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MAN Roland has agreed a total of 373 redundancies at its Offenbach plant after talks with its Works Council.

Philip Myers Press in Warrington is celebrating its 25th year of business with a 2.5m spend on a B1 12-colour Heidelberg Speedmaster and two Stahl folders.

Keane Graphic Products has bought the assets of Harpenden-based JC Graphic Supplies from administrative receiver Poppleton & Appleby for an undisclosed sum.

Thomas Potts is transforming into a print management group after disposing of its second manufacturing business in four days.

Buhrmann has announced a further 1,100 job cuts, up to half of which could affect its European and UK operations, and will take an extraordinary charge of 54m (e85m) in the fourth quarter.

Paper merchants and printers must communicate more effectively, the Institute of Printing?s Annual House of Commons Debate heard this week.

The Paper Federation and the Waste Resources Action Programme (WRAP) have given mixed responses to a proposed 3-per-tonne annual rise in landfill tax to 35 from 2005-2006.

The Tecno Group has entered into consultation to streamline its operation on Anglesey to combat excess capacity in the gravure pre-press market.

Ink-jet CTP specialist Pisces has launched a B2 machine that it claims offers higher speed and quality as well as the larger 4pp format.

The Parliamentary Press in London has replaced its two Creo platesetters with two Agfa Galileo VxTs supported by Apogee workflow and Sherpa colour proofers.

Documedia Solutions has announced gloomy half-year results with a 1.05m loss on ordinary activities from a group turnover of 4.75m.

Anton Direct in Brentwood is focusing its efforts on personalisation with investment in a Scitex 6240 digital printer and a four-unit Flexomailer TD 112 with B1 personalisation from Heidelberg.

The Color Co is restructuring and refocusing its business, and will concentrate on its 12 London outlets, selling all eight other locations.

An epidemic of tree-killing pine beetles sweeping through British Columbia's (BC) forests in Canada has infested 3.6m hectares (9m acres) of forest.

The James McNaughton Paper Group has declared that it views any form of support for phoenix companies as unacceptable business.