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Antalis hopes to play an active part in the consolidation of the paper merchanting industry, and plans to expand its offering in packaging.

Bath Press has posted a net loss of more than 2m and recommended no dividend for shareholders for the year to the end of March 2003.

Graphoprint has signed for a new five-unit M600 at Drupa, and the press will be the first of the new high-speed M600Ds in the UK.

The BPIF has warned that a skills shortage on the production side of the sector could spark a wage spiral if training is not improved.

The Karran Group has produced printed promotional flags for West Hams play- off match against Ipswich Town.

Agfa had a slow start to the year according to its first-quarter results, although the firm said there were signs of an improvement in March and April.

Xerox UK has sold its second DocuColor iGen3 in as many weeks.

German MIS supplier Hiflex has set up a new office to target the UK and Nordic countries.

Linney Group is considering expansion of its fulfilment activities after taking on 4,000m2 of extra space for its Direct arm.

The Journal Printing Company (TJPC) has invested 6 million in equipment, including its first web press, in what it hopes will be a "wake-up call" for competitors.

Leeds College of Technology principal Jim MacWilliams has claimed on national radio that he has resigned in protest over a shortage of funding in education.

An innocuous machine with the outward appearance of an office copier was one of the unexpected stars of Drupa.

Birmingham-based Carrs Paper, the last remaining UK-owned manufacturer of carbonless paper, has gone into administration, with a number of jobs being lost.

Exhibitors at this years Drupa were in buoyant mood as the show drew to a close.

Fresh Media Group (FMG) has bought Vision, the Milton Keynes and London-based catalogue design and repro firm.