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Howard Smith lands Donside deal

Donside Paper has appointed Howard Smith Paper as its exclusive UK merchant for the Consort brand.

Heidelberg launches triple-width newspaper press

Heidelberg announced at Ifra that it was ready to accept orders for a new triple-width newspaper press

Xeikon in Q3 profit warning

Xeikon has issued a profit warning for its third quarter results.

Silverscreen is wound up

Silverscreen Print has been wound up after its receiver failed to find a buyer, and its assets are being auctioned.

New chief for Xeikon UK sales

Xeikon has appointed Sven Verghote as UK general manager.

CreoScitex develops post-merger strategy

CreoScitex has finished the post merger integration and appraisal process and has developed a roadmap for its workflow and CTP strategy

Ifra launch for Agfa WebApprove

Agfa has launched a web-based application for its IntelliNet workflow system called WebApprove and a new newspaper proofing system

Worry over decline in pulp market

Brokers believe the market is worried that global demand for pulp and paper products could be starting to weaken.

Record year for St Ives

St Ives has reported record annual results and its tenth successive year of earnings growth.

Polestar sees European future

Polestar has finalised the 24m deal to acquire Spanish gravure printer HelioColor.

Printers await end of third-party rebate

The Competition Commission's report on supermarket buying power has laid the foundations for the scrapping of the third-party rebate scheme.

Httprint buys PrintConnect

Httprint has acquired Boston-based PrintConnect.com, an Internet-based print production management service provider

BABS tipped to change hands

A change of ownership could be finalised in the near future at BABS International, the London-based supplier of finishing equipment for small printers

Burgo achieves world record for newspaper

Burgo has entered the Guinness Book of Records after its entry for the "world's biggest newspaper" approved by the Guinness Jury in Lausanne

Canon to mount challenge to Xerox

Canon hopes to shrug off its image as a photocopier firm and become a serious player in the graphic arts from the beginning of next year by challenging Xerox