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Xaar chief quits as losses escalate

Xaar chief executive Jan Fineman has abruptly resigned from the firm as it announced that it would make greater losses in the first half of the year than it had predicted.

Punch to buy Esko-Graphics front-end wing

Xeikons owner Punch International plans to acquire Esko-Graphics digital printing products department in a move it believes will establish the worlds leading front-end group for production colour...

Profits rise at International Greetings

International Greetings has reported a rise in pre-tax profits and turnover, with its UK gift-wrap division showing signs of significant improvement.

KBA boosts digital with new roles

KBA UK has bolstered its digital press sales department with the appointment of software specialist Marcus Goerlitz, as well as the creation of two more jobs at its Watford headquarters to boost...

BPIF pursues best practice solution

BPIF chief executive Michael Johnson said finding an alternative to the National Agreement was the federations biggest challenge of all at its AGM in London yesterday (1 July).

Creo to launch new VLF platesetter early next year

Creo is working on a new VLF platesetter, the Manta.

Bath transfers digital to Cats

Weeks after merging with CPIs short-run division Bookcraft, Bath Press has transferred its customers digital print work to Swindon-based digital printer Cats Solutions.

Communisis to lose dynamo director Singh

Long-standing Communisis Chorleys sales director Gurdev Singh has left the company.

Xeikon unveils GB sales wing

Xeikon International is setting up a new direct sales company in the UK that will also take over MAN Roland GBs DICOpress and DICOpack activities.

SPEF chooses new president

The Scottish Print Employers Federation (SPEF) has elected Bob Hodgson, the chairman and chief executive of the Ormolu Group, as its new president.

Scitex Vision to get cash boost

Scitex is investing a further 3m ($5m) in Scitex Vision to help shore up the firms cash position and help it move into new markets.

The PrintWeek Awards 2003 deadline for entries looming

If you want to win one of the industrys most coveted prizes at Londons Le Mridien Grosvenor House on 20 October we need your entries by 11 July. These are the only industry awards that reward print...

Artisans Clark parts company

Artisan business development director Adrian Clark has left the company.

Weaveboost in administration

A lack of orders has forced the management of the former Thomas Potts company Premier Metropolis to place it into administrative receivership with Hacker Young.

Inveresk back in black under new leadership

Inveresk has announced that it is expecting to report operating profits of 2.3m and pre-tax profits in excess of 1.5m for the first six months of this year, in a massive turnaround for the Scottish...