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Quebecor World CEO to step down

Quebecor World president and chief executive Charles Cavell is to step down at the print groups annual meeting next April.

UK jobs at risk as Xerox cuts more staff

Xerox is to make 2,400 more job cuts in the USA and Canada, and additional restructuring will also hit its European and global operations, including the UK.

MAN Roland hit by falling order books

MAN Roland has followed Heidelbergs lead by announcing major job losses.

Printers' dismay as Italians win Greatest Brits

UK book printers are sad and disappointed after an Italian firm won the deal to print <i>Great Britons: The Great Debate</i>, a book listing the nations favourite 100 public figures and based on the...

Creo delays SP tool

Creo has delayed the launch of its Sprayable Polymer (SP) on-press imaging technology, and it is unclear whether a press based on SP will be shown at Drupa 2004.

Focused MCSi eyes 30% growth

MCSi is looking to grow by 30% next year thanks to a renewed focus and new products.

Printhas plans a three-way merger

Northamptons Printhas is finalising a merger with two local firms, Solo Print Finishing and the small digital printer Mailhouse.

MD calls for boycott on Burma

Cantate managing director Francis Davis has called on the industry to boycott Burma and is taking 20,000 of donations to the Asian country in December.

Artisan recruits LCP graduates

Leicesters Artisan has taken on two new graduate recruits from the London College of Printing.

OmniVac launched by Xeikon

Xeikon has launched OmniVac, an attachment for its presses that it claims reduces maintenance, but increases the life of consumables and the time between services.

Trader Media attains ISO accreditation for quality

Trader Media Print Group has attained ISO 9001:2000 accreditation for quality management across its three sites.

Former Howard Hunt Direct MD buys Yale Press

Former Howard Hunt Direct managing director Michael Bennett has emerged as the buyer of South-London-based commercial printer Yale Press, whose sale was tipped last week by <i>PrintWeek</i>.

Ryobi names Apex as new UK dealer

Apex Digital Graphics has, as expected, secured the exclusive dealership for Ryobi presses for the UK and Ireland.

Receiver shuts Hunter & Foulis Wakefield plant

The Wakefield plant of Hunter & Foulis has been forced to close with the loss of 15 jobs after the collapse of talks between its administrative receiver and a prospective buyer (<i>PrintWeek</i>, 8...

H+H and MBO unveil the latest in miniature folding and mailing

Herzog+Heymann (H+H) and MBO have unveiled the latest in miniature folding and mailing technology at H+Hs headquarters in Bielefeld, Germany.