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PrintCafe brings PrintSmith to UK

PrintCafe announced at Northprint that it would sell PrintSmith, its MIS for smaller printers in the quickprint and on-demand sectors, from its UK office. <br><br>

Ryobi's 3404DI in action at Northprint

Northprint saw the launch of the long-awaited production model of the Ryobi 3404DI direct-imaged offset press.<br><br>

Heidelberg hits DI century

Heidelberg signed its 100th UK Quickmaster DI order at Northprint. <br><br>

First Komori Project D in Europe will go to UK user

Komori used Northprint as a platform to announce the first European installation of a Project D digital press, at Image Data Group (IDG) in Willerby, East Yorkshire.

Leeds print firm gets safety fine

Print Associates in Leeds has been fined 2,500 for breaching safety regulations after an employee caught his hand in a press

Norske Canada to temporarily shut three pulp mills

Norske Skog Canada is briefly shutting down three pulp mills to reduce production in the wake of recent pulp price drops and production cutbacks across Europe and North America

Troubled APP sets debt control plan

Troubled Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) has set a timetable for the restructuring of its liabilities which could take up to March 2002

Xerox's shares jump after strong results

Xeroxs share price jumped 39% after strong colour sales and fourth quarter restructuring boosted its first quarter net income

GPMU members approve pay agreement

GPMU members have approved the terms of this years National Agreement deal between the union and BPIF following a ballot

N&S in West Ferry winding-up threat

As PrintWeek went to press there was confusion over the 6m debt versus dividend row between West Ferrys joint owners, Northern & Shell (N&S) and the Telegraph

Cassels and Bernander in verbal battle

The war of words between Inveresk and Klippan Paper chairman Jan Bernander continues to escalate, with claims from the Swede that Inveresk is trying to appoint a chief executive without consulting him

DTI soft on director fraud, claims ICSM

The Department of Trade and Industrys claims that it has upped the ante in its war against rogue directors have been dismissed by an industry expert

Electronics for Imaging looks to better future

Electronics for Imaging believes it is on course to ride out problems with the economic climate despite a steep decline in profits for the first quarter of 2001

Integra to set new standards

The AH Buckham group, which owns machinery agent Engelmann and Buckham, has hived off its graphic arts activities into a separate company

Traxdata releases first security-coded CD product

Traxdata has launched a serial-coded CD product aimed at marketing and security applications