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Print entrepreneur Nicholas Humes is to appear in court next month to face two charges relating to acting in the management of a company while a bankrupt.

MAN Rolands telePresence support system for sheetfed presses will be commercially available from next January.

Crowes Complete Print is investing 1.5m in two Speedmasters in a bid to increase sales by up to 30% in the next 18 months.

Fujifilm Graphic Systems says it increased sales of both consumables and equipment in the first quarter of 2003.

The Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI) has welcomed the governments acknowledgement that investment in Combined Heat and Power (CHP) units is being affected by "difficult market conditions".

The viability of regional trade shows has again come under the spotlight after the cancellation of ScotPrint, which was due to take place in Glasgow in October.

GPMU members at Trinity Mirrors administrative site in Glasgow will go on strike on Tuesday (19 August) if plans to transfer Daily Record & Sunday Mail jobs to Watford go ahead.

The BPIF has announced the 29 finalists for its 2003 Excellence Awards and has revealed that ticket sales for this years event are up 55% on last year.

Nick Dingwall has returned to Muller Martini UK after a short absence and has been appointed as product manager for perfect binding.

RR Donnelley says its results will continue to be affected by the weak financial services market and softness in direct mail.

Guardian Media Groups planned acquisition of the whole of Trader Media Group will not lead to changes at Traders print plants, Apple Web Offset, Acorn Web Offset and Wiltshire.

James Cropper thinks there are growth opportunities in the USA and China but its paper division has suffered a difficult first quarter.

Driftgate Press in Aylesbury is to be the first UK beta site for Pressteks Applause thermal plate.

Inbay has unveiled a new e-marketing tool to set up and manage subscriber lists, and create and edit graphic-rich HTML templates using personalised content.

Agfa has set up a dedicated European large-format digital printing division and appointed a former UK chief to lead its sales.