News

Nick Turner from Hardys of Castleford has been named as the Young Managing Printers (YMP) chairman for 2002-2003.

Almost 300 jobs have been lost after Glasgow-based book printer Omnia Books ceased to trade.

Amberley Group has agreed to sell its last print supplies firm, DS Group, to Fuji Hunt for 13m.

Two former senior bindery staff from Northamptons Spectrum Flair have set up a new finishing and packaging business.

Colourbyte has secured orders for its ORIS Works workflow from Graphic Reproductions and Hi-Tec Print, based near Sheffield.

Lastra has confirmed it has bought most of plate and CTP firm Western Lithotech from its parent company Mitsubishi Chemical, although the whole situation was unclear as <i>PrintWeek</i> went to press.

SiliconCrag has signed a distribution agreement with French proofing and workflow company Odessa and will be its partner at Ipex.

Solus4 is the new name for the Leeds-based design and pre-press firm formerly known as Central Media.

Centurfax will unveil the latest version of its DotMeter, the CCDot5, at Ipex.

As well as revealing its new identity, strategy and management at Ipex, Barco Purup-Eskofot (BPE) will show a new computer-to-conventional-plate machine (CTCP).

Scitex Vision has completed more than 1m of business in the UK by selling new machines to its existing customer base.

The Hahnemhle Paper Mill is to display its collection of digital fine art paper at Ipex after taking over Roland DGAs stand (838) in Hall 4.

PrintCafe, the US printing software supplier, wants to raise nearly 50m in its second attempt at going public.

ESP Technologies has used its new Vutek PressVu flatbed ink-jet printer to print a 100m mounting for Great Ormond Street Hospital.

T/R Systems has launched Digital StoreFront, a fully automated customisable system that aims to simplify job submission and proofing over the internet.