News releases on Printingtalk categorised by date
Sunday 26 November
to Saturday 2 December 2006
Prize Winning Fund Raising By Direct Mail Firm
OTM Fulfilment has won the prize for best fundraisers at the Bristol 'beat the banana' event.
News from OTM-Opus Trust Marketing ( 1 December 2006)
Imposition System For QuarkXPress Released
Dynagram, the provider of imposition systems, has released INposition 7.0 for QuarkXPress users.
News from Dynagram ( 1 December 2006)
First User In World For Screen's Thermal Plates
User Application Article Karl Schwegler in Zurich (Switzerland) is the first company in the world world to install Screen's Platerite Ultima 36000 VLF thermal platesetter with multi-cassette autoloader.
News from Screen Europe ( 1 December 2006)
Extensis Promotes Three To Senior Positions
Extensis has promoted three people to senior management positions within the company.
News from Extensis Products Group ( 1 December 2006)
HP Indigo To Meet Variable Data, Short-Run Demand
User Application Article HP Indigo has sold a second six colour HP Indigo press 5000 to Repropoint of Woking, Surrey (UK).
News from Hewlett-Packard ( 1 December 2006)
New Inkjet Printable Film For Graphics Displays
MacDermid Autotype has launched a new version of its Sigmagraf inkjet printable film, for use in graphics displays, point of sale and floor graphics. Brochure Available
News from MacDermid Autotype ( 1 December 2006)
10-Unit Perfector Is Firm's First KBA Machine
Burlington Press, a company with nearly a century of printing and publishing history, will enter its 99th year armed with the latest KBA long perfector sheetfed press as its lead pressroom machine.
News from KBA ( 1 December 2006)
KBA Long Perfector Ousts Heidelberg From Acorn
Acorn Press in Swindon (UK) may be amongst the very small percentage of British printers installing a top specification long perfecting press next Spring.
News from KBA ( 1 December 2006)
Two More On-Line Bookshops From TSO
TSO, the document and publishing services provider, has launched two more branded on-line bookshops, for the British Standards Institution and the British Retail Consortium.
News from The Stationery Office ( 1 December 2006)
Pigmented Solvent Inks For Xaar Printheads
Xaar has approved Fujifilm Sericol's Color+ XV ink for use with the company's XJ-128/40W and XJ-126/50 inkjet printheads.
News from Xaar ( 1 December 2006)
Replacing Radioactive Static Control Systems
Technical Background Article The radioactive substance Polonium 210 has been prominent in the news following reports that it was used to poison the Russian former spy Alexander Litvinenko. Brochure Available
News from Meech International ( 1 December 2006)
Printer Provides Flu Jabs For All Staff
With the cold spell just around the corner, Everydayprint, has arranged for each of its 15 members of staff to receive a flu jab.
News from Everydayprint ( 1 December 2006)
Scribing Laser Pivotal To Preventing Product Theft
User Application Article With the growing concern amongst retailers about the increase in product theft, Domino UK is supplying its laser technology to security and risk management consultancy, The Courtenay Group.
News from Domino Printing Sciences plc ( 1 December 2006)
Platesetter Helps Court Cut Production Time 50%
User Application Article When the State Supreme Court of Connecticut (USA) hands down a decision, they turn to the Commission of Official Legal Publications (COLP) to publish their findings, with help from ECRM.
News from ECRM ( 1 December 2006)
Binder Helps Firm's 24-Hour Digital Print Service
User Application Article When it came to implementing its ambitious trading plans Islington (UK) 24-hour digital print start-up, Mask Documents, chose a Horizon BQ-270 Touchperfect binder. Brochure Available
News from Graphic Arts Equipment ( 1 December 2006)
Printing Companies Not In Control Of Strategies
Technical Background Article A study of the UK's leading printing companies has shown that few are fully in control of their overall business strategies.
News from Plimsoll Publishing Ltd ( 1 December 2006)
Leading Scottish Paper Refurbishes Goss Colorliner
Scotsman Publications, a division of Johnston Press, has selected Goss International to undertake a major refurbishment of the Goss Colorliner press at its Edinburgh, Scotland facility.
News from Goss International (30 November 2006)
Metro Press Users To Gather In USA
The Wall Street Journal and the Orlando Sentinel have announced that they will co-host the 39th Goss Metro press users group annual conference.
News from Goss International (30 November 2006)
Goss Press To Fulfil New Newspaper Contract
Italian printer Centro Stampa Editoriale has ordered a Goss Universal 75 press for its Grisignano site in northern Italy.
News from Goss International (30 November 2006)
10-Colour KBA Perfector Replaces Two Presses
KBA North America has installed the claimed first-of-its-kind press configuration of a KBA Rapida 105 10-colour perfecting press at Bolger Vision Beyond Print.
News from KBA North America (30 November 2006)
Colour Confidence To Sell Ugra/FOGRA Products
Colour Confidence has become a distributor for the Ugra/FOGRA range of products.
News from Colour Confidence (30 November 2006)
Print Proofing System For High Volume Operations
Proof-it-Online, the provider of online print proofing and approval management systems, has released release of Agility, the company's new enterprise system.
News from Proof-it-Online (30 November 2006)
Saddlestitcher Speeds Work And Increases Quality
User Application Article Work that used to take a few days is now taking just a few hours at Resource Print Solutions after the Leeds (UK) operation invested in its finishing department. Brochure Available
News from Graphic Arts Equipment (30 November 2006)
Domino Acquires Thermal Transfer Coding Experts
Domino Printing Sciences has acquired 100 per cent of the equity in Easyprint from Easyprint Holding and Vald Nielsen and Son Export.
