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Secondhand CTP sales have begun

Pre-press Direct is selling secondhand platesetters for the first time.

MBO trio take over at Clifford Thames

Clifford Thames Printing Company is demerging from the Clifford Thames Group in an MBO involving directors Nigel Grant, Gordon Billage and Mike Herbert.

Polestar payment terms questioned

Polestar's payment terms have been criticised by a disgruntled bindery owner who has been forced to issue a writ to recover money.

Orange printing is handled by Bowne

Bowne London handled the printing of Orange's offer prospectuses as the mobile phone company formally started its flotation procedure this week.

UPM's Gale will become Paper Federation president

Martin Gale, managing director of UPM-Kymmene's Shotton Paper and Caledonian Paper, has been named as the new president of the Paper Federation of Great Britain.

Fuji and MAN Roland open tech centre

Fujifilm and MAN Roland have formally opened their joint Technology Centre at MAN Roland's home in Augsburg, Germany.

Management consultant AT Kearney offers print to top businesses

Management consultant AT Kearney is targeting global Fortune 500 companies with a new print procurement system that uses a network of printers it has selected.

Heidelberg seeks UK NexPress sites

Heidelberg UK is pushing hard to establish at least two UK beta sites for the NexPress 2100 digital press.

Condé Nast fills top production job

Condé Nast has appointed Sarah Davidson as production manager to replace Jasper Scott, who joins IPC Media on 19 March.

BPIF and Prontaprint brief MPs on digital progress

The BPIF, with the help of Prontaprint, extolled the benefits of digital printing to a group of MPs gathered at the House of Commons this week.

AB Dick signs distributorship deal with Hamada

AB Dick has signed an exclusive UK distributorship deal with Japanese press manufacturer Hamada, giving it its first foothold in the SRA3 landscape press market.

Big Flower rebrands Euro business Vertis

American group Big Flower has renamed its European operations under its new Vertis brand, amid speculation that it may shed some of its print interests

"Bob Canada" appears in Oxford courtroom

The infamous "Bob Canada", AKA ex-Frisch Druck chairman Gary Dawson, has resurfaced, appearing as a witness in a court case this week at Oxford Crown and County Court, involving Spectrum Press...

Antalis: rivals will follow our lead

Antalis has launched its print services sector - one of five new business sectors following the re-organisation of its merchanting arm

Aquaprint switch to North imminent

Wyndeham is relocating Hemel Hempstead-based Aquaprint and consolidating it into fellow group direct mail firm Print Direct