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2012 EXPOS LAUNCHED

After a successful Africa Print Expo which took place from 24 - 26 August 2011 at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg with over 119 exhibitors and 6300 visitors, organisers of the event, Pra ...

AFRICA PRINT JOURNAL LAUNCHED

Practical Publishing has just announced a new print title for the industry - Africa Print Journal. The first issue will be distributed in March 2012 and will have a frequency of six issues a year.'The ...

FIRST SCREEN PLATERITE 8600M-E THERMAL B1 FORMAT CTP SYSTEM INSTALLED IN SOUTH AFRICA

DP Print, Johannesburg, has given its prepress a boost with the high-productivity Screen Platerite 8600 M-E thermal CtP system. The company is a thriving family-run commercial printing business owned ...

FIRST PRINTING MUSEUM OPENED IN PRETORIA

The first and only printing museum in Pretoria was officially opened on 8 November. Gary van Dyk, who is in charge of the museum and Managing Director of Zero Plus Printers, started his collection wit ...

BLIND SA INVESTS IN A POLAR 115X GUILLOTINE

Blind SA, a non-profit organisation by the blind for the blind, has acquired a Polar 115X guillotine which promises uncompromising reliability, first class service, maximum security, operator friendly ...

ZULULAND OBSERVER IMPROVES BUSINESS WITH KODAK TRENDSETTER NEWS

Antalis South Africa (Pty) Ltd has partnered with the Zululand Observer to install a Kodak Trendsetter News with Prinergy Evo and Gecko Processor. 'We are exceptionally pleased with this install ...

PORTRAIT CUSTOMER ANALYTICS SOFTWARE INCREASES CUSTOMER RETENTION AND REDUCES SOFTWARE COSTS

A European subsidiary of T-Mobile International, one of the world’s largest mobile phone operators, has seen an increase in customer retention and reduced software costs with Portrait Customer Analy ...

FLINT GROUP RECOGNISES THE BEST ACHIEVEMENTS IN NARROW WEB PRINTING

The company has announced the winners of the 7th annual 2011 Narrow Web Print Awards. This celebration in printing excellence is hosted each year at Labelexpo in September and recognises the best achi ...

KODAK AND BOSISIO ANNOUNCE FIRST JOINT INITIATIVE FOR PACKAGING SERVICES

Eastman Kodak Company and Bosisio, a leading Argentina-based prepress house and provider of packaging technologies, brand management, production and marketing services for printers, agencies and compa ...

DRYTAC EUROPE LTD EXCLUSIVE SUPPLIER OF INGLET CUTTERS IN UK

Drytac Europe will now exclusively supply INGLET vertical saws and cutters in the UK and Ireland. The cutters are unique in their ability to cut substrates up to 22mm thick and 305cm high and are reno ...

XEIKON CAFÉ SHARES INSIGHTS INTO EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION

The Café has completed the first successful year of its European tour. It has brought marketing and printing professionals together to learn the importance of cross-media and personalised communicati ...

HEIDELBERG DEVELOPS PROGRAMME TO ENSURE EARNINGS TARGETS ARE ACHIEVED

The company has published its half-yearly figures for the financial year 2011/2012 (April 1 to September 30, 2011) which shows that it has improved its operating result while recording stable sales. I ...

KOMORI HAS SUCCESSFUL OPEN HOUSE

More than 450 visitors attended the Open House at Komori’s Graphic Technology Centre Europe in Utrecht on November 9th and 10th. The theme of the event was 'The evolution of Offset on Demand'. Satos ...