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Printer cleared of exam paper blip

Exam board Edexcel has admitted that exam paper discrepancies were not caused by errors made by its printers

Curtis boss leads multi-million pound MBO

Curtis Fine Papers managing director Allan Milne has led a multi-million pound management buyout of the Scottish papermaker from Royal Blue Holdings

Guardian adds to Goss colour capacity

The Guardian Media Group has invested in more colour capacity for its Goss presses at Trafford Park Printers in Manchester and West Ferry Printers in London Docklands

Print still in with a chance to set up skills council

The Print and Graphic Communication National Training Organisation (PGC NTO) is pressing on with its bid to create a Sector Skills Council (SSC) despite losing out in its quest to become a...

Buxton takes UK's first 10-colour KBA

Buxton Press will install the UKs first 10-colour KBA Rapida 105 after the machine is shown at Ipex in April

Willamette agrees to 39 bid

Willamette has agreed in principle to accept Weyerhaeusers increased 39 ($55.50)-per-share tender offer in a move that could end the long-running takeover battle between the two rivals

AVT to launch label products

Israeli automated web inspection and print process control specialist Applied Vision Technology (AVT) will use Ipex to launch its products for the label sector

Picon and BPIF reveal divide in industry

Picon and the BPIF have reported contrasting moods among their members in their latest quarterly trends surveys

Bemrose scoops NBCA gongs

Bemrose Promotional Products has scooped three trophy awards and five highly commended mentions and certificates of merit at the National Business Calendar Awards

The NET rallies print support

The Newspaper Education Trust (The NET) has called on the printing industry to continue its support in helping children get a flavour of printing and publishing

Creo targets Euro newspaper sector

Creo Europe has appointed Roberto Bedin to the newly-created role of European director of newspaper sales in a bid to make further inroads into the market

Pexelis in sell-off negotiations

Pixelis is currently holding negotiations with an unnamed suitor about the sale of the firms intellectual property

Industry mourns Buckingham

Agfa UK is mourning the loss of John Buckingham, who died last Tuesday (15 January) after a short illness

MCSi signed up to bring digital to MY

MY Cartons has signed a 1.6m deal with MCSi to convert the four sites of its Insight division to digital workflow within the next year

Take-up of CTP to be eased by Agfa e-forums

Agfa is holding a series of online forums dubbed "Webinars" to help firms prepare for making the move to CTP