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IPIA seminar targets print newcomers

The Independent Print Industries Association hopes to give newcomers to print an overview of the industry in its Print, Finishing and Paper seminar on 10 April.

Print industry news roundup: Robinson, KBA, Kodak, Technotrans, Smurfitt Kappa

Stay up to date with your procurement supply chain thanks to print industry news at your fingertips. This week: Profits steady for Robinson; KBA MD set for pastures new; Kodak closes $848m finance...

Revenues decline but profits steady for Robinson

UK packaging group Robinson recorded a 2% drop in revenues to 21.2m (2011: 21.5m) in the 12 months to 31 December while pre-tax profits grew marginally.

Loveurope looks to life after McCann

Loveurope chief executive Steve Owens focuses on the positives following long-standing client McCann Worldgroup's decision to bring its pre-media work in-house under the Craft Worldwide brand.

KBA MD set for pastures new

KBA UK managing director Christian Knapp has resigned and will leave the company during the summer.

Hybrid to unveil trio of Mimaki products at Sign & Digital UK

UK & Ireland Mimaki distributor Hybrid Services will host the UK launch of three new products at the Sign & Digital UK 2013 exhibition next month.

Zund to add cutting and workflow tools

Zund UK has launched an ultrasonic cutting head, called SonicZ, which it claims can significantly increase the throughput of corrugated and honeycomb boards on its cutting tables.

Smurfit Kappa UK fined 200,000 after employee severs fingers

Packaging giant Smurfit Kappa UK has pleaded guilty to health and safety regulation breaches after an employee severed his fingers at its Whitehaven factory.

Inca unveils ReporterPro tool for production analysis

Inca has launched ReporterPro, a dashboard to provide users of its flatbed printers with data on their performance.

BIS outlines Business Bank strategy

The government has outlined its plan to boost SME lending via the state-owned Business Bank, which will become the vehicle through which all government finance initiatives are administered.

PrintCenter Eesti seeks resellers to boost UK POS print sales

Estonian point of sale printer PrintCenter Eesti, is targeting UK expansion with the launch of a reseller scheme.

RCS targets personalised gifting market

RCS printers in Retford has secured a deal with a chocolate company to create advent-calendar-esque count down products and is closing in on a personalised gift packaging deal with a major high street...