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Mitsubishi to close Leeds showroom in response to slowing sheetfed market
Press manufacturer Mitsubishi is to close its Leeds showroom and spares facility, retaining only its European technical support in the UK.

Agfa launches iPad app for Apogee Prepress server
Agfa has created a free app for the iPad, iPhone or iPod to enable users to monitor work delivered through the Apogee Prepress server.
CIP4 publishes free JDF reference
The International Cooperation for the Integration of the Processes in Prepress, Press and Postpress (CIP4) has published the Spring 2011 edition of the JDF Marketplace.

Killer app: Green minds' Olympic effort
Being lean and green isn't just a badge of honour, according to Print Revolution director Paul Bamford, it also wins work, as illustrated by the firm's recent contract to print a book based on...

Hollywood Monster focuses on retail with recruitment drive and kit investment
Birmingham-based Hollywood Monster is branching into the retail market after an expansion spend of 500,000.

Budget 2011: Live text
Live updates of the Budget 2011 as it happens.

Finance experts' reaction to the Budget 2011
Cuts to corporation tax and fuel duty and a one year extension to the Small Business Rate Relief (SBRR) holiday were the main news for business from today's "fiscally neutral" budget.

Pitney Bowes targets high-volume transactional printers with new Intellijet
Pitney Bowes has launched the latest in its Intellijet line of transactional mail printers, aimed at improving lean manufacturing for its users.

RedTie appoints new chief after Stefani's resignation
RedTie has announced the appointment of a new managing director following the surprise departure of chief executive Marian Stefani earlier this month.

Telegraph runs 'national newspaper first' scratch and sniff page
Telegraph Media Group (TMG) included a scratch and sniff competition page in Saturday's edition of <i>The Daily Telegraph</i>, which was printed in line with the rest of the paper.

Noida's Narain Printers adds a five-colour press to its print armoury
Noida-based Narain Printers has installed a pre-owned five-colour Heidelberg press and are planning expansion of its facility, its third, in and around Noida as well as buying a CTP and single-colour...

Jitendra Desai of Navjivan Press is no more
Jitendra Desai, the managing director of Navjivan Trust, which was set up by Mahatma Gandhi, passed away on 21 March.

Bengaluru-based Ramya Reprographic expands to new 90,000 sq/ft factory
In keeping with their expanding business, Bengaluru-based Ramya Reprographic is shifting into a much larger premise in Singasandra, behind Dakshin Honda, Hosur Road.

Indo German Conference stresses the importance of consumables
The Indo-German conference on Printing Materials was held on 4-5 March, a Hotel Novatel in Mumbai.Key presentations were made by industry speakers.

UPDATED: Komori powers on after quake-hit partners struggle
Komori has said that supply of machinery and parts has been unaffected after it temporarily ceased production when the massive earthquake hobbled some production partners in Japan.