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Impress aiming for 2m sales

Impress Repro by Design has invested in new kit and increased its staffing levels, as the company aims for a 2m turnover this year.

Sentega and Oki form alliance

The Sentega Group has entered into an alliance agreement with Oki Europe, which will see the two companies jointly develop new product initiatives.

Ex-Imperial Home staff win redundancy dispute

More than 200 former employees of Imperial Home Dcor have been awarded in excess of 400,000, after an employment tribunal found in their favour this week.

New facility for Streamline will house new kit

Streamline Press has invested in additional premises adjacent to its Leicester facility to accommodate the expanding companys new equipment.

E-billing schemes to cut paper waste

Utility firms across the UK have begun schemes to offer paperless billing to reduce print costs and to help the environment.

Phoenix takes Jaycare in MBO led by MD Watt

Newcastle-upon-Tyne-based pharmaceutical packaging specialist Jaycare has been bought by a venture capitalist company for the second time in four years.

Dataform bids for 100m turnover in three years

Print management company Dataform is aiming to push its turnover up to 100m in three years, to compete with Williams Lea and Astron.

St Ives multimedia in 4m relocation

St Ives is to take another multi-million pound exceptional hit as it moves to reduce costs in its multimedia division.

Record results for HP imaging

Hewlett-Packard (HP) has reported record first quarter figures for its imaging and printing division; and revenues and operating profits for the group have both increased.

Arjo upgrades paper machine

ArjoWiggins Carbonless Papers has installed new equipment at its Fort William mill as part of an on-going investment programme.

Agfa spotlights kit for Drupa launch

Albert Follens, worldwide head of Agfas Graphic Systems business unit, said the companys mission was to support the power of print, as it announced a raft of Drupa launches.

Workflow firm Wave2 debuts

The founder and managing director of MidSystem Technology, Chris Hodges, has launched workflow management company Wave2.

Creo Magnus ups ante in VLF

A new fully automatic VLF platesetter, the Magnus, which Creo claims is the fastest available, heads up its Drupa launches.

Oc launches UV-cured Arizona T220UV ink-jet

UV-cured wide-format ink-jet printers were the most significant launches at Ocs open house last week.

UV-cured tops growth report

UV-curable ink-jet is the top growing sector of the wide-format printing equipment market says market research firm CAP Ventures.