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Besides a restructure which ensures it will be a standalone company, Manroland's Rafeal Penuela tells Noel Dcunha that the German pressmaker is pursuing a cost strategy to support growth in India.

Commercial printer Bayliss Design and Print has said it expects to record a 50% increase in bindery output after installing an all-buckle B2 folding system from Intelligent Finishing Systems.

Japanese press manufacturer Shinohara has filed for the Civil Rehabilitation Act (CRA), the Japanese bankruptcy protection scheme similar to the US Chapter 11.

Specialist packaging materials manufacturer API Group has announced a 20% price hike across its foil product range after it experienced "horrific" price inflation in the polyester market.

On the opening day of the PrintPack India 2011 show, S Swarnangka, general manager at TechNova said that TechNova had messages to convey and spread - that of creating and promoting "green awareness"...

Print and Copy Centre in Grimsby has upgraded its litho and digital finishing with a raft of Morgana kit.

Securing a 100m press sale to Express Newspapers has secured a promotion for KBA's sales manager, newspaper, Roger Nicholls.

Surrey-based Alderson Printing Company has installed its third KBA press, a five-colour KBA Rapida 106, concluding the investment in its POS division that was announced last year.

Digital newspaper printer Stroma has achieved what it called its Holy Grail and introduced colour newspaper printing in a 1.3m spend.

The government has confirmed that the default retirement age (DRA) will be removed later this year, opening the door for employees rather than employers to choose when to retire.

Designer Shell Thomas has used Dufaylite's Ultra Board to create children's toys and to deck out window displays at Oliver Bonas's London store.