Clere Design & Print in Newbury, Berkshire, has bought a Technotrans reverse osmosis system as part of a 500,000 spend including a new B2 Komori Lithrone. The firm may extend the RO water treatment to its Heidelberg MO and Printmaster QM 46 presses. 

The International Digital Enterprise Alliance (IDEAlliance), has joined the AdsML Consortium to help beef up global standards for advertising. The US alliance promotes standards in graphics communication and adoption of XML-based specs. 

Blackpool design and print firm Zeronorth is sponsoring under-eights' co-ed football team Staining Juniors. The coach, 18-year-old Martin Boyle, is one of the youngest people to win a first in a sports coaching qualification, said Zeronorth director Shaun
Dennison.

R2r rollers is celebrating its first year with a prize draw for tickets to a Six Nations rugby match. Customers that place orders of more than 500 between 1 October and 23 December enter the draw for the Cardiff game on 11 March. Contact: 0845 601 7658.

Mercian Labels has made Hugo Gell sales director at its base in Cannock, Staffordshire. He reports to managing director Adrian Steele.

Komori has promoted south-west sales executive Phil Holland to sales manager for the entire southern region. He replaces Neil Sutton who was promoted to UK sales director. Dave Andrews is to be south-west sales executive and London sales executive Len Taylor leaves the firm.

The Queen's Awards Office is calling for firms of any size to apply for enterprise awards. The deadline is midnight 31 October. Visit: www.queensawards.org.uk 

Lynx dpm has notched up an ISO 9001 international quality-management standard for its print, design and mailing set up. The Chalgrove, Oxfordshire, firm achieved an ISO 14001 for environmental management. Managing director Keith Nicholl called the scoop a "winning formula" for the firm. 

Corby's CRP Print & Packaging has won three gold awards in the POP News 100 best displays competition. A pop-up corrugated fireboard unit for Nestl Baci chocolates struck gold in the snacks and soft drinks temporary display category. A temporary drinks display for Scottish Courage Brewing's in-store promotion for Strongbow cider scooped a gold gong.