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Paperlinx rebrands Howard Smith, Robert Horne and PaperCo
Paperlinx has taken a major step to consigning its three merchanting brands to the annals of history by rebranding them all under the Paperlinx banner while reassuring customers that the changes will...
OKI to reduce manpower in printer manufacture division
OKI is to lose around 175 people from its factory in Scotland after Japanese parent firm OKI Electric announced the global restructure of its printer division.
Breckland Print switches to processless plates
Breckland Print has moved to chemistry-free plates to align the business with its clients such as Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth.
Ilford acquires Tecco
Ilford Group, the parent company of Ilford Imaging Switzerland, has acquired German-base Tecco for an undisclosed sum.
Huge blaze at paper mill
Firefighters have brought a major fire under control at a midlands paper facility.
Mohawk expands digital paper/substrate lineup
Cohoes, NY-based Mohawk announced this week a major expansion of its lineup of synthetic papers, envelopes and specialty substrates for digital commercial printing.
Ilford expands Omnijet range with canvas launches
Inkjet media manufacturer Ilford has announced it is expanding its Omnijet range of commercial wide format offerings with three new professional canvas products.
BASF targets knock-off photoinitiator distributors
BASF has announced it is taking steps to stop the distribution of counterfeit versions of its Irgacure 819 photoinitiator product.
PJ Print switches to Fujifilm's Pro-T3 plates
Suffolk-based digital and litho printer PJ Print has switched to Fujifilm's Brillia HD PRO-T3 processless plates to improve its production.
Paperlinx debuts 1,000sqm/hr Vortex 4200 at wide-format open house
Paperlinx showed off a plethora of equipment and substrates on the first leg of its Discover open house, with 350 printers expected to attend by close of play today.
Antalis debuts greetings card collection at Progressive Greetings Live
Paper manufacturer Antalis is exhibiting at specialist greeting card show, Progressive Greetings Live for the first time.
Werneke Ink founder 'Inky Lou' passes away
Louis Werneke, founder of Werneke Ink Company, a "key facet" of Flint Group since the turn of the century, has died.