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Ricoh challenges DocuTech with new Aficio range
Ricoh claims that the latest members of its Aficio printer/copier family will compete with Xerox DocuTechs and Heidelberg Digimasters on quality and productivity at a fraction of the price
Inca increases speed of Eagle ink-jet by 60%
Inca Digital has increased the speed of its Eagle 44 flatbed large-format ink-jet press by up to 60%
Up to 60 new jobs at Howitt DM plant
Howitt has opened a direct mail facility at its Sutton-in-Ashfield superplant near Nottingham
Xerox secures 2.25m DocuTech deal with PIMS
Xerox UK has won a 2.25m contract from PIMS to supply seven DocuTech 6180 digital printers
Ikon backs NPSC's digital course
The National Printing Skills Centre has formally launched its new professional digital printing courses in collaboration with Ikon Office Solutions under the banner "Printing a Digital Perspective"
Macro Art hits record books with 2,000m2 calendar
Large-format print company Macro Art has found itself in the <i>Guinness Book of Records </i>after printing the worlds biggest advent calendar
De La Rue helps DTI halt couterfeits
Security printer De La Rue has joined forces with the Department of Trade and Industry, Crimestoppers, the Anti-counterfeiting Group and some of the biggest brand names to combat counterfeiting
Tobacco laws target printers
Printers could face prosecution, fines or even imprisonment if the Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill becomes law, the BPIF has warned
Edale wins FlexoTech award
Edales Alpha compact press won the award for innovation in printing press or finishing at the recent FlexoTech Awards
IOP debate in vote against euro entry
Entry into the single European currency would punish the UK printing industry with protectionist economic policy when the world is becoming more global, the Institute of Printings annual House of...
Time Warner exits underdeveloped e-book market
Time Warner Trade Publishing is to close its e-book division stating that the market "had simply not developed" as it had expected
Iggesund cuts 50 staff at Workington
Iggesund Paperboard is making 50 staff redundant at its Workington paperboard mill due to its "unsatisfactory profitability"
Picon offers grant for graduate jobs
Picon is committing 1m over the next four years in a bid to encourage high-calibre graduates into the printing, papermaking, publishing and packaging industries
Vio extends capabilities to receiver e-mail
Vio users can now use their Vio inbox to receive files from non-Vio users via the internet, ISDN dial-up and FTP server transfer and to send files via e-mail using Vio Open
Court decision may limit use of electoral roll for DM
Spending on direct mail print could be halved, and customer-specific lists seriously affected, following a High Court interim decision objecting to the supply of the electoral register for direct...