News from Domino Printing Sciences plc (29 November 2006)
30% Production Increase From Thermal Platesetter
User Application Article Durability and efficiency were on top of Printwright's agenda when it looked to upgrade its pre-press division, so the company installed Screen's Platerite 8800II thermal platesetter.
News from Screen Europe (29 November 2006)
New Sales Man For Goss Commercial Presses
Steve Downes has been appointed sales executive for the commercial product portfolio of Goss International and will focus on the UK market.
News from Goss International (29 November 2006)
Mail Room Systems Company Wins Two Major Awards
Neopost has been honoured with two major awards with its I-Weigh dynamic scale gvien Triangle's UK mail technology award.
News from Neopost (28 November 2006)
Press Makes Buxton Press Largest Perfector House
Buxton Press, the Derbyshire (UK) magazine printer, is stepping up its production capacity ahead of schedule and ahead of its competitors.
News from KBA (28 November 2006)
Fast Turn-Round Guillotine Removes Bottleneck
Removing a production bottleneck and increasing throughput in the bindery was the aim of Principal Colour's decision to install a Perfecta 115 TVC guillotine with paper management flow line. Brochure Available
News from Graphic Arts Equipment (28 November 2006)
Mailing Firm Wins Cosmetics Contract After Trial
User Application Article Skinlight Cosmetics has chosen Corporate Mailing Matters (CMM) Group to handle its order processing, pick and packing of orders and fulfilment, following a trial period.
News from dsicmm (28 November 2006)
10-Colour Perfector Press Stimulates Growth
User Application Article Summerhall is undergoing significant growth, just nine months after adding a B2 Komori 10-colour long perfector press to its Edinburgh facility. Brochure Available
News from Komori UK (28 November 2006)
Prudential Awards Mosaic Print Management Contract
Following its Egg contract win, Mosaic Print Management has been appointed by financial services company Prudential UK to supply print and stock management services to Prudential's operations.
News from Mosaic Print Management (28 November 2006)
Digital Print For 750,000 Drivers Discs A Month
User Application Article The UK's Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has started producing motorists' tax discs at one central print site for the first time using digital print equipment supplied by Oce.
News from Oce Printing Systems (28 November 2006)
QuarkXPress Licenses Eased For Different Platforms
Quark has announced the introduction of platform-independent licenses and packaging for QuarkXPress 7.
News from Quark Inc (28 November 2006)
DSTi's Mobile Phone Contract For Full Colour DM
DSTi Output has announced a new contract to provide customers' invoices, letters and statements to Orange.
News from DSTi Output (28 November 2006)
Value Added Newspaper Printing Secrets Revealed
Printcity, represented by Paul Casey of Sun Chemical, will present its VAPoN value added printing of newspapers project findings at the Intertech-PIRA 'Ink on Paper' two-day conference.
News from PrintCity GmbH and Co KG (27 November 2006)
Beacon Press Backs Forest Stewardship Seminar
Beacon Press has continued its efforts to share knowledge with print buyers by sponsoring a seminar on the benefits of Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) paper certification.
News from Beacon Press (27 November 2006)
Paper Firm's New Man Heads Western Sales Drive
Independent Paper has appointed Steve Hughes to lead the development of its business in the UK's west country and south Wales.
News from Independent Paper plc (27 November 2006)
New Man Heads Pre-Press Systems Sales
Turning Point Technologies (TPT) has appointed Jeremy Spencer as business development manager.
News from Turning Point (27 November 2006)
Xaar Approves Fuji Inks For Inkjet Printheads
Xaar has approved Fujifilm Sericol's Color+ XV ink for use with the company's XJ-128/40W and XJ-126/50 inkjet printheads.
News from Xaar (27 November 2006)
Paper's 10th Anniversary Marked By Upgrades
M-real Publishing has upgraded Galerie Fine, marking the 10th anniversary of the paper's launch.
News from M-real (27 November 2006)
WRH Strengthens Northern Sales Team
WRH Marketing UK has extended its sales team with the appointment of Steve Lawton as sales manager for the company's northern sales team, covering newspaper and commercial printers.
News from WRH Marketing UK (27 November 2006)
Superlarge KBA Press For St Ives' POS Operation
Redditch (UK) POS specialist, SP, part of St Ives Group, has launched its KBA Rapida 205 superlarge-format sheetfed press.
News from KBA (27 November 2006)
Stork Print Acquires Flexo Sleeve Firm
The Stork Prints Group has acquired AKL Flexo Technik of Warburg (Germany), a producer and developer of in-the-round flexo sleeves. Brochure Available
News from Stork Prints (27 November 2006)
Label Organisation's New Drive For Membership
FINAT, the global trade association for the self-adhesive label industry, is launching a renewed drive for new members throughout their entire supply chain.
News from FINAT (27 November 2006)
Wide Format Laminator Cuts Costs And Saves Time
User Application Article The graphic department at Corus, the UK's largest steel producer, has invested in a RSH-1650 wide-format laminator provided from Total Print Finishing Services (Total PFS).
News from Total Print Finishing Services (27 November 2006)
EU Flower Eco Label For UPM's Magazine Paper
UPM has been awarded an EU Flower certificate for its magazine paper UPM Eco produced at Schongau paper mill in Germany.
News from UPM-Kymmene Corporation (27 November 2006)
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