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Westdale Printing Group has signed up for a 12-colour Heidelberg Speedmaster 102 as part of a planned 5m spend over the next year

Acorn Web Offset is bringing pre-press in-house to enhance its customer service

Mixed messages about the future of the printed book emerged from the industry's annual fair in Frankfurt last week

International Paper (IP) is to close three North American pulp and paper mills with the loss of 2,500 jobs

Macfarlane's take-over tussle for British Polythene Industries has turned nasty with a blunt snub from BPI, which continues to cut costs and is closing a 60-staff firm

Openshaw has completed its MBO from parent company Wolstenholme Rink. The deal was backed by Rutland Fund Managers and Bank of Scotland, although no price was disclosed

PrintRepublic has caused a storm over the source of its film and approach to the market

Trafford Press is branching into publishing by launching a company to write, design, print and distribute magazines and newsletters

Xerox is restructuring in an attempt to cut costs and return to profit following a third-quarter loss of 115m ($167m)

Over 1300 of printings elite saw BLP Print Solutions crowned as the Printing Company of the Year at the PrintWeek Awards 2000

Artisan Press is aiming to create a 75-80% "filmless environment" within the next 12 to 15 months after buying a CreoScitex CTP system

Black Cat Imaging has installed the UK's first platesetter using the Cymbolic Sciences T-Wave technology from Gretag's Professional Imaging division

The BPIF is to lead a 12-month DTI-sponsored study investigating the competitiveness of the printing, packaging and graphic communications industry

Macfarlane has confirmed its 250p-per-share bid for British Polythene Industries (BPI), but BPI is urging shareholders to reject the "opportunistic" bid

Cradley Group aims to make a fresh start and attack new markets following a slump in its 1999-2000 profitability