Companies & suppliers
Transcontinental posts Q1 profit rise
Montreal-based Transcontinental cited the ongoing benefits from its acquisition of Quad/Graphics assets in Canada as it reported a modest 5% rise in net profit to US $17.4m for the first quarter on an...

B Print & Display doubles up HP Scitex FB7600 flatbed fleet
B Print & Display has installed a second HP Scitex FB6700 flatbed press, less than a year after the first was installed at the point of sale specialist based in Cramlington, Northumberland.

Kaye-Dee to show Bergstein promotional product printers at Fespa
Product marking and pad printing specialist Kaye-Dee will launch a range of digital 3D product printers from Dutch manufacturer Bergstein at Fespa.

SFO investigates HP subsidiary Autonomy
HP has confirmed that the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is investigating Autonomy, the Cambridge-based software business it acquired in August 2011 for $11.1bn (7.5bn).

Neartone production manager sets up NBC Print Finishing
Nick Champion, ex-production manager of Nottingham-based Neartone Colour Printers, has set up a new trade finishing company after buying all of his former employers' post-press equipment.

1st Byte showcases print options with 1st Book
London's 1st Byte is pushing the possibilities of digital print with a new sample book to showcase its array of creative print and finishing techniques.

CWU members vote in favour of downstream access boycott
Royal Mail postal workers could begin boycotting mail from rival downstream access (DSA) providers such as TNT and UK Mail "in the next few months" following a Communication Workers Union (CWU)...

Fedex Office uses Agfa Jeti to refurbish iconic Eartha globe
Fedex Office recently completed the facelift of Eartha, the world's largest rotating globe, located at the headquarters of digital mapping company DeLorme in Yarmouth, Maine.

Mutoh ValueJet pair to be launched at Sign & Digital 2013
Colourgen will debut two members of Mutoh's ValueJet range of wide-format printers at Sign & Digital 2013 as part of its Building Blocks for Business Campaign.

Apogee directors buy back LMS shares with help of Nigel Wray
Apogee Corporation's directors have bought back private equity firm LMS Capital's shareholding in their managed print services company with the help of newly-appointed non-executive director Nigel...