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Digital Xpress has installed a Crescendo digital workflow at its Basildon base, and is looking to increase its capacity following its formation in June

Swiss pre-press firm Lscher has launched a B2 version of its XPose! internal drum thermal platesetter and notched up the sale of its 200th machine

Pressroom consumables firm Ultrachem has moved into pre-press consumables by signing a deal to sell Lastra plates in the UK

Eastern Counties Newspaper Group has placed an order for a further two Kodak Polychrome Graphics Newsetter systems following a successful trial of thermal CTP

Caerphillys developmental communications company E-lumin has bought Cambridge Consultants electro-luminescent display arm, Pelikon

Oc has bought the Professional Imaging division of struggling Swiss photofinishing and digital printer maker Gretag Imaging

Ocean Digital Printing transformed its Coventry premises and carpark into a beach to celebrate its launch last week

Xeikons goal is to "restore confidence" in the business following its decision to file for creditor protection, prior to revealing a 25.9m ($37.4m) loss for the first nine months of the year

Sappis net profits for the year have fallen 24% to 181m as it suffers from "very difficult trading conditions in the coated fine paper and pulp markets worldwide"

M-real chief executive Jorma Vaajoki has given the strongest indication yet that his group has not finished on the acquisition trail

Paper produced from elephant dung is on its way to the UK

<i>Hello!</i> publishing director Sally Cartwright has called for an international third-party certification symbol for paper, and launched a scathing attack on UPM-Kymmene chief executive Juha Niemel

The paper and board industry "lags way behind the majority of the manufacturing industry in its adoption of e-commerce", with only 17% of companies developing e-commerce strategies and plans

Online print buying service TripleArc is looking to float on the Alternative Investment Market by Christmas

Progressive Impressions International used last weeks Print Buyers Forum as a launchpad for its UK operations