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Johnston Press to close Sunderland plant following NI contract loss

More than 80 jobs could be lost at Johnston Press's Sunderland printing plant after the newspaper publisher announced plans to close the site and transfer production to its Dinnington operation near...

Berkshire Labels appointed as preferred supplier for Frobishers

Frobishers Juices has selected Hungerford-based Berkshire Labels as the preferred label printer for its range of drinks.

Global Graphics boosts Jaws RIP speed by 500%

Global Graphics has claimed an average speed improvement of up to 500% in the latest version of its wide-format RIP, Jaws 3.0, over its predecessor.

White toner device opens up new print applications

A new sub-2,000 OKI laser printer with white toner option has the potential to be "a printer's new salesperson" according to the machine's UK distributor.

Local printers sceptical about Bristol Pound

Local printers in Bristol have given a sceptical reception to the Bristol Pound, which launched this week and is designed to help local independent businesses by keeping money in the city.

Star product: HP Exstream

All your multichannel communications needs fulfilled, according to HP

Mutoh poised for US launch of ValueJet 2638

Mutoh America said this week that it will showcase its new ValueJet 2638 104" press at next month's SGIA Expo in Las Vegas before making it available to North American customers from November.

Carolina Graphic Services adds second Manroland

Carolina Graphic Services announced it has purchase a new Manroland R906-6 LV, 56" six-color offset press with coater to be installed by year's end at its new production facility in the Greensboro, NC...

Alderson brothers: no phoenixes from APG

Ron and Peter Alderson have ruled out the possibility of a 'phoenix' of any of the group's insolvent print businesses, following speculation about a number of new companies connected to senior...

Goodhead Group halves losses, gains market share

Cost reduction measures have helped Goodhead Group halve its losses in its latest financial year, with web offset wing BGP reducing its operating loss by 57%, to 2.8m.