintosh as managing director of the Print Direct direct mail division.

Esko-Graphics has made the surprise move to halt development on its violet CTP line.

One of the unexpected stars of Drupa, the Riso Orphis HC5000 105ppm colour ink-jet printer has been given the green light for its UK launch. The Orphis will be launched either in December or January,...

David Fortune, Richard Limer and Andy Baxter (l-r) have bought out the remaining majority shareholdings at Central Colour, based in Nottingham.

Agfa is billing itself as the only mainstream supplier of processless plates as it rolls out its new Azura plate to the SME market.

Administrators for Grasmere Press and Grasmere Digital Imaging (GDI) have made 91 jobs cuts across the two companies, which went into administration on 14 September (PrintWeek, 16 September).

Ashgate Automation has teamed up with Kas Paper Systems to offer a sub 4,000 creasing machine for digital printers.

White Productions has staved off a winding-up petition from Begbies Traynor, administrator of the Perivan Group, as parent firm Buzwell Group entered a refinancing phase (PrintWeek, 2 September).

Amicus general secretary Derek Simpson has revived debate over the issue of a statutory training levy.

OCSL has been appointed reseller for the GoldMine customer relationship management (CRM) software from FrontRange Solutions.

Communisis has boosted its print management business by buying Dataform for 22m.

TJ International has been crowned UK Company of the Year at the BPIF Excellence Awards, held at the Marriott Hotel in Londons Grosvenor Square.

Graphic Arts Equipment (GAE) has expanded into metal CTP by becoming a dealer for Screens PlateRite Micra violet diode platesetters.

Crosland VK has been bought in a management buy-in by former head of sales Steven Waterhouse and John Briggs, a former director of Quiligotti, who will be managing director.