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Howard Smith Paper Group and The Paper Co consolidate back office operations

Howard Smith Paper Group and The Paper Co are to consolidate a number of back end operations to increase efficiencies within the PaperLinX businesses.

Lettershop Group picked as UK beta site for Kodak's Stream printhead

The Lettershop Group has been revealed as the UK beta test site for Kodak's Stream printhead technology.

Ex-B&P pair set up new consumables business

Two former employees of B&P Lightbrigade, the printer and supplier that went into administration in March, have set up a new consumables business for wide-format printers.

Flexo, letterpress & gravure inks

Recent advances in flexo inks have given the sector a boost in an otherwise tough market, writes Nosmot Gbadamosi

3M and Avery Dennison offer guarantees for Epson solvent output

3M Commercial Graphics and Avery Dennison have tied up with Epson to guarantee the performance of their substrates when used with Epson's Stylus Pro GS6000 solvent large-format printer.

PlastGrommet extends range of environmentally friendly eyelets and applicators

Plastic specialist Plastic Tech Developments has extended its PlastGrommet range of eyelets and machines for banners, which it claims offers environmental advantages over metal eyelets.

Sun Chemical appoints new sales director

Ink giant Sun Chemical has appointment Tony Palmer as sales director for the packaging, commercial sheetfed and screen divisions in UK and Ireland.

Eckart appeals to packaging market with metallic inkjet ink range

Eckart has claimed a breakthrough in digital inking technologies, demonstrating a range of metallic inkjet inks at Fespa Digital 2009.

Fujifilm Sericol to roll out Euromedia one-stop consumables shop across Europe

A new one-stop shop for wide-format printers has launched onto the market, as Fujifilm Sericol brings its Euromedia brand to the UK as part of a European roll-out.

Sun Chemical to showcase wide-format inks at Fespa Digital

Sun Chemical will boost its range of wide- and super-wide-format digital inks with the launch of ESL (EcoSol Light) and Ultima at Fespa Digital Europe next week.