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India's first Enthrone installed at Mumbai-based Supressa
Mumbai-based commercial printer, Supressa Graphics has invested Rs three-crore in a brand-new Komori Enthrone 429 four-colour press for its Mumbai unit. This is the first press of its kind in India...
West Ferry Printers to use QIPC's mRC+ colour registration system for new KBA press
West Ferry Printers is to use QI Press Controls' mRC+ colour registration system in its KBA Commander CT press when it is installed at the company's new base in 2012.

News of the World joins iPad throng
News International has all but completed its move to the iPad for its UK national titles, with the News of The World now available as a paid for app.
Goss to cut 300 jobs at France site
Goss has said it is to reduce its workforce at its France facility by 300.
Caslon lauds 2010 thanks to European growth and return of letterpress
Finishing equipment supplier Caslon has said that 2010 was a good year for the company, thanks to European growth and a surprising return of letterpress.
SM bids to become one-stop finishing shop with "good as new" tipper
Print finisher SM Finishing has moved into a new sector after installing a secondhand tipper, which the company considers to be "as good as new".

Archant South West launches Your Chickens magazine
The trend for the 'good life' during tough economic times has spawned new monthly magazine <i>Your Chickens</i>.
Prinovis helps News International bag DMA gong for Sunday Times' PG Tips campaign
Prinovis has helped News International win the Gold Award for Best Direct Response Print Advertising at the 2010 Direct Marketing Awards.

Duplo battles Coca-Cola for marketing award
Finishing equipment supplier Duplo has found itself in notable company after being nominated for the Chartered Institute of Marketing excellence awards.

Technoprint York subsidiary left in limbo
The fate of Technoprint's York facility is still in limbo after it was discovered the York Museum Trust may have alternative funding to buy the premises, despite having council funding withdrawn.

Uchitha in Mumbai marks high success following VioStar platesetter buy
Ten months after installing a new VioStar FA8 platesetter from TechNova and bringing pre-press facility in-house, Mumbai-based Uchitha Graphic Printers, is "pleased with the progress it has been...
PrintFactory gains HP certification
Banner, sign and superwide format printing software PrintFactory 4.1 has become a certified partner for HP.

Dimatix announces Emerald Q-Class print heads
Print head manufacturer Fujifilm Dimatix has announced 30-80 and 80-200 picolitre additions to its Q-Class range of print heads.

Unite demands WWF meeting over 'unprintable PDF' file format
Unite has requested a meeting with the WWF over its saveaswwf unprintable file format, in a bid to prevent "negative consequences for print and paper workers in the UK".
ID Card scheme closed, branded 'ineffective and expensive'
The Labour party's controversial ID Card scheme, which would have potentially brought millions of pounds of print to the UK, received the final nail in its coffin yesterday (21 December).