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NTO chief hails improved NVQ courses
The "new and vastly improved" print NVQs and SVQs (Scotland) are now available following the completion of the contract between City & Guilds and the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA)
Brown leaves Polestar
Polestar chief executive Jim Brown has sensationally left the firm after only nine months at its helm
Prism buys MicroInk Systems
MIS supplier Prism has expanded its services with the purchase of American firm MicroInk Systems
Telegraph buys 5m DTI system
The Telegraph Group has ordered an editorial system from Digital Technology International in a deal worth over 5m
UPEX to attend Northprint expo
UPEX has stepped into the space left by Xerox and will stage UPEXnorth at Northprints Royal Hall
Gardners' conditions improve
Working conditions at Eastbournes Gardners Books appear to be improving following the GMPUs presentation of a petition signed by 262 workers
Color Co opens its new London training centre
The Color Co has opened a print and training centre in Waterloo, opposite the London Eye
ACL looks outside the box for growth
ACL Cartons is bringing its printing in-house and is looking to move into the point-of-sale market by acquisition
Associated installs Agfa Polaris at regional sites
Associated Mediabase is installing Agfa Polaris platesetters at its regional print sites in what could become the biggest single deal for newspaper CTP in the UK
API in first-half profit warning
API has predicted that profits for the first half of the year will be materially less than previously expected due to the economic slowdown in North America
Astron to close south London digital print centre
Astron is closing its digital printing centre in south London and moving work to its facilities management sites in the City and its Huntingdon headquarters
Nokia test boosts Comeleon shares
Shares in Comeleon have soared by over 30% to 215p after Nokia approved its e-comeleon printing method
CTP spend wins deals for Duncan Web
Duncan Web Offsets 20m investment is paying dividends following Emap Automotives decision to select the company as production partner for the move to CTP of three of its monthly consumer titles
Milford moves to colour with Carson buy
The Sherwood Press Group has acquired digital specialist Carson Offset for an undisclosed sum
UK firms hit back at Belgian quality jibe
The export sales director of a Belgian group has come under fire for suggesting that the weak euro mantra was an excuse for UK printers not providing the desired quality