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Point moves to Sandton landmarkPoint, a print management solutions company, has moved to the 8th floor of the revamped Fredman Towers, a landmark building in Fredman Drive in the Sandton CBD. With the increase in staff numbers, it became inefficient to work from a virtual office and the decision was made to find head office... read more 14 Nov 2011 [Biz Takeouts] A note on this month's showsIn case you're wondering what's been happening with the Bizcommunity/Chai FM Media & Marketing radio show this month of October 2011, since Chai FM is a Jewish community radio station and this is the month of various Jewish high holy days (Rosh Hashanah/New Year, Yom Kippur/Day of Atonement and... read more 5 Oct 2011 Loerie entries close at month endEntries for all categories of the Loerie Awards close on Tuesday 31 May 2011. Entries from Africa and the Middle East are eligible in the categories television, radio and print, communication design, architecture, interior design, direct marketing, PR communication, non-broadcast video, live events,... read more 27 May 2011 Order online, have printing delivered anywhere in SASouth Africa has been chosen to pilot HP Online Print Service offering globally. This design and print service is available to any business, regardless of where it is situated, as an online service. The concept enables a user either to brief a design or print job or upload print-ready files; choose... read more 26 May 2011 Print outsourcing goes internationalPrint Outsource International (Point SA), a print management company that opened in 2005, has proved so successful at Unilever that it is now expanding its services to include the Unilever offices in Dubai and Turkey, with a view to possibly expanding to Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria and Egypt. The... read more 16 May 2011 Sugar paper encourages sustainabilitySappi's newly launched Masuga paper comprises 90% sugar cane waste and 10% wood fibre, sourced from a Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)-certified plantation. It was developed in response to Woolworths' need to use a paper that supports its Good Business Journey goals of protecting the environment and... read more 18 Feb 2011 Paarl Media Cape's new addressFollowing its September 2010 merger, Paarl Media Cape has a new address; 10 Freedom Way, Milnerton, 7440 or PO Box 37014, Chempet, 7442. Contact numbers are tel +27 (0)21 550 2500, fax +27 (0)21 870 3800 and email document.write('' + bRev('az;64#&oc;64#&aidemlraap;46#&ofni') +... read more 17 Jan 2011 TB Media awards open for entryEntries for the second annual Red Cross/Lilly MDR-TB Partnership TB Media Award have opened for print and online journalism that has provided responsible, accurate and timely information on tuberculosis prevention, research, development and treatment in general circulation media between 1 January... read more 17 Jan 2011 Eco-friendly 2-sided printingOcé South Africa has introduced a new line of printing technology to the local market with its Océ VarioPrint 6000 range, which uses one engine to drive two imaging belts simultaneously to print two-sided jobs faster and more reliably, as each sheet only passes through the engine once.... read more 11 Jan 2011 Reminder to enter legal journo awardsEntries for the Webber Wentzel Legal Journalist of the Year award close at 5pm on Wednesday, 13 October 2010. The award recognises outstanding work in the field of legal journalism and is open to any journalist reporting on any issue with a legal slant in the print, online or broadcast media in... read more 5 Oct 2010 Pendoring entries close on MondayEntries for the sixteenth annual Pendoring Advertising Awards close on Monday, 30 August 2010, at 5pm and no further extension will be given. Go to www.pendoring.co.za for more information.... read more 24 Aug 2010 Entries close today for Vodacom Journalist of the Year AwardsEntries close today, Friday 30 July 2010, for Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards for work published or broadcast between 1 May 2009 and 30 April 2010. Entries must be submitted online http://journalist.vodacom.co.za.... read more 30 Jul 2010 HP offers cloud printersHP announced a full suite of web-empowered e-All-in-One printers for home and business starting at R999. These will reportedly be the first printers able to access web content directly. These printing solutions, designed for the cloud, allow people to print from any email or web-connected device -... read more 15 Jun 2010 Free e-seminar from Quarkclick to enlargeQuark is offering a free e-seminar entitled 'Streamline Production Processes and Increases Profits with Web-to-Print' on 22 June 2010 in two sessions at 4pm and 6pm (South African time). Panellists include Travis Steele, director, web development at American Stationery, and David... read more 10 Jun 2010 Large format printers from CanonCanon Europe has recently launched three new imagePROGRAF large format models, the 44-inch iPF8300 and the 24-inch iPF6350 and iPF6300, for professional photographic, proofing and graphic arts markets. According to Prakash Naidoo, product manager at Canon SA, “Key findings in the group's own insight... read more 18 Mar 2010 Recycled extra white paper from FranceArjowiggins, a French paper manufacturer, has launched Cocoon, a new