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Inflation spike prompts business rates rise fears

Printers have called for the government not to implement business rate increases based on the September RPI inflation rate, which at 5.6%, was at its highest for more than 20 years.

Report urges government to repeal unfair dismissal rules

SMEs should be allowed to dismiss unproductive workers without explanation, according to a leaked Downing Street report on employment law.

Tangent aims to create 'UK's largest website' for B2B print

Tangent has relaunched its online offering Digital Print Partnership as Printed.com with the aim of growing the site into the "biggest B2B website in the UK" for ordering print.

Pamex 2011 news in brief

News from exhibitors like Fujifilm India, Peco Graphics, Suba Solutions and Fortec Binding Systems.

Kern launches lightweight paper cutter

Finishing equipment manufacturer Kern has launched a high-performance cutter, aimed at the pharmaceutical and newspaper industries.

Tukaiz cites personalisation for revenue boost

Though there are few hard numbers yet on whether personalisation will be the new driver of traditional direct mail, Franklin Park, IL-based Tukaiz - along with several of its clients - have already...

Quad Express becomes first in US with Heidelberg supplied VUTEk grand format press

Looking to take advantage of a growing surge in its large signage business, Hayward, CA-based Quad Express has become the first US customer to purchase an EFI VUTEk GS3250 grand-format inkjet printer...

UPM to close Myllykoski paper mill

Paper manufacturer UPM has announced that it will close the recently purchased Myllykoski paper mill by the end of the year, resulting in almost 400 redundancies.

RR Donnelley profit grows on acquisitions and tax benefits

Despite a tough commercial print environment, R.R. Donnelley reported its third quarter net profit rose to $158m, nearly triple the $53m it earned in Q3 2010, though much of that gain was tied to...

Kodak posts Q3 sales slump to $222m loss, misses expectations and lowers guidance

Kodak's third quarter results did little to reassure investors as the Rochester, NY-based camera and printer maker reported it lost $222m during the three month period on a 17% drop in revenues...

Avantika buys India's first Océ 6160 press

Avantika Printers, which calls itself as a major believer of Canon Océ products, has bought India's first OcéVarioprint 6160 Ultra line mono-colour press.

Heidelberg and Ricoh announce India tie-up

Heidelberg India and Ricoh India have announced that both companies have come to the agreement to enter the phased global rollout of the new Heidelberg and Ricoh strategic co-operation in India...

Harbhajan shows stitiching kit

Amritsar-based Harbhajan Singh and Company, the manufacturer of binding and post-press equipments is displaying its book stitching machines and rotary half cutting, micro perforation cum cover...

BPIF Outlook survey details improving but fragile industry

The BPIF has released its latest Printing Outlook study of the health of the industry in Q3, showing that while printers experienced a more profitable period, levels did not match their predictions...

JPY brings XServe alternative UB2 to the UK

Graphic arts businesses looking for a replacement for Apple's discontinued XServe Mac server have been offered an alternative in the form of the server software suite UB2.