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40k deal for Prontaprint entrepreneurs

Prontaprint, Xerox and HSBC hope to draw fresh blood into printing with a business package worth over 40,000

St Ives stays firm over pay pressure

St Ives has assured customers they aren't at risk from a dispute with the GPMU over the annual wage offer to its web division staff

GPMU slams Field over plant closure

A GPMU official has slammed Field Groups decision to close its Thatcham folding carton plant as a "stab in the back for the workforce"

Acquisitive St Ives buys US firm

St Ives financial printing arm Burrups has made its second US acquisition in four months in the shape of Global Financial Press

Another profits warning from Xerox

Xerox has issued another profit warning, its seventh in little over a year

E-partner for ForestExpress

ForestExpress.com has selected EquipNet Direct to provide the asset exchange platform for all the used equipment dealings on the marketplace

58k.com joins PrintCafe for e-commerce alliance

Online print auction company 58k.com has formed an alliance with PrintCafe to channel requests for quotes to PrintCafes e-commerce customers using PCX

Microtek moves into high-end flatbed scanners

Microtek used Print UK to announce its entry into the high-end flatbed scanner market with the launch of the ArtixScan 6000XY

CMB and GPMU agree on wages

The GPMU has agreed a wage settlement with CarnaudMetalBox (CMB) following eight months of negotiations and a weeks industrial action at the beginning of September

35 jobs cut at Foster Print

Smith and Williamson has made 35 shop floor workers redundant at Bradford-based Foster Print after being appointed administrative receiver

Printrader launches online quoting service

A new online print quoting site that went live last week has signed up over 500 printers

Axa hires Williams Lea in 210m deal

Williams Lea has landed a monster seven-year contract to handle 210m of print for the financier Axa

Xerox in US lawsuit over shares slump

A class action lawsuit has been lodged in the US against Xerox for allegedly publishing misleading information about its financial status

MBO planned at Barco Graphics

Management at Barco Graphics are planning an MBO of the business, in a deal which will be backed by Cinven Partners. <br> <br>

AOT bounces back with World Cup win

Applied Optical Technologies has bounced back after losing euro banknote work to win contracts with FIFA, General Motors and German railways