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Unite blast government's 'outrageous' attack on unions
Unite national officer Steve Sibbald has hit out at the government's "outrageous" threat to alter the law if UK strikes increase.

Promail to push Pitney Bowes DPS100 inserter to direct mail industry
Finishing and mailing equipment manufacturers Pitney Bowes and Promail will work together to sell the DPS100 inserter in the UK.

Polytype adds a 10-pl print head and enhances print quality
The Swiss digital wide-format printer manufacturer, Polytype, has added a new 10-picolitre print head to its arsenal of Virtu wide-format range.

Outdoor Advertising Convention will be held from 17-18 June
The seventh edition of Outdoor Advertising Convention (OAC) will be held from 17-18 June, 2011 at the Hotel Renaissance, Powai, Mumbai. Pioneer Publicity is the title sponsor and Prakash Arts...
Oberthur appoints former De La Rue chief to advise board
French banknote printer and security specialist Oberthur Technologies has appointed former De La Rue chief executive James Hussey as advisor to its chairman of the board.

DPI cuts 'major' finishing bottleneck with HT30 spend
Digital Printed Image (DPI) has cut a "major" bottleneck in its bindery after installing a Horizon HT30 robotic trimmer.

PrintWeek India to host Tech Forum in New Delhi
PrintWeek India's Tech Forum partnered by Canon India will be held in Delhi, at the India Habitat Centre on 7 June, 2011. This is part of PrintWeek India's outreach for the PrintWeek India Awards...

Agfa exhibits its product portfolio at ISD in Delhi
Agfa exhibited at International Sign & Digital in Delhi a rich portfolio of products ranging from solvent, UV to M- press and Dotrix.
Government 'to save billions' through buying efficiencies
Minister for the Cabinet Office Francis Maude has said the government could save up to 3bn a year by changing its procurement methods for goods including stationery and other print products.

Morgana Systems opens showroom for Evolution event
Finishing equipment manufacturer Morgana Systems is opening its showroom next week for its Evolution show.

Opus Trust Marketing to close Swindon branch
Mailing house Opus Trust Marketing has informed staff it intends to close its Swindon facility because of a declining client base.

Kern to give K305 UK debut at Print Efficiently
Finishing equipment manufacturer Kern has launched the K305 inserting and sortation line, which will be given its UK debut at next week's Print Efficiently event in west London.
Sun European Partners refinances Britton Flexibles deal
Investec Growth and Acquisition Finance has provided a 65m senior debt facility to replace the bridging finance provided by an affiliate of Sun European Partners in its recent acquisition of Britton...

MPC staff unable to claim redundancy as administrators not appointed
Employees at Maurice Payne Colourprint (MPC) remain unpaid while the company is not trading, but are unable to claim redundancy as the firm has not been put in administration.

Transcontinental to close Winnipeg Spot Graphics plant
Canadian printer Transcontinental is closing its Spot Graphics plant in Winnipeg as it looks to centralize much of its production at its recently upgraded Toronto plant.