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The BPIF has said that some larger printers could be wasting thousands of pounds a year by not applying for the 80% climate change levy rebate that was negotiated by the federation

Garnett Dickinson is hoping to become the first web printer in the country to go totally CTP with an Agfa Galileo system

Impressions Direct, a start-up company based in Greenwich, has installed a six-colour Indigo Ultra-Stream digital offset colour press

Pdf Solutions aims to undercut rival pre-press suppliers by up to 5,000

Hill Shorter has strengthened its hold on music merchandise printing with concert brochures and calendars for some of the worlds top pop stars, from U2 to Madonna.

Stora Ensos outlook remains bleak, according to chief executive Jukka Hrml after the group reported interim results for January to June 2001 in line with its forecasts.

Abitibi-Consolidateds second-quarter net earnings rose 77% to 49.4m (CAD$108m) as a result of cost reductions, synergy programmes and capacity closures. Sales rose too, from 677m to 707m.

SR Communications has won a 1.25m contract for at least 180m worth of scratchcards.

Sun Chemical has appointed an outsider as the heir apparent to worldwide chief Henri Dyner, and has promoted a raft of senior European executives.

Anthony Riley, the former British Paper Company mill manager, is heading a new management company for Frogmore Mill.

The Donside saga appeared to be drawing to a close last week as a proposed management buyout collapsed.

Pressteks second-quarter net income slumped 81% due to losses incurred at its Lasertel subsidiary.

Xerox president and chief operating officer Anne Mulcahy has stepped up to become chief executive.

Encad is hoping to turn about its disappointing second-quarter results with a cost-cutting programme and the launch of a new low-cost large-format printer.

IBM is upping the stakes in high-speed digital printing with the launch of a new Infoprint that it claims can print four times faster than rivals and at cheaper cost.