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PODi European AppForum not for the faint-hearted

Next week's digital printing conference, hosted by PODi, is being billed by its organiser as advanced and not for the faint-hearted.

Pureprint acquires Abstract for undisclosed sum

Pureprint has bought the assets and business of Annodata printing division, Abstract, after it fell into administration at the beginning of the month.

SET invests in Ricoh

SET Office Supplies has installed two Ricoh digital presses to enable it to take on more complex print jobs.

PM Solutions replaces Kodak Digimaster with Konica Minolta Bizhub 1250

Scottish print and mailing house PM Solutions has installed a new mono Konica Minolta Bizhub 1250 at its Loanhead premises.

Xerox upgrades iGen150

Xerox has added enhancements to its Drupa-launched iGen150 to offer higher quality for printers targeting the photobook market.

Royal Mail's PAF plans could threaten business survival

Royal Mail's plans to overhaul charges to its Postcode Address File (PAF) licence could ramp up costs from around 20,000 to 200,000 and put print and mail companies out of business, warn experts.

Benson Group launches Butterkist design competition

Benson Group has launched its latest design competition for students after joining forces with popcorn brand Butterkist.

Print Efficiently 2013 to host lunchtime debates

This year's Print Efficiently event, hosted by Apex Digital Graphics, will feature a series of lunchtime debates focusing on specific technical issues faced by printers.

Big digital spend brings work in house at LT Print

Merseyside company LT Print has spent £250,000 on a digital suite to move all of its digital production in-house at its Wallasey headquarters.

Canon completes imagePROGRAF upgrade

Canon has launched two models to complete the upgrade of its eight-colour imagePROGRAF wide-format line up for poster, POS and banner production.

Fees will be calculated per tonne of material produced

Rise in printer interest in recycling, according to J&G

A "significant increase" in enquiries from printers seeking information on recycling has been reported by waste management specialist J&G Environmental.

Royal Mail rejects CWU strike ballot commitment

The Royal Mail has said that a strike ballot scheduled for next week "makes no sense".