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    <pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Organisations' Merger Meets Printing's Needs</title>
      <description>What has been described as a strong and united organisation for the printing and allied industries has been formed by merging Picon and the Association of Printing Machinery Importers (APMI).</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Picon Chief Executive Leaves After 12 Years At Top</title>
      <description>After 12 years Picon's chief executive, John Brazier, will leave the organisation at the end of this month.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Picon Lobbies Government To Fight Measures Ban</title>
      <description>Working on behalf of its members, Picon and the Engineering and Machinery Alliance has asked the UK Government to fight the possible ban on the use of imperial measures in literature and on products.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jan 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Gold Award For Paper Industry Contribution</title>
      <description>Picon council member and managing director of Compact Engineering, David Klemz has been awarded the 2006 paper industry gold medal.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 15 May 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Canon UK Joins Picon</title>
      <description>Canon UK has joined Picon, the UK printing industry body that represents members' interests through contact with Government departments, the EU, commercial consulates overseas and other organisations.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Apr 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Picon Welcomes Four New Members</title>
      <description>Picon has announced the addition of the Danwood Group, Pomeroy Pressroom Products, Magnacutter and Process Instruments to its expanding membership base.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Picon Joins With International Trade Body At Ipex</title>
      <description>As the countdown to Ipex 2006 continues to gather pace, Picon, the owner of Ipex, has teamed up with the UK Trade and Investment (UKT and I).</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Courses Help Firms Get Most Out Of Ipex 2006</title>
      <description>To help exhibitors maximise their return from Ipex 2006, Picon and Clive Green Associates have combined to run a one-day course for all companies attending the show.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Picon Extends Marketing With New Appointment</title>
      <description>Picon has extended its marketing department with the appointment of Sally McDonald as communications executive based at its Godalming office.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2005 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Bureaucracy Costs UK Firms GBP33,000</title>
      <description>Unravelling the growing knot of legislative red tape could be costing UK companies an average of over GBP33,000 per year each.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2005 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Family Friendly Firms' Financial Fears</title>
      <description>Companies within the printing industry could face a significant financial burden if the UK government goes ahead with proposals for extending its family friendly policies, Picon has warned.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2005 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Picon's Practical Customer Retention Seminar</title>
      <description>Businesses of all sizes are acutely aware of the importance of winning new customers, according to Picon but retaining existing customers is equally critical to the financial health of any company.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2005 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>UK Companies Could Miss Out On Government Funds</title>
      <description>Hundreds of small businesses in the UK printing industry could face losing out on future funding grants because of changes introduced by the government's Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2005 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Roy Caslon Takes On Picon Chairmanship</title>
      <description>Roy Caslon, the chairman of Hertfordshire (UK) based Caslon, has been confirmed as the new chairman of Picon, the association for suppliers to the industry.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2005 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Picon's British Pavilion Success At China Print</title>
      <description>Picon members that attended the China Print 2005 exhibition in Bejing have hailed it a success in progressing their presence and export opportunities in the Chinese market.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2005 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Picon Wins Government Funds For UK-Based Exporters</title>
      <description>Picon has been awarded UK government funding to aid new export companies intending to exhibit at Polygraphinter, the largest printing exhibition in Russia.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2005 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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