extra-white FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) 100% recycled range of paper. The range begins with two new products Offset, an uncoated offset paper available in 80 g/m² to 350 g/m² suitable for offset printing and converting and... read more 17 Mar 2010 International certification for printerIn recognition for Ricoh Europe's conformance with the ISO/NWIP 12647-8 standard, the colour production printer, Pro C900, has been awarded Fogra Validation Printing System certification. "With the tested system, Ricoh has entered the top league in the area of single copy validation printing... read more 8 Feb 2010 Ince gets cut-sheet digital pressInce, an integrated communications agency, has received the first iGen4 cut-sheet digital press in South Africa from Bytes Document Solutions, an authorised Xerox distributor. The iGen4 compliments the company's acquisition of XMPIE, which enables the delivery of cross media campaigns. It is... read more 5 Nov 2009 Pulp, paper wage negotiations successfulSappi has confirmed that a wage increase agreement has been reached between all parties in the pulp and paper sector during meetings held yesterday, Tuesday, 28 July 2009, at the bargaining council. The parties agreed on a 9% across the board increase on wages and salaries of all employees that fall... read more 29 Jul 2009 SA book publisher Quivertree wins international awardsQuivertree Publications has announced that two of its books have won the “Best in the World” award in their selected categories at the prestigious Gourmand World Cookbook Awards. In the category “Best Local Cuisine Book”, Prickly Pears & Pomegranates came first out of 30 participating countries.... read more 13 Jul 2009 Paarl Media fire memorial service on SaturdayThe Paarl Media Group will be holding a memorial service to celebrate the lives of those lost in the recent fire on Saturday, 9 May 2009, at the Nederburg Estate in Paarl, Western Cape, at 10am. The victims were Gerhard Mans (37) printer; Marcelle Basson (39) planner; Jenelle Pietersen (23) general... read more 29 Apr 2009 Do the new Loeries awards fit your bill?The Loeries Awards recently announced two new categories - one in the creative use of paper, and the other in the field of non-English radio advertising. If either of these new categories falls within your field and you haven't sent in your entries yet, do so - time is running out. Diarise these... read more 14 Apr 2009 New printer from GestetnerGestetner South Africa unveiled its Pro C900, the flagship of the company's Pro line, on Thursday, 2 April 2009. Described as delivering high-quality professional imaging and a complete portfolio of online finishing options, central to the operation of the printer is a server-based EFI Fiery... read more 3 Apr 2009 Sappi 2008 International Printers of the YearThe nine overall winners in this year's Sappi International Printers of the Year Awards, held earlier this month in Cape Town, are: annual reports - Raff (Riederich, Germany); books - Ultra Litho (Johannesburg, South Africa); brochures - Continental Colorcraft (California, North America); calendars... read more 30 Oct 2008 Eco-friendly board now fire-retardantXanita's eco-friendly board is now fire-retardant, allowing for this product to be specified for applications which require a fire-retardant classification. The board has been certified in accordance to the National Building Regulations as a component for ceiling applications (SANS 428), as well as... read more 3 Sep 2008 HP expands large format media portfolioHP has recently added three new papers to its large format media portfolio which are designed especially for print service providers and creatives. The portfolio now includes papers for a variety of uses, including graphic design, professional photography, digital fine arts, prepress/proofing, and... read more 28 Feb 2008 Bizcommunity.com Cape Town on the moveOur Cape Town-based Bizcommunity.com head office finally moved into its new premises in Cape Town yesterday, Thursday, 1 November 2007. The new physical address is 24 On Main, Main Road, Mowbray, Cape Town. The entrance is on Rose Street, off Main Road. The new contact numbers are: tel +27 (0)21 680... read more 2 Nov 2007 International award for Sappi calendarTroika Imagineering Works has been honoured with a Bronze medal for its 2007 Sappi Calendar at the recent 2007 Stuttgart Calendar Show, the only South African entrant to take home one of 60 medals awarded out of a pool of 1700 entries from around the world. The calendar, which carries forward the... read more 19 Jan 2007 Caxton upgrades printing equipmentThe main production plant for the Caxton Newspaper group in Johannesburg has installed new Baranschee plate punching and bending equipment, supplied locally by Antalis, to handle plates for its MAN Roland Uniset newspaper web press. A second system has also been added to the existing Baranschee... read more 20 Nov 2006 R6 million investment serves creatives' needsClarion Printed Products recently announced a R6 million investment into new digital printing technology, including wide format digital printers with a 360dpi capability (outdoor billboards, fleet graphics, and signage); digital medium format printers with true 720dpi and capable of up to 1440dpi... read more 17 Oct 2006 |
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