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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