News

Trafford Press is branching into publishing by launching a company to write, design, print and distribute magazines and newsletters

Xerox is restructuring in an attempt to cut costs and return to profit following a third-quarter loss of 115m ($167m)

Over 1300 of printings elite saw BLP Print Solutions crowned as the Printing Company of the Year at the PrintWeek Awards 2000

Artisan Press is aiming to create a 75-80% "filmless environment" within the next 12 to 15 months after buying a CreoScitex CTP system

Black Cat Imaging has installed the UK's first platesetter using the Cymbolic Sciences T-Wave technology from Gretag's Professional Imaging division

The BPIF is to lead a 12-month DTI-sponsored study investigating the competitiveness of the printing, packaging and graphic communications industry

Macfarlane has confirmed its 250p-per-share bid for British Polythene Industries (BPI), but BPI is urging shareholders to reject the "opportunistic" bid

Cradley Group aims to make a fresh start and attack new markets following a slump in its 1999-2000 profitability

Heidelberg Digital claims to have captured 12% of the high-speed monochrome digital print market with its Digimaster 9110 in the past year

Jarvis Porter has parted company with chief executive Hugh Donaldson after posting an interim pre-tax loss of 1.6m

Karat has suffered a blow after its first customer decided to ditch the press

Paper merchant Lunnons found its Lewes sales office under four feet of water following flooding in southern England

Harlequin has bought the MAXWorkFlow product line from developer Harris Publishing Systems

NexPress will ship its first alpha model of the 2100 in the next month

Nuffield Press has been bought by a management team from its main institutional owner 3i and former managing director Richard Holmes