News

A US court has given the go-ahead for Presstek to buy AB Dick in a 22.3m ($40m)-plus auction on 29 October.

West Ferry is to remain a joint venture after Express Newspapers boss Richard Desmond announced that he would not attempt to buy out the Telegraph Groups 50% share of the print business.

A US court has ruled in favour of Creo in Agfa's lawsuit against it regarding the infringement of six patents relating to CTP autoloaders.

Local newspaper group Johnston Press is to sign a deal for the greenfield site for its 40m print plant in Sheffield "within weeks".

Canon has signed a deal with NexPress for the sales, distribution and service of NexPress black and white digital presses.

Blackburns group sales and marketing director Gurdev Singh has left the company after just eight months.

Openshaws owner has restructured its holding in the company in a debt for equity swap.

Industrial action by GPMU members in the paper industry has been averted at the last minute, after paper industry representatives tabled an improved pay offer.

A four-strong MBO team has bought Plymouth journal printer Latimer Trend & Co from its retiring chairman for an undisclosed sum.

Kodaks Graphic Communication Group (GCG), its printing business unit, has assembled a marketing team to "further establish itself as a leader in the market".

St Ives web division upgrade continues apace with the purchase of a 64/72pp MAN Roland Lithoman IV and two Agfa Xcalibur platesetters for Roche.

Graphic Arts Equipment (GAE) has added the Mitsubishi SDP Eco 1630II polyester platesetter to its product range and is poised to launch a new pressroom division next month.

CIP4 has launched the second edition of JDF Marketplace, its catalogue of JDF-enabled products and services.

Rotherham-based printers Garnett Dickinson has won the print contract for new consumer magazine Italia.

Fox Publishing has gone into administration with the loss of 26 jobs, over an alleged disagreement with Tesco over distribution of Healthy Living magazine