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Xerox seeks stability with fresh credit
Xerox has renegotiated its 4.67bn ($7bn) revolving line of credit by repaying 1.87bn and extending the final repayment date for the remainder to 30 April 2005.
Printcafe trials Prime software at Mohn Media
Mohn Media will be the test site for Printcafes production planning software, Prime.
HP Indigo revamps European marketing
HP Indigo is reorganising its European and UK marketing departments.
Aprion ships Shaldag after successful beta test
Aprion Digital has made its Shaldag SP industrial high-speed ink-jet press commercially available, following nine months of beta testing.
FoE to name and shame merchants with APP ties
UK paper merchants still dealing with Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) face being "named and shamed" by Friends of the Earth (FoE), according to forest campaigner Ed Matthew.
M-real plans restructure for UK sales wing
M-real has unveiled plans for a restructuring of its Map Merchant groups UK operations, which will involve staff cuts and warehouse closures across its three UK merchants.
Rival bidder touted for Jefferson Smurfit
Jefferson Smurfits independent directors have confirmed that they have received an approach from a rival bidder, believed to US private equity house Texas Pacific Group (<i>PrintWeek</i>, 21 June).
WRAP aims for future targets after first year
The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) "still has a lot to do", according to a report highlighting its progress over the past year.
WWF report slams G8 on timber trade
The governments of the G8 countries and China are not doing enough to stamp out imports of illegally sourced timber and wood products, according to a WWF report.
Sky mag deal for John Brown Citrus
John Brown Citrus Publishing is reviewing the status of suppliers for the UKs largest circulation magazine, <i>Sky Customer Magazine</i>, after taking over the publishing contract from Redwood...
McDonald's cards job for IPS
Intelligent Print Solutions (IPS), the print management company in Tonbridge, Kent, has supplied more than 15m game cards for fast food chain McDonalds in its World Cup promotion.
Tall wins West Ham cheque job
Tall Security Print, the specialist cheque printer in Runcorn, has won the contract to print the official business cheques for Premiership football team West Ham United.
Murdoch may say bye-bye Wapping
News International is believed to be nearing a decision on the future of its southern printing operation, which appears increasingly likely to take it away from its infamous Wapping site in London.
HP will target inplants and copy shops
Hewlett-Packard has revealed that it is planning to sell colour and black-and-white printers suitable for the inplant and copy shop market.
Polestar prepares to close Idle webs
Polestar plans to shut two of the three presses at Watmoughs, ending weeks of speculation about the future of the Idle-based plant and possibly signalling a longer-term move of all Watmoughs-based...