Pre-media

Agfa UK sales up 8% as consumables make early recovery

Agfa-Gevaert's UK graphics business has boosted sales 8% for the first quarter of this year as the consumables market shows signs of an early recovery.

St Ives becomes first customer of Epicor's print and packaging ERP

Print group St Ives has become the first major UK customer of Epicor's new Print and Packaging enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, which was developed as the result of a joint venture between...

Stephens & George signs 500k Agfa deal as 10m refit rolls on

Magazine printer Stephens & George (S&G) has completed a front-to-back-investment in its Merthyr Tydfil site with a 500,000 upgrade in Agfa platemaking equipment, finalised at Ipex.

X-Rite teams up with GMG

GMG has announced a tie-up with X-Rite, which centres on a new range of X-Rite branded automated print quality control and standardisation products.

Bitstream buys Press-sense

Bitstream president and chief executive Anna Magliocco-Chagnon has paid tribute at Ipex yesterday to the "attitude, desire and dedication" of the staff at Press-sense, the Israeli software company it...

Xingraphics to 'treble in size'

Plate manufacturer Xingraphics said at Ipex that it is hoping to treble in size this year as it extends its presence outside its home market in China.

Buxton Press signs for Europe's largest Fujifilm XMF installation

Buxton Press has signed for Europe's largest installation of Fujifilm's XMF cross-media workflow.

ImageData Group and Agfa sign pre-press deal

ImageData Group has signed a four year deal with Agfa for its pre-press requirements including workflow, CTP and chemistry-free plates.

Bitstream acquires assets of Press-sense in 4.5m deal

Israeli business software firm Press-sense has been bought out by US software developer Bitstream - a move that it hopes will secure the future of the company after investors pulled the plug in March.

Roland announces strategic partners

Wide-format manufacturer Roland DG has unveiled a string of strategic partnerships with digital proofing and colour management system suppliers at Ipex this week.