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Metromail in County Durham has installed a Xerox DocuPrint 180, increasing its cut-sheet capacity by 35%.

Saltwell Signs in Gateshead has installed the UK's first Seiko II IP-4500 large-format printer.

Robert Horne Group's recently filed accounts for 2001 show a 51.7m retained loss on sales of 386m.

James McNaughton Group will widen its product portfolio with the launch of six new text and cover grades.

The Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI) was cheered by the conclusions reached by the House of Lords report into packaging and packaging waste, but will continue to lobby its cause.

SCA has bought Spanish packaging company Bertako for 11m (17.5m) on a debt-free basis.

Barclays has selected Ormolu, Alistair McIntosh/Williams Lea and Centurion/Communisis to share in its 35m marketing print budget, following a review of 19 print suppliers.

Blackburn-based media games specialist Europrint has produced the first batch of 6.5m pop-up cards for Associated Newspapers.

Heidelberg has warned of a 10% fall in sales this year after failing to see any signs of an economic recovery in the US and central Europe.

Communisis new acquisition, Centurion Press, has already contributed to the groups growing profits.

Ormolu, Alistair McIntosh/Williams Lea and Centurion/Communisis will share in Barclays 35m marketing print budget following a review of 19 suppliers.

KBAs sheetfed operations have fared better in the first half of 2002 than its web business, which will suffer further in the second half of the year unless the economy revives.

Hewlett-Packards imaging and printing systems arm has reported a 10% rise in sales despite continued weakness in IT spending.

Creo and Agfa are squaring up for a fierce battle in the 4pp platesetter market. Creo has accused Agfa of giving kit away, while Agfa says Creo has lacked strategy.

Kirkbi, a Danish private investment company, has taken its stake in pre-press firm Esko-Graphics to over 80%.