News

St Ives plans to close its loss-making Case-Hoyt operation in the United States.

Mystery surrounds the reasons behind todays sharp increase in the share price of Cradley Group.

Artwork Systems has added further PDF support to its packaging workflows and is improving the functionality of its Odystar workflow for commercial print.

US press ancillaries firm Baldwin will unveil several quietly important products for blanket cleaning, dampening and a web catcher at Drupa.

Press Control specialist QuadTech will launch Data Central, a software package for automating press set up and providing feedback on press performance, at Drupa.

Canon Europe has announced that it is expanding its graphic arts market to include commercial printers.

X-rite will launch seven products at Drupa as part of its mission to make accurate colour quicker, cheaper and simpler to achieve.

UPM president and chief executive Juha Niemel has resigned from his position, as the Finnish paper manufacturer reported continuing falls in turnover and profits for 2003.

Mitsubishi Lithographic Presses (MLP) will show a prototype web press with variable cut-off and re-writeable cylinders at the Drupa show in May.

Xerox has reported better than average fourth quarter results for 2003, with revenue growth in the areas of both digital and colour printing products.

Northamptons The Print Factory has won a multi-million pound print management deal for Vodafone and has renewed its 10m-a-year deal with BSkyB.

Inca has partnered with Sun Chemical to produce an ink-jet press for corrugated carton print and will show a prototype machine at Drupa, which will enter beta testing before the end of the year.

Kodak Polychrome Graphics (KPG) has bought remote proofing specialist RealTimeImage as part of a move to expand its proofing and software product line.

Northamptons The Print Factory has won a multi-million pound print management deal for Vodafone and has renewed its 10m-a-year deal with BSkyB.

Fuji has set up a dedicated Graphic Systems Division in Japan to manage its worldwide printing business and has announced several launches in time for Drupa.