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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

A consultation to determine if the industry would support a statutory training levy has been launched this week.

Packaging firm Macfarlane has posted pre-tax losses of 18.6m, on group sales of 131m in the year to 31 December 2003.

Its been a landmark week for PrintWeek editor at large Jo Francis, who is celebrating a decade on the magazine.

A group of 24 UK label printers has joined forces to create a new organisation designed to promote the interests of smaller companies in the sector.

J Thomson Colour Printers is set to run entirely on Heidelberg presses after buying two Speedmasters for an undisclosed sum.