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Nur to show 5m wide UV-cured printer

Nur will show a prototype at Drupa of a 5m wide ink-jet printer, the first of that size to use UV-cured inks, which it claims will revolutionise the super-wide sector.

St Ives warns on pricing

St Ives sales fell by 6.3% at the half-year stage, and despite a modest improvement in underlying profitability the group has warned that pricing has reached unsustainable levels in some of its...

Vio turns focus towards digital ads and the US

Vio is focusing its efforts on digital advertising delivery and hopes to crack the US market this year.

Howitt creditors share 900,000

A liquidator has been appointed following a creditors meeting for the old Howitt printing group.

Printing.com expands its network

Two more Printing.com franchises have opened, in Lancaster and Watford, and the firm expects another two to open before the end of June.

Astron confirms Edotech purchase

Astron has bought Edotech in a 130m deal, which Astron chief executive David Mitchell has dubbed a transforming acquisition.

IBF plans processless thermal launch

Brazilian film manufacturer Industria Brasileira de Filmes (IBF) is to reveal a processless thermal CTP plate at this years Drupa.

Access Plus wins BAA deal

BAA has appointed its first print management firm by awarding TripleArc division Access Plus a 10m contract over five years.

Celeb mag for Cooper Clegg

Cooper Clegg has been awarded the print contract for <i>Celebrity Homes</i>, the latest title to be launched by Bath-based publisher Merricks Media.

TPL redundancies today

TPL is to make two thirds of its workforce redundant from today, a decision that GPMU officials have branded as appalling.

Gough to take over from Fothergill at PaperCo

Alistair Gough has been named as the new managing director of paper merchant group PaperCo, part of PaperlinX.

TecnoLink secures Jacob's work

TecnoLink has retained its contract for design and repro services with Jacobs Biscuits in a 1.5m contract.

Bidding hots up for Associated supplements contract

Negotiations over one of the UKs biggest print contracts, for Associated Newspapers supplements, are reaching a crucial stage.

Stokes reveals MPC is up for sale

Tony Stokes, chairman of The Magazine Printing Company, has revealed that the firm is for up for sale.

Polestar narrows gravure locations

Polestar has narrowed down its search for a greenfield gravure site to two locations one at Meadowhall in Sheffield, and one at La Louvire, Belgium.