News

Oce (UK) has bought Reigate-based Practical Print Solutions as it looks to grow its facilities management business

JCM Media is relocating its printing operations to create efficiencies in a move that will mean 30 job losses from its 350-strong workforce

The PrintCity exhibit at Ipex next April will feature more clearly defined workflows and fewer standalone exhibits than it did at Drupa 2000, when the concept was first launched

Two researchers cast doubt on our long-held assumptions about Gutenberg's printing methods in a documentary screened on BBC2 this week

ControlP has acquired the assets of Documedia, which went into administrative receivership last month, in a deal worth 1.65m

Photobition's administrative receivers have announced that eight of the group's subsidiaries are in company voluntary arrangements (CVA), with another five in administration

Hilton Hotels has renewed and extended its three-year contract with Watford-based print and facilities management group The Print Factory, in a deal worth 9m

Xerox is relocating its "Future Print Now" exhibit from Hall 16 to Halls 3 and 3a at Ipex

"This house believes that the UK printing industry will benefit from full monetary membership of the European Community" is the topic of this year's Institute of Printing House of Commons Debate

Commercial printers Print Direct and Manor Press have merged under one roof at Print Direct's Maidenhead site

Leeds-based start-up Team Impression has "comfortably exceeded" its first months sales target

Aylesford Newsprint has been named as the preferred bidder for the additional UK newsprint reprocessing capacity by the Waste and Resources Action Programme

In January one of the biggest names from the pre-press world will finally disappear when CreoScitex is renamed Creo

Springtek is bringing a piece of software to the graphic arts market that may render the need to archive work to tape a thing of the past

St Ives has installed CTP at a third magazine printing plant and plans to put in systems at the remaining three sites in its web offset division once customers are ready