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Morgana Systems records all-time sales high in 2011 Q1
UK finishing equipment manufacturer Morgana Systems has lauded the first quarter of 2011, which yielded an all-time sales high.

India International Sign Show 2011 for the signage industry
Tanvi Parekh speaks to wide-format specialists who showcased their products at the Mumbai show.

Killer app: DIY print handbook lauded
West Midlands-based design agency The Media Collective has tied with sheetfed specialist Centreprint to produce The Print Handbook, a print resource for design students. The handbook collates a wealth...

CGX continues expansion with EGT Group purchase
Houston-based Consolidated Graphics (CGX) has purchased The EGT Group, a Detroit company providing commercial and digital printing, data management mailing and fulfillment services.

Tangent records profit and turnover jump
Cross-media specialist Tangent has recorded a jump in its pre-tax profit, following a disappointing 2009/10.

Gandy Digital to showcase the Pred8tor at Fespa in Hamburg
Gandy Digital released an advanced and ground-breaking version of the grand format digital printer, Pred8tor at the recently concluded Sign Show, Poland and ISA in Las Vegas, USA.

Fujifilm launches cloud-based W2P system XMF Print Centre
Fujifilm has belatedly entered the web-to-print (W2P) market with the launch of XMF Print Centre, a cloud-based W2P system that is suitable for both B2C and B2B print environments.

Ahmedabad-based Arrow Digital introduces Virtu UV curable inks
Arrow Digital has announced the availability of the Virtu series of UV curable ink series in the Indian digital large-format print market.

Sales lead generation trending toward print as DataBase101 buys Expresscopy
The Everest Group, sister company of marketing/sales lead company DataBase 101, has purchased Portland, OR-based Expresscopy for an undisclosed sum as part of an effort to bring print back into the...
RR Donnelley expands supply chain agreement with book publisher HarperCollins
RR Donnelley and leading book publisher HarperCollins have partnered up on a new supply chain agreement that both sides described as a first of its kind breakthrough deal for a major general trade...
Inform Printing buys Komori to boost colour options
Connecticut-based Inform Printing has replaced a Heidelberg machine with a five-colour Komori Spica 529P with perfecting capabilities.

Tax simplification trial to begin next month
The coalition government's assault on red tape for business has continued today with the launch of a tax simplification trial.

Bishops Printers opens doors to clients
Commercial printer Bishops Printers has opened its doors to more than 200 clients for a motor racing-themed open day.

Commercial print volumes rocket for HP's 'solid' Q2 results
HP announced second-quarter results with a pre-tax profit of $2.9bn (1.8bn) on net revenues of $31.6bn, up 3%, and 41% growth in its commercial printer hardware sales.