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Update: Kodak exits Chapter 11
Kodak has successfully emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, with chief executive Antonio Perez proclaiming "what's next starts now".

Screentec invests in second Océ Arizona
Wales-based printer Screentec has boosted its wide-format firepower with an Océ Arizona 480 GT from Canon.

Xeikon to unveil Thermoflexx 80 at Labelexpo
Xeikon will launch the Thermoflexx 80 at Labelexpo in Brussels later this month.

Printers owed in latest CSDM collapse
Fundraising agency CSDM Fundraising, which fell into administration on 28 June, owed around 400,000 to printers and direct marketing firms, according to the administrator's report.

Overmatter: Five minutes of fame
Five minutes of fame – or almost – for some of print’s very own in a recent edition of BBC programme Who Do You Think You Are? featuring footy legend Gary Lineker.

Polestar secures Titan contract extension
Titan Publishing Group has extended its print contract with Polestar for a further two years in a deal worth more than 1m.

New MD for Arctic Paper UK
Rob Slowe has been appointed to the position of managing director of Arctic Paper UK.

Kodak launches latest version of Prinergy workflow
Kodak has launched the latest version of its print production workflow software Prinergy Workflow 6.

All Print Supplies appoints Peter Miles to digital textile division
Slough-based All Print Supplies (APS) has appointed Peter Miles as head of its newly created digital textile division.

Nilpeter to unveil FB-3 flexo press in Europe
Nilpeter will launch what it claims is one of the fastest label presses on the market, at Labelexpo in Brussels on 24 to 27 September.

Xaar profits soar
UK inkjet printing specialist Xaar's pre-tax profits trebled in H1 2013 to 22.3m compared with the same period last year, for which it posted profits of 6.7m.

EFI ups quality and integration with new Fiery servers
EFI has announced two new EFI Fiery print servers for Xerox 560 and 570 digital colour printers, to help users improve quality and integration.

NB Colour Print invests over half a million in Speedmaster SM
Commercial printers NB Colour Print has invested over half a million in a Heidelberg five-colour Speedmaster SM 74 B2 press with perfector and coater, to replace three aging Komori presses.

DSN Group snaps up Design Board International
Belgian pre-press and brand management company DSN Group has bought multinational packaging design consultant Design Board International for an undisclosed sum.

Epson UK appoints Phil McMullin to Pro Graphics division
Phil McMullin has joined Epson's Pro Graphics business unit as UK sales manager for the large format printer division.