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Stephens and George to install Speedmaster XL 106 in UK first

Magazine printer Stephens and George is to become the first UK company to install the new Speedmaster XL 106 perfector since the machine went into serial production.

Best in Truepress first

Point-of-sale (POS) specialist Best Digital has bought the world's first Truepress Jet W1632 UV inkjet printer, launched by Screen at drupa.

GI Direct expands transactional mail service with treble Konica buy

Direct mail specialist GI Direct has expanded its transactional mail service after installing three presses from Konica Minolta.

Stones the Printers first B1 printer to join IPIA

Stones the Printers, part of the BGP group, has become the first B1 printer to become a member of the Independent Print Industries Association.

AMS launches website to coincide with open house

The mailroom equipment supplier AMS has launched a new website and organised an open house event to help customers better understand the solutions it provides.

Defiant Perez hails Kodak

Kodak chairman and chief executive Antonio Perez was in defiant mood as drupa opened.

Chesapeake expands with French acquisition

Chesapeake Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Packaging has acquired French leaflet manufacturer Pharmapost for an undisclosed sum.

Collins formally ends Versamark ink supply agreement with Kodak

Seven months after their very public legal feud, Cincinnati-based Collins Ink this week formally ended their agreement to supply Versamark ink to Kodak--but couldn't resist a few parting shots.

Pentzer installs Xerox Color 800 to lead digital migration

Columbus, IN-based Pentzer Printing has completed the install of a Xerox Color 800 from Fujifilm North America's Graphic Systems Division and is now using it to migrate many of its customers from...

Communisis makes Kieon and Yomego acquisitions

Communisis has announced the 1.1m acquisition of two businesses, Kieon and Yomego, designed to further boost the non-print services offered by its Intelligence Driven Communications division.

Landa Corporation and Heidelberg sign strategic partnership deal

The agreement will see Heidelberg incorporate Landa's nano print technology in its new-generation digital presses for commercial printing.

Banner picks up Carphone Warehouse contract off HH Global

Banner Managed Communication (BMC) has been awarded a three-year print management contract by Best Buy Europe, the joint venture between Best Buy and the Carphone Warehouse.

Xaar partners with Digiprint Supplies

Inkjet manufacturer Xaar has partnered with Digiprint Supplies to provide continental European sales and support for its industrial printheads.

Manroland Sheetfed entering 'exciting' period

Manroland Sheetfed has said it is entering an "exciting" period for the company, following what it has described as an amazing first 100 days of ownership under Langley Holdings.

Arlon appoints Graphic Art Mart for Australian distribution

Arlon Graphics, the US-based pressure-sensitive, cut-vinyl, flexible substrate manufacturer, has appointed New South Wales-based Graphic Art Mart as a new distribution partner in Australia.