News

Papyrus GB has launched its e-commerce trading service in the UK, Papyrus e-point, providing customers with a real-time online ordering service

PressXchange.com, the website for advertising used printing machinery, has developed a system to search and update dealers own websites

Howard Hunt (City) is countering a squeeze on 8pp work in the direct mail sector by installing its second 16pp Mitsubishi Diamond web later this year

The tough market in which web offset printers operate and the challenges they face were highlighted by speakers at this weeks ninth Pira Web Offset conference

Embattled Xerox is basing its future on colour and increasing its service and consultancy

Madison 2000 and Fine Colour Packaging in Nottingham are merging following an announcement made to the workforce last week

Stora Enso is dissolving its pulp division and transferring its five non-integrated mills to other divisions

Trinity Mirror is reviewing the best way to spend 100m on press technology over the next three to four years

Adobe Systems has reported a first-quarter revenue of 230m ($329m), against a background of difficult trading conditions and declining investor confidence in the technology sector

The Newspaper Society has started talks with a number of unnamed national newspapers to expand the use of its AdF@st internet file delivery system

A new internet-based file delivery and storage system could challenge the current offerings from Vio and WAM!NET

A "preferred party" has emerged from talks with firms interested in buying Donside Paper Company

Celloglas owner Algroup Trade Finishing is finalising its acquisition of Protecta Print to create a finishing one-stop shop

CTP is a transient technology that will be superseded by direct imaging on press

Fulmars pre-tax profits have dropped 13% to 4m but chief executive Mike Taylor said the group put in a good performance in a tough market