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High-tech print centre opens at college

A high-tech print centre is set to open at the Matthew Boulton College in Birmingham

Agfa purchase boosts digital at Midas Press

Farnborough-based Midas Press has completed its investment in Agfa pre-press kit with the installation of an Apogee workflow and two Sherpa digital colour proofers

Printing Techniques takes on MCSi's Rudman

MCSi Mitsubishi Corporations long-serving plate product manager Paul Rudman has joined the technical specialist team at Printing Techniques

WAM!NET wins 68m backing from Cerberus

WAM!NET has closed the deal on the provision of a 68m ($100m) working capital facility from Cerberus Capital Management, a New York City-based private investment firm

Escher unveils B2 Cobalt CTP

Escher-Grad has launched a B2 version of its Cobalt violet laser CTP system aimed at the smaller printer

TurboStream to boost Garnett Dickinson's Digitec

Garnett Dickinson is to install a second Indigo press to meet demand in its digital division

TruePress 544 to up Screen's presence in UK

Screen aims to install 10 TruePress 544 units in the UK in the 2001 fiscal year

Xerox to part with long-term auditor

Xerox has taken drastic accounting steps by dismissing its long-time auditor, KPMG, while its chief financial officer has quit

Newspapers in overseas print deals with Oc

Oc says it will sign agreements to print overseas editions of leading newspaper titles in the next few weeks as it expands its network of printing sites

Inca expansion plans gain 2m Advent backing

Cambridge-based Inca Digital Printers has secured 2m of second-round funding from Advent Venture Partners to help it carry out its ambitious expansion programme

Oc results show 27% fall in income

Ocs sales across all its business areas have fallen, and the recent New York attacks have ruled out reliable estimates of results for the full year, it says.

Paper Fed to give backing to Apsley

The Paper Trail has unveiled its plans for the next development phase of the heritage site at Apsley, and has received full commitment from the Paper Federation

Weyerhaeuser CEO wins award

Weyerhaeuser chairman, president and chief executive Steven Rogel has been chosen as Global CEO of the year by members of the financial sector who follow the paper and forest products sector

Holmen Paper plans to ride out reduction in orders

Holmen Paper is to ride out a drop in orders with a tough decision not to halt production

Paper and board hit an all-time record

European paper and board production rose to over 90m tonnes in 200, a 5.6% increase on 1999 and an all-time record, according to statistics from the Confederation of European Paper Industries