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Former Arjo Wiggins chairman Ken Minton has joined Inveresk as executive chairman and is undertaking a review to determine how best to turn around the companys fortunes

The Paper Federation of Great Britain reported a record annual output for the UK sector in its industry figures for 2000

Dantex has been appointed to sell a RIP and workflow system designed specifically for label production in the UK

MAN Roland has claimed a world first at the TPG exhibition in Paris this week by linking a DICOpack digital press to a laser cutting device

Xerox has unveiled its DocuPrint 500 CF, the first in a family of continuous-feed high-speed black-and-white digital printers that the company plans to introduce to the UK this year

Heidelberg will base its future pre-press workflow products entirely on PDF

The London College of Printing is reinventing itself with "digital media and digital print" at its heart, according to head of college Dr Will Bridge

Newsquest is installing Autologic PDF-based digital workflow and CTP at its new print centre at Wingates, near Bolton

NUR Macroprinters is to cut 70 jobs worldwide, 14% of its total workforce, to reduce costs

Oc has signed its largest single outsourcing contract with Rolls-Royce, worth 65m over 10 years

Fujifilm Graphic Systems is selling the SpinJet wide-format duplex proofer

Kodak Polychrome Graphics plans to increase its presence in the newspaper and proofing markets as part of its refocus

Imation launched Express Web, an internet-based file transfer system, at TPG

The Financial Times Top 500 UK companies contained five print and paper firms among its ranks

The Institute of Printings new chairman has pledged to get the association back on track, after it posted a 21,000 deficit for 2000.