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Cromwell director fraud case postponed
The court case of former Cromwell Press director Andrew Hemmings has been adjourned.

Killer app: New era for event branding
Service Graphics has unveiled a new print-ready fabric cover that it has designed to cover crowd safety barriers at outdoor events. The reusable Barrier Skin is a lightweight Stretchtex polyester...

GMG records 'substantial' 2010 sales boost
Colour management software developer GMG has said that it achieved a 30% increase in sales in 2010 following strong regional growth and successful partnerships with press manufacturers.

Ethedo Press in administration but business set to continue
Print and design business Ethedo Press has closed its doors and gone into administration; however a continuation of the business appears to be in the offing.

Survey finds print statements and bills still favored by many US consumers
Despite the rise of electronic payments, a new survey by Phoenix Marketing International has found predictions that soon all of America will pay all their bills online are premature.
Publisher Cre8 goes under owing 320k
Printers have been hit with bad debt totalling over 320,000 following the liquidation of sports publisher Cre8 (Publishing).

NGS hit administration with 1.5m debt
NGS Print Finishers went into administration owing 1.5m, according to the latest creditors' report.
Cenveo, Consolidated Graphics report strong earnings
The US print industry continues to show signs of recovery from the recession this week as both Cenveo and Consolidated Graphics cited the improved business climate in reporting strong growth in sales.
RR Donnelley reports lower profits on higher sales, plans share repurchase
RR Donnelley reported a decline in net profit for the first quarter of 2011, making $33.9m on $2.6bn in sales, which rose 7%.

RSG Solutions installs thousand Eizo high-end monitors in India
RSG Solutions, which is the dealer for Eizo Nanao Corporation, has notched up more than 1000 installations of Eizo monitors units in India.
Pentaforce crosses 250 installs of PrintFastQ
Pentaforce Software Solutions (PSS), the Mumbai-based software developing company announced that it has installed more than 250 PrintFastQ softwares in the domestic and international market.

PrintWeek India launches third edition of Print Awards
PrintWeek India has launched the third edition of its Awards event, the annual hunt to find Indian print's brightest and best companies.
Spandex to sell Durst's Omega 1 UV machine into UK
Durst has announced Spandex as the exclusive UK distributor for its new entry-level Omega 1 wide-format UV machine.

Number of businesses with declining profit drops dramatically
Businesses suffering from slowing profits have dramatically decreased according to the latest R3 Business Distress Index.