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Curtis counting on KPS' spending plan
The future is looking bright for Curtis Fine Papers following a visit to its Guardbridge mill by Menzies Campbell, MP for NorthEast Fife, and the news that investment is likely by new parent KPS...
AGI buys film packaging firm
AGI Media Packaging has expanded its speciality packaging operations with acquisition of TM
Tech-ni-fold's digital creaser
The man behind the Tech-ni-fold Tri-Creaser, Graham Harris, has designed a hand-fed rotary creasing device for the digital market and is hoping to show it at Northprint
Johnston spends 28m on print plants
Johnston Press is spending a massive 28m on adding colour to its printing operations this year, including two new Goss press installations
Jarrolds shifts up a gear with Volvo mag run
Jarrolds is in the middle of printing the first copies of recent contract win Volvo Magazine
OFT criticised over supermarket code
The BPIF has complained to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) about the draft of the supermarkets Code of Practice, which has not entirely scrapped the third-party rebate scheme
Papyrus launches real-time e-ordering for the UK
Papyrus GB has launched its e-commerce trading service in the UK, Papyrus e-point, providing customers with a real-time online ordering service
PressXchange enhances web dealer services
PressXchange.com, the website for advertising used printing machinery, has developed a system to search and update dealers own websites
Howard Hunt adds second Mitsubishi
Howard Hunt (City) is countering a squeeze on 8pp work in the direct mail sector by installing its second 16pp Mitsubishi Diamond web later this year
Web offset sector is getting tougher
The tough market in which web offset printers operate and the challenges they face were highlighted by speakers at this weeks ninth Pira Web Offset conference
Xerox plans a digital colour revolution
Embattled Xerox is basing its future on colour and increasing its service and consultancy
Madison 2000 and Fine Colour to merge
Madison 2000 and Fine Colour Packaging in Nottingham are merging following an announcement made to the workforce last week
Stora dissolves its pulp division
Stora Enso is dissolving its pulp division and transferring its five non-integrated mills to other divisions
Trinity presses on with 100m spend
Trinity Mirror is reviewing the best way to spend 100m on press technology over the next three to four years
Adobe exceeds expectations
Adobe Systems has reported a first-quarter revenue of 230m ($329m), against a background of difficult trading conditions and declining investor confidence in the technology sector