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AdF@st innovator in talks to expand

The Newspaper Society has started talks with a number of unnamed national newspapers to expand the use of its AdF@st internet file delivery system

FileFlow e-courier to challenge Vio and WAM!NET

A new internet-based file delivery and storage system could challenge the current offerings from Vio and WAM!NET

Preferred party emerges from Donside parley

A "preferred party" has emerged from talks with firms interested in buying Donside Paper Company

Algroup buys Protecta Print

Celloglas owner Algroup Trade Finishing is finalising its acquisition of Protecta Print to create a finishing one-stop shop

Mills tells Pira direct imaging on-press will nip CTP in the bud

CTP is a transient technology that will be superseded by direct imaging on press

Fulmar confident despite profit fall

Fulmars pre-tax profits have dropped 13% to 4m but chief executive Mike Taylor said the group put in a good performance in a tough market

MAN takes Studio One into the digital age

London repro house Studio One Origination has made its first venture into digital print with a MAN Roland DICOpress 500

NCS wins business worth over 500k

The NCS Group has tied up four contracts for Xerox DocuColor 2000 series digital presses in deals totalling more than 500,000

NUR extends product ranges

NUR Macroprinters has launched the Salsa Ultima Series of wide-format printers and a new wider format model, the NUR Fresco 3200

Carrs managing director quits

Carrs Paper managing director Dr Michael Bond has left the company to "pursue his numerous outside interests"

Heidelberg sells 1,500th Quickmaster to Parallel

Heidelberg has sold its 1,500th Quickmaster DI press to Guernsey-based Parallel Print Services, a new digital start-up that aims to be "the biggest print-on-demand company in the UK and Channel...

APP woes continue as S&P cuts rating

Asia Pulp & Papers (APP) credit rating has been lowered once again, and the company now faces global debt restructuring following the failure of its Chinese operation to meet bond interest payments

No more umlauts as M-real is born

Mets-Serla is changing its name to M-real, effectively uniting the operations of Mets-Serla, MoDo Paper, Biberist and UK Paper

WWF calls for responsible forest management

The Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) has called on the biggest wood processing groups to sign up for Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification

Wyndeham's deal with C&B revealed

C&B Communications is the publisher behind Wyndehams 27m magazines-a-year contract win.