Companies & suppliers

Agfa and Xpedx to terminate partnership

Agfa and Xpedx are winding down their distribution agreement in the US, with xpedx set to stop distributing Agfa products on 28 February 2011.

RSDB chief Caris to step down in the New Year

Roto Smeets chief executive John Caris has sensationally stepped down from his role, and will leave the business at the beginning of the New Year.

Print24 takes first HP flatbed in Estonia

Print24 has invested in its first UV hybrid machine, an HP Scitex XP2750, to become one of the first Estonian firms to tap into the market for UV flatbed work.

BioMedia extends product range and relationship with Epson

UK-based sustainable substrate specialist BioMedia has extended its arrangement with Epson and unveiled new products and enhancements to its existing range.

ViP event extols the virtues of lean

More than 130 delegates heard valuable insights into how effective waste control and lean manufacturing techniques can mean the difference between a business failing or flourishing at last week's...

St Ives gains 6.3m on office sale as Emley prepares to step down

St Ives has sold its south London headquarters for 6.3m and will relocate to new offices close to Blackfriars station in the capital early next year.

Pantone unveils Capsure handheld spectrophotometer

Pantone has launched a new digital colour measuring device, Capsure, aimed at designers and print buyers.

Trinity Mirror Printing renews plate contract with Fujifilm

Trinity Mirror has renewed its plate contract with Fujifilm following the expiration of its previous seven-year deal with the plate manufacturer.

Employers and unions team to tackle print's structural crisis

High-level employer and union representatives have shared a platform for the first time at a joint conference aimed at addressing the structural crisis in the European printing industry.

Pearson exec claims iPad and Kindle make inkjet strategy paramount

Publisher Pearson demonstrated the power it wields over the book printing industry at HP's Publishing Innovations event held at Italian printer Rotolito in Milan last week.