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De La Rue Giori bought by KBA

KBA has bought Swiss security press development and distribution company De La Rue Giori for an undisclosed sum

Romney wraps up 6m spend

Swindon-based Romney Packaging hopes to grow its business by 50% after starting a three-year expansion programme

Economist moves all sites to WAM!NET

WAM!NETs Direct! system is providing network connectivity for The Economist between its London publishing headquarters and seven worldwide print sites

Agfa develops colour calibration tools for proofers

Agfa has developed a set of calibration and quality assurance tools for its Sherpa range of digital proofers

Agfa unveils new version of IntelliNet

Agfa announced new versions of its IntelliNet modular newspaper workflow system and IntelliTune image processing suite at Newstec.

MD Lewis to drive changes at Carrs

The new management and sales team at Carrs Paper has unveiled a series of strategic changes, including new personnel and product focusing

Prima printing to head for Polestar

Polestar has bucked the trend of high-profile print jobs heading for the continent and landed the contract for The National Magazine Companys <i>Prima</i> magazine

Weyerhaeuser bidding war for Willamette rages on

Weyerhaeuser has claimed that Willamettes board is "jeopardising" the value of the company in a letter to its preys shareholders

API sees slump in pre-tax earnings

API Group has reported a dramatic slump in interim pre-tax earnings from a 5.5m profit last year to a loss of 25.5m after exceptional items

DigiMedia fails to attract exhibitors

DigiMedia 2001 and Digital Solutions Centre 2001, scheduled to take place alongside each other from 20-22 June at the Messe Dsseldorf, have been cancelled after failing to attract enough exhibitors

Burrows attack on print pricing

Broadgate Promotional & Financial Print managing director Tony Burrows has accused the industry of selling itself short by offering the cheapest possible prices to win jobs

Print 777 joins bandwagon of website hosts

Print777 has become the latest company to offer printers a customised website and online ordering options

Autologic develops PDF-based file transfer system

Autologic has developed a PDF-based file transfer system for Express Newspapers, which sends files to its remote print sites, to reduce bottlenecks

De La Rue looks to acquire for growth

De La Rue is prepared to spend up to 200m on acquisitions to boost the revamped business

Sdra chief hints at further pulp price decreases

Sdra president and chief executive Anders Wahroln has given a strong indication that the price of pulp will come down even further