News

MAN Roland will show a new high-speed version of its Rotoman 16pp web at Drupa in May.

Komori has reported strong worldwide sales of its sheetfed and web offset presses in the six months to September 2003, a figure that it expects to increase 6% by its year-end 31 March 2004.

The BPIF has standardised its terms and conditions for its 90 staff after a one-year consultation process.

HP Indigo is expecting to increase equipment sales to packaging printers by as much as 20% following the installation of a custom-designed fully-operational demo suite at its Maastricht headquarters.

Specialist envelope manufacturer Enveco has installed two additional machines following the expansion of the companys premises.

<i>The Times</i> launched its compact edition in four more television regions on Monday taking the total print run to over 250,000.

Ghent PDF Workgroup founder, Enfocus Software, is to take a back seat to create a vendor-neutral organisation dedicated to develop and foster PDF/X standards.

Wotton Printers has installed the UKs first Screen PlateRite Micra platesetter.

Fujifilm Graphic Systems is working with waste management specialists Rethmann UK, to allow customers to dispose of their waste from plate processors down the drain.

KC Tompkin Printing Services has taken delivery of a ECRM MAKO 4.

B&P Lightbrigade has teamed up with former RES managing director Robin East to set up a central London wide-format printing business.

Shuttleworth Business Systems has bought label and flexo MIS firm Compass as part of its bid to become the leading UK MIS supplier.

JSA Consultants has launched Paperman, a web-enabled paper management tool for periodical publishers.

Finance totalling 352m ($640m) has been approved for the Veracel Celulose pulp mill project in the Brazilian state of Bahia (<i>PrintWeek</i>, 16 May 2003).

The Polestar Group has won the contract to print the <i>Radio Times</i> for a further five years in a deal worth 9m a year from BBC Worldwide.