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Howitt confirms gravure superplant involvement
Howitt has confirmed that it is behind the new gravure superplant planned for the UK.
Jarrold counts cost of restructure
Tough trading and restructuring costs at its print division has seen Jarrolds post a loss in its latest accounts.
AdFast to help Scottish Enterprise cut print costs
Scottish Enterprise hopes to save over 12m in print costs over the next five years, after reviewing its procurement procedures and introducing the Newspaper Societys file transmission system, AdFast.
Silicon launches Xeus server
Silicon Systems has launched Xeus, a new graphics server that, it claims, outperforms comparable products from Dell and Apple.
Christy's wants to expand site
Christys Print Finishers is looking to expand and could double its 1,600m2 premises.
Pressure on for small dealers
Litho Supplies national sales director Eddie Williams says price cutting is to blame for the problems of smaller dealers.
Suppliers force slow take-up of unified standards
Pre-press suppliers are taken to task over the industrys slow take-up of common production standards in a new report.
Govt may push European body probe on WRAP
Government ministers could intervene to progress the European Commission investigation into the Waste Resources Action Programmes (WRAP) newsprint-recycling project (<i>Print-Week</i>, 27 September).
PGC NTO oversees DTI job plan
The Print & Graphic Communication NTO (PGC NTO) has been handed responsibility for a 180,000 recruitment programme sponsored by the DTI.
EFI unveils variable lines
Electronics For Imaging (EFI) unveiled a raft of new products this week including a version of its Velocity Balance workflow that can drive non-Fiery printers.
Sykes' print plant sold to Buccleuch
Buccleuch Printers in the Scottish Borders has bought the printing assets of US software company Sykes for an undisclosed sum.
DTI backs Pira-led packaging study
The DTI is backing the packaging industrys first competitiveness study, to be undertaken by Pira in conjunction with the Packaging Federation.
Jowetts opts for Komori again
Polestar Jowetts Packaging in Leeds has ordered the new Komori Lithrone S40, launched at Ipex, to replace its six-colour Lithrone that was damaged by fire in July (<i>PrintWeek</i>, 2 August).
Johnstone Reid plans acquisitions
Scottish company Johnstone Reid Investment, which set up in May, is in acquisition talks with several printers as it plans to become a medium-size consolidated business.
Screen's thermal CTP is cheap as visible
Screen claims its latest PlateRite thermal platesetters remove the only remaining advantage visible light platesetters have price.