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Openshaw enters B2 CTP market with HighWater

Openshaw has become a reseller for the HighWater Platinum 2230 platesetter as part of its push into the B2 CTP market

PPA creates fifth Digital Award

The PPA has added a fifth category to its Digital Production Awards, which will be presented at its annual Digital Production Conference on 29 November

ACL enters London PoS marketplace

ACL Group International has vowed to shake-up Londons point-of-sale market with CSG Print Solutions, which has been born from the firms acquisition of Clarkescreen

Bovince to receive DTI grant

Walthamstow-based screen printer Bovince has been awarded a DTI grant to develop its existing practice of continuous improvement and flexibility

ControlP loss, but Tayler still upbeat

ControlP chairman Warren Tayler claimed the drive for e-commerce and procurement software was "coming from the corporates, rather than the printers" as the firm issued preliminary results for the 18...

Cooper Clegg benefits from A5 success

The success of the A5 "handbag" glossy magazine pioneered by Cond Nasts Glamour has lead to an outbreak of resizing

Direct mail rises for McIntosh

Print outsourcing company Alistair McIntosh has expanded its direct mail division by 40% over the past 12 months, pushing the groups turnover to 50m

PM&GN bids for 400k funding

Nottinghams Print Media & Graphics Network has applied for 400,000 of European Social Fund grants for two major print projects in the region

Dalim to unveil new PDF/P2 file format at Print 01

Dalim will launch PDF/P2, a new ripped PDF file format for its workflow products, at Print 01

Web legal plan finds success

A new online legal service is proving popular with printers seeking legal protection without exorbitant solicitors fees

Howitts set to buy second 16pp web

Howitts move to its new site is underway and on schedule, and the company has confirmed that it plans to order a second new 16pp web

Sales up but profit down for Polestar

Polestar has grown its sales in the third quarter but at the expense of profits, and now plans to restructure its 500m-plus debt to give the group more headroom

Former CEO Brewster buys Jarvis Porter division

Jarvis Porter will focus solely on labels and healthcare packaging after selling its dripmat and promotional print wing to former chief executive Richard Brewster.

ICSM unveils plans for national network of offices

ICSM has plans to establish a national network of regional offices over the next two years to give it a higher profile nationally

Administrator for Keldia calls expert witness

Keldia joint administrator Andrew Andronikou is employing an "expert witness" to report on the firms MBO from former owner Tony Diamond last year