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Guillo-Crease inventor finds success at Drupa
No less than six companies, some of them the most-recognised names in printing, have expressed interest in manufacturing and distributing Craig Collins' invention - the Guillo-Crease.

Delta Display fined after workers burned
Delta Group subsidiary Delta Display has been fined 12,000 after two employees were burned in a flash fire.

CGX makes splash at Drupa, but posts disappointing results
Houston-based Consolidated Graphics (CGX) had a bit of a mixed week, creating a splash at drupa by announcing the purchase of 11 new HP Indigo 10000 digital presses, while reporting a loss in its...

Ricoh announces major Infoprint sale in US transpromo market
Ricoh Productions Print Solutions has completed one of the largest color equipment/solutions deals in its history with Atlanta-based commerce and payment processing firm First Data.

MTL Print moves into North America
Following a few successful installations in the US, Israel-based MTL Print is setting up offices in Atlanta as it formally enters the North American market with its Meital 304D digital flatbed press...
Kompass signs 400,000 contract with Kodak
Karachi-based Kompass Packaging has signed the deal with the imaging giant (Hall 5, stand F09) to bring the first Flexcel NX digital flexographic system into Pakistan.

Roto Smeets opts for Technique MIS
European printing giant Roto Smeets Group is to install a new MIS from UK provider Technique Group across all of its facilities.
Printers 'should act as consultants' to their customers
Printers should build better relationships with their customers and adopt a more consultative approach, according to Canon's latest report.

Nixon leaves KBA after differences
KBA has parted company with executive sales director Mark Nixon after a strategic fall-out.

BCQ Group-printed Premier League books net 60k for charity
Commercial printer BCQ Group has produced three books for the Nordoff Robbins charity, which have made at least 60,000 at auction.

Stephens and George to install Speedmaster XL 106 in UK first
Magazine printer Stephens and George is to become the first UK company to install the new Speedmaster XL 106 perfector since the machine went into serial production.
Best in Truepress first
Point-of-sale (POS) specialist Best Digital has bought the world's first Truepress Jet W1632 UV inkjet printer, launched by Screen at drupa.

GI Direct expands transactional mail service with treble Konica buy
Direct mail specialist GI Direct has expanded its transactional mail service after installing three presses from Konica Minolta.

Stones the Printers first B1 printer to join IPIA
Stones the Printers, part of the BGP group, has become the first B1 printer to become a member of the Independent Print Industries Association.

AMS launches website to coincide with open house
The mailroom equipment supplier AMS has launched a new website and organised an open house event to help customers better understand the solutions it provides.