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UPDATE: Pageflex cuts to hit operations and R&D staff
US-based Bitstream subsidiary Pageflex will lose 26% of its staff across all of its functions, but primarily research and development (R&D), in a bid to save $2.6m (1.6m) a year.
Agfa's former Shoreham site could become Tesla museum
A dormant Agfa-Gevaert photographic emulsion manufacturing plant in Shoreham, Long Island has become the subject of a preservation campaign that has already raised $1.2m (735,000) in donations.
Kern to partner Konica Minolta at Cross Media 2012
Next week's Cross Media show will see finishing equipment manufacturer Kern showcase its white paper solutions on the Konica Minolta stand.
Alpha Colour Printer secures contract renewal with Gloucestershire council
Alpha Colour Printers has secured a two-year contract renewal with Gloucestershire County Council to provide both digital and litho print.
CPI UK renews contract with J&G Environmental
Book printer CPI UK has renewed its waste management contract with J&G Environmental for a further two years.
More firms seeing fall in cost of finance
The number of companies seeing an increase in the cost of credit has fallen to its lowest level since 2007, according to new research.
Pageflex axes 26% of global workforce
Malborough Software Development Holdings, parent company of Bitstream subsidiary Pageflex, has announced a global restructure in a bid to save $2.6m (1.6m) a year.
EFI secures 500th GS Vutek wide-format installation
EFI has secured the 500th installation of its GS series of Vutek wide-format printers after Gigantic Color of Dallas invested in a GS5000r roll-to-roll UV machine.
Paperlinx blames European closures for A$266m statutory loss
The loss posted in the paper merchant's 2011/2012 financial report was almost double the anticipated amount of A$171m predicted by the Paperlinx board prior to the publication of its annual review in...
Kodak to sell personalised and document imaging businesses
Kodak has announced that it will focus on commercial, packaging and functional printing activities as part of its 'successful emergence from Chapter 11 reorganisation'.
Print industry news roundup: Kodak, APG, PIAG, Manroland, Gemini, Quark
Stay up to date with your procurement supply chain thanks to print industry news at your fingertips. This week: Kodak to sell personalised and document imaging businesses; Alderson Print Group places...
UPDATE: Kodak to sell Personalized and Document Imaging businesses
Kodak has announced that it will focus on commercial, packaging and functional printing activities as part of its 'successful emergence from Chapter 11 reorganisation'.
Global press marketing budgets continue steady decline
Printed marketing spend declined globally again in August while digital budget allocations recorded rapid growth, new figures reveal.
Mark Andy owner AIP bids for Presstek
American Industrial Partners (AIP), the private equity firm that owns narrow and mid-web flexo press manufacturer Mark Andy, has launched a bid to acquire Direct Imaging press builder Presstek.
Pageflex 8.0 targets social media marketing
Pageflex has added social media to its software for the first time with the launch of version 8.0.