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GBM, the Manchester-based repro house, has bought design and packaging company Breakaway Design in a bid to offer a "complete service" to customers.

Extensis, the pre-press software developer, has been bought by the US arm of Japanese firm Celartem Technology for around 5.8m ($9m) cash.

Creo has revamped its products, pricing, finance and bundling for the B2 CTP market.

RealTimeImage (RTI), the developer of remote proofing management software for the graphics industry, has appointed Positive Focus as its UK dealer.

AB Dick has picked up the UK agency for Pressteks Dimension platesetters and PearlDry and Anthem processless plates.

Kodak has reported a fall in second-quarter sales for its commercial imaging segment, which it blamed on the "continuing weakness in the commercial printing market".

Communications in Print (CIP) aims to sharpen its digital edge after upgrading its two digital web lines with IBM Infoprint 4100 machines.

Creo and Presstek have both claimed victory after a three-year court battle over patents for their on-press imaging technology for digital offset presses.

ArjoWiggins coated paper division says it has seen a slight growth in UK coated paper sales after last years drop, the first fall in 15 years.

A number of fatal accidents involving paper balers are causing concern despite improvements in the paper industrys safety record, according to the Health & Safety Executive (HSE).

The University of Sussex has selected a seven-strong roster of litho and digital print suppliers to share in a contract worth over 600,000.

Pelican Press is picking up high-profile work after problems earlier this year.

Xerox is under a fresh investigation into its accounting practices, this time by the US Attorneys office in Connecticut.

Inveresk is in "serious" merger discussions with Swedish paper producer Klippan.

Northcliffe Newspapers is to close its Chelmsford printing plant with the loss of 55 jobs and the breaking of nearly 240 years of history.