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New company offers support for hi-fi colour

Former Aspire technical director Jon Marks has set up Europes first consultancy aimed at providing designers and printers with the support to implement Pantones Hexachrome process

Barco faces profit fall after sales dip

Barco Graphics expects first-half profits to fall by 20% after announcing a 13% dip in sales

Litho warning on profitability

Litho Supplies expects profits for the six months ended 30 June to "be below market expectations" despite sales being on target

Gretag hopes to raise 18.2m

Gretag Imaging has priced its share rights issue at 20 per share (CHF50) in an attempt to raise 18.2m of equity to bolster itself against a fall in sales and an expected loss for the first half of the...

CreoScitex duo Mayo and Price set to join TPT

CreoScitex salesmen Martin Mayo and Colin Price have quit to join rival Turning Point Technologies

Reproscan installs Agfa CTP

Reproscan Digital Imaging is installing an Agfa Galileo thermal CTP system, the first in an independent Scottish trade house, as it moves into phase two of its investment plan

UK is behind standards, says QCI's Sunderland

The UK is lagging behind in the uptake of industry standards, particularly compared with European and Japanese competitors, according to QCI printing and pre-press consultant Bryan Sunderland

Concern over new Vio pricing model

Vios return has been welcomed although there is concern about the firms new, more expensive, pricing model

Bousfield creates new super centres

Bousfield is creating three major customer service centres and closing three branches in a move that it claims will "enhance product quality and service for customers"

Memorial service for Harvey

A memorial service for Max Harvey, who has died aged 60, will be held later this month

Merlin: the police confirm an arrest

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is investigating whether to bring charges against a man arrested in connection with accounting procedures at Merlin Colour Printers

New MD to stabilise Norprint

New Norprint Labelling Systems managing director David Wood wants to "stabilise the business and get it moving again"

Printmountain secures funds

Printmountain has secured "substantial" backing from undisclosed technology firms and private investors

West Ferry awaiting High Court ruling

West Ferry Printers joint owners, Hollinger and Northern & Shell (N&S), will have to wait another week for a verdict from the High Court that could determine the future of the Docklands plant

Willamette hit by a profit dip after sales fall

Willamettes second-quarter net earnings have fallen due to a decline in sales coupled with costs associated with defending the firm against Weyerhaeusers 4.8bn hostile bid