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The BPIF has reacted cautiously to training initiatives in this weeks Budget, in which chancellor Gordon Brown said the government would provide access to training courses and support for wage costs...

Printec Asia, the all-Asia print media, publishing and converting exhibition, has been cancelled due to a "lack of support".

The BPIFs new chief executive Michael Johnson was left "with a feeling of great pride" following his first visit to Ipex.

HSW Print became the second firm at Ipex to sign up for a 12-colour Heidelberg Speedmaster 102 with CutStar reel-to-sheeter.

MAN Roland claimed its DICOweb had been a huge hit at Ipex and announced the sale of a 16pp heatset version, similar to the one shown at PrintCity, to a Turkish printer.

AB Dick scored a small-offset success following its decision to bring a five-colour B3 Hamada to Ipex.

Robert Horne Group managing director Toby Marchant has issued a challenging cry to paper merchants, to join forces and stop dealing with phoenix print companies.

Printing.coms share issue has closed oversubscribed, with the offer raising 1.1m, and the firm is poised to open a further 10 new franchises (<i>PrintWeek</i>, 22 February).

The global printing industrys thirst for old kit is unabated, according to sales registered at Upex@Ipex.

Delta Display, the London-based point-of-purchase (PoP) and outdoor advertising specialist, has invested over 4m in new printing equipment.

Smyth-Horne is suing its former managing director Mike Biggs for breach of contract.

Sdra has announced a price increase of 24 ($35) per tonne for its main product, long fibre softwood pulp, taking the price to 326 from 1 May.

Remote proofing and annotation software provider Prolatus has appointed Litho Supplies and Turning Point Technologies (TPT) as resellers.

Creo notched up four sales of its Lotem 800 Quantum platesetter and accompanying workflow at Ipex to UK and Irish printers.

Xerox has agreed to pay a 7m ($10m) fine to the US governments Security & Exchange Commission (SEC) to settle an inquest into its accounting and financial reporting practices.