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Polestar Jowetts Packaging in Leeds has ordered the new Komori Lithrone S40, launched at Ipex, to replace its six-colour Lithrone that was damaged by fire in July (<i>PrintWeek</i>, 2 August).

Scottish company Johnstone Reid Investment, which set up in May, is in acquisition talks with several printers as it plans to become a medium-size consolidated business.

Screen claims its latest PlateRite thermal platesetters remove the only remaining advantage visible light platesetters have price.

Agfa has extended its OEM deal with ScenicSoft, paving the way for the completion of ScenicSofts acquisition by Creo, Agfas arch-rival in pre-press electronics.

Agfa, Creo and DuPont have all launched digital proofing products at Graph Expo in Chicago.

Oc remains confident of achieving its net income target for the year despite a dip in third-quarter revenues.

Duplo has launched a digital print division selling Canon black-and-white and colour printers with software from EFI and T/R Systems.

The increased use of personalisation and quicker turnaround times from digital printing will be key areas to enable commercial printers to grow, according to consultancy CAP Ventures.

Sdra Cell has launched PulpServices, a range of marketing services designed to benefit its pulp customers.

The outlook for the UK paper industry is very much "a mixed picture" despite a rise in demand for printing and writing papers in North America, the Paper Federation has said.

The James McNaughton Group has launched tom&otto, a new woodfree coated range of papers.

Beziers Wakefield site is recruiting 30 more staff as a result of the success of its Storefriendly point-of-purchase (PoP) initiative and major contract wins.

Amcor Flexibles Colodense in Bristol has produced the packaging for the relaunch of Cadburys MiniRolls.

Polestar Petty in Leeds has printed a record 1.2m copies of the new-look Now magazine, the UKs second biggest selling celebrity publication.

Howitt has confirmed its plans to build a new 56,000m gravure superplant near its current premises in Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire.