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S&G buys fifth eight-unit 102
Magazine printer Stephens & George will become the UKs largest purchaser of eight-colour presses when it installs its fifth eight-colour Heidelberg Speedmaster 102 this summer
Quebecor studies further expansion
Quebecor Worlds next acquisition target could be a European printer, president and chief executive Charles Cavell revealed at the companys AGM
Ry and Apex add DI arm to partnership
Ry-Offset and Apex Digital Graphics have extended their partnership and set up a new limited company, DI Solutions, specifically to sell direct imaging presses
Recycled newsprint on target
The recycled content of newsprint consumed by UK newspaper publishers is just ahead of government targets, according to audit figures for the second half of 2000
Markzware release enhanced MarkzScout pre-flight software
The latest version of Markzwares MarkzScout workflow programme boasts an enhanced PDF creator and improved flight-check integration and job collection, the company claims
Screen hires Kernick to boost sales of TruePress
Screen has recruited former PPS digital press salesman Nick Kernick as sales manager (digital presses) in a move to expand its UK TruePress customer base
APP outlook bleak as troubles mount
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has announced continued suspension of Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) shares while an investigation into the companys books is underway
Janes takes new Indigo role
Indigo has appointed Nancy Janes as UK customer business development manager
CreoScitex adds partners to variable information partners programme
CreoScitex has added two partners to its variable information partner programme
Oc income hit but sales are on the up
Ocs sales climbed 7% to 485m (E776m) in the first quarter of 2001, fuelled by strong growth in its Production Printing Systems (PPS) business
Hope for stability with new pulp cuts
Pressure on pulp prices is mounting with Sdra announcing a further $30-per-tonne cut in its Northern Bleached Softwood Kraft (NBSK) grade
Xerox starts equipment leasing sale with Resonia
Xerox has executed the first stage of its equipment financing disposal strategy with the sale of its portfolio of lease receivables for Scandinavia
Mets's share issue is heavily oversubscribed
Mets-Serlas AGM heard that the groups 37m (E59.5m) direct share issue had been over-subscribed by almost three times
Sothernprint picks up IPC run
Southernprint has stepped in to print IPC SouthBanks new 132pp glossy 25 Beautiful Gardens after original printer St Ives turned down the first issue because of a lack of capacity
Apogee plug-in offers post-RIP assembly tool
Agfa has launched Digital QuickStrip, a plug-in for Apogee, for working with pages rather than complete flats. The 6,000 plug-in allows for post-RIP assembly of flats from individual elements