Xerox turns Drupa leads into sales
Following Drupa 2012, Xerox Global Graphic Communications president Jeff Jacobson has said that the company has started turning leads generated at the show into sales despite the tight economic...
Killer app: Howitt elected for London Mayor campaign job
Howitt, a subsidiary of Innovative Output Solutions, was recently awarded a contract to supply booklets to Londoners in the run-up to the London Mayor elections (3 May).
Survey reveals poor performance of PDF to EPub conversion tools
The study, carried out by the Flemish Innovation Center for Graphic Communication (VIGC), found the average effectiveness score for tools used to convert library books to ebooks was just 30%, with the...
Cambridge University Press (CUP) outsources European print to MPG
The two businesses have signed a long-term agreement that will see MPG take over "a significant amount" of CUP's European mono, two and four-colour book and journal manufacturing from 2 July.
UK's biggest-ever direct mail campaign produced for Children with Cancer
Print and fulfilment company The Website has produced what it claims is the UK's biggest direct mail campaign to date.
Prontaprint Gloucester increases productivity with Drupa buy
Prontaprint Gloucester has said that productivity has skyrocketed after the installation of a Duplo mini suction booklet-making solution from local equipment supplier DFS.
Media roundup: Karmarama, More!, Corona Extra, Ernst& Young, Nike
We bring you the buzz from the wider media sphere, across the world and across the web. This week: Karmarama lands Time Out; More! revamp; Corona Extra goes outdoor; Ernst & Young appoint media...
Glynn Print Finishers sees opportunities in unstable market
Glynn Print Finishers (GPF) is making the most of the recession after finding market niches in long perfecting and perfect binding following rival closures.
ESP upgrades to boost productivity
Commercial printer ESP Colour has traded in its Speedmaster SM 102-10-P for a Speedmaster XL 105-4+LX2 with Autoplate XL and Inpress Control.
Typecraft merges with Marketplace Direct
Pittsburgh-based printers, TCP Printing (Typecraft) and Marketplace Direct are to merge as the consolidation wave in the US commercial printing industry moves beyond smaller family-owned firms looking...
Jeppesen migrates aviation chart printing to digital with HP T300
Englewood, COL-based Jeppesen, which makes charts, data and operational tools for the aviation industry, announced the installation of HP T300 Color Inkjet Web press as it transitions its oversize...
RR Donnelley to close Danbury plant
Leading US commercial printer RR Donnelley will close its printing plant in Danbury, CT and lay off 153 workers as it continues to streamline its print capacity.