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Savvis hires staff and ups products

A year after it bought Wam!Net, Savvis is adding additional sales and support staff and revealing further details on product development.

TALL eyes growth in security sector

Security printer The TALL Group plans to keep on growing its business, and expects to see software products from an ever-increasing part of its operations.

Cestrian to enter litho market

Cestrian is moving into litho and taking on new staff as part of a 4m investment that includes new premises.

Orchestra installs APS finisher

Orchestra Bristol has beefed up its finishing capacity with the worlds only APS finishing machine that can fold and insert 20in forms.

Robert Horne unveils FSC line

The Robert Horne Group is to stock the UKs first watermarked Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) business stationery product range, as part of its new product developments.

Field prints Stella glass promo

Field Group has produced a bar display as part of a promotion to give Stella Artois drinkers a glass embossed with their favourite beers logo.

International event for I-Paper

The first International I-Paper Congress hosted by PaperGate Systemintegration took place in Germany on 1-2 July.

LakePaper rolls out upgrade to Ecology range

LakePaper has created a new version of its fine paper collection New Ecology.

Strike looms after pay deal rejected

More than 4,500 GPMU members in the paper industry are to be called on for industrial action, following the breakdown of talks on 11 August.

Howitt wins Thunderbirds deal

Howitt has picked up the contract to print 20m scratch cards as part of BPs promotional tie-up with Thunderbirds.

Favini revamps luxury line with more surfaces

Italian paper producer Favini has added new qualities to its Majestic text and cover range.

Howard Smith backs awards

Howard Smith Paper has sponsored two categories at the forthcoming BPIF Excellence Awards in September.

Strong demand fails to check Sdra profits slide

Swedish pulp producer Sdras net profits for the first half of 2004 fell despite strong demand for its products, but the firm expected an improvement in the second half of the year.

Creo develops VI software for PC users

Creo has expanded its range of variable information (VI) authoring software with a new Windows package aimed at entry-level users.

Merged Image Evolution picks up Indigo 3050

Digital printer Image Evolution is making inroads into the museums and galleries sector after the installation of a HP Indigo 3050 press.