The BPIF is to target MPs with its Priorities for Print manifesto, highlighting the importance of the industry and the issues it faces such as pre-pack administrations.

Indo-Polygraph Machinery (IPM) enjoyed a successful last quarter with the sale of new and refurbished Perfecta products. It has also geared up to promote the Swiss-based Gietz technology in India.

Absolute Digital Print has reinvested in standard litho production with the installation of a Ryobi 784E following requests from several customers wanting a B2-size format.

Demand for short-run books has created a growing interest in digital binding equipment, finds Philip Chadwick

This press incorporated the latest technology, including full automation, making it a popular secondhand choice, discovers Nosmot Gbadamosi

A good MIS system can provide detailed customer history, stock control, production control, customer relationship management and management accounts information. Sriram Selvam finds out

Beacon Printers (Penarth) has invested in Wales' first Xerox Docucolor 7002AP digital press, a machine it anticipates will help it compete for "very large" print projects.

The wide-format show hopes to seize on optimism among printers created at Ipex to demonstrate that pushing the boundaries of print is the route to success, finds Philip Chadwick

Dennis Tilley, general manager at MPG Digital Solutions, tells Tim Sheahan that this press's speed, short-run suitability and finishing options are perfect for print-on-demand book production