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Central Media proves its metal
Central Media has developed a secret but streamlined metallic-colour process claiming it gives a creative and cost-effective edge to print jobs
CTD in 3m equipment spend
CTD Capita is set to invest 3m in new equipment, including a 10-colour B1 Speedmaster press from Heidelberg
Graphoprint strikes Candis magazine print deal
Graphoprint has secured its first major publication contract following the appointments of former Watmoughs directors Philip Ogden and Tony Scott earlier this year
OPRA steps up firms' pension schemes duty
The regulatory authority for stakeholder pensions will rely on "whistle-blowing by employees, trade unions and trade organisations" as it looks to weed out firms that have failed to offer a scheme to...
Tough trading but St Ives fares well
In the face of the toughest trading conditions for "more than a decade" St Ives has posted a set of "creditable" results
Sappi set to close its carbonless mill
Sappis Transcript mill has become the first major player to bow out of the carbonless paper market, with the news that the mill is to close early next year with the loss of 203 jobs
Bemrose hunts transit director
Specialist printer Bemrose Group is to appoint a new director of mass transit after the early retirement of Mike Shanley
Technology helps Thames win cards
Rayleigh-based Thames Card Technology has won a four-year contract to produce BP loyalty and fuel cards for the UK and Europe
Firm fined for finger accident
Gardner Gibson (Print) in Renfrew has been fined 10,000 by Paisley Sheriff Court after an apprentice lost the tops of two fingers in a Muller Martini saddlestitcher
High-tech print centre opens at college
A high-tech print centre is set to open at the Matthew Boulton College in Birmingham
Agfa purchase boosts digital at Midas Press
Farnborough-based Midas Press has completed its investment in Agfa pre-press kit with the installation of an Apogee workflow and two Sherpa digital colour proofers
Printing Techniques takes on MCSi's Rudman
MCSi Mitsubishi Corporations long-serving plate product manager Paul Rudman has joined the technical specialist team at Printing Techniques
WAM!NET wins 68m backing from Cerberus
WAM!NET has closed the deal on the provision of a 68m ($100m) working capital facility from Cerberus Capital Management, a New York City-based private investment firm
Escher unveils B2 Cobalt CTP
Escher-Grad has launched a B2 version of its Cobalt violet laser CTP system aimed at the smaller printer
TurboStream to boost Garnett Dickinson's Digitec
Garnett Dickinson is to install a second Indigo press to meet demand in its digital division