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Saudi Arabian University takes ownership of an XXL Roland 50

Imam Mohamed Bin Saud Islamic University has taken ownership of a four-colour Roland 50.

The company is the “first” in KSA to opt for the XXL sheetfed offset machine in the 36/52 format. The machine has been running since July this year.

Imam Mohamed Bin Saud Islamic University is a Riyadh-based government printing company. It produces business stationery and full-colour university books, special printing techniques such as hard covers and foil stamping of small-format products.

The company decided to purchase the Roland 50 due to its design features and its ability for flat sheet travel over double-diameter impression cylinders and transferters. The printing system is also able to process substrates up to 0.8mm thick

New distribution deal for service and sales

Saudi-Arabia’s Hoshan Company Ltd and Kodak have signed a distribution deal allowing Hoshan to offer sales and service support for several Kodak products.

These include unified workflow solutions, pre-press and electrophotographic printing solutions.

Hoshan’s printing division will target professional print houses, corporate organisations, in-house printing departments, universities, utilities companies, banks, copy centres and stamp makers.

Hoshan has more than 30 sites covering

B2B media in the GCC should build brands

The B2B media market in the GCC has experienced strong growth in recent years, but the industry remains small by international standards and needs to make changes to increase revenue.

This according to a new study by global management consulting firm, Booz & Company.

According to the study, B2B media should build their brands by taking advantage of the synergies between trade magazines and exhibitions to position themselves for growth.

B2B media – which includes trade events like

Gulf Marcom Group, Mazoon Printing enter into partnership

The Gulf Marcom Group (GMG) has signed an official agreement to enter into a partnership with Mazoon Printing and Advertising –a subsidiary of WJ Towell – for the establishment of Gulf Marcom Oman.

The signing was carried out by CEO of GMG, Thamer Khamis Al Muqla and board member of the WJ Towell Group, Jamil Sultan.

Sultan said of the occasion: “This solid and strategic partnership will allow us to benefit from the growth opportunities in the Sultanate of Oman &ndash

Yemeni printer orders second Goss SSC press

Yemeni government-owned 14th October Foundation for Journalism, Printing and Publishing has ordered a Goss Community SSC single-width press.  It will print the daily newspaper 14th October.

Project manager at 14th October, Ahmed Moataz said: “We operate a Goss Community press and are confident in its print quality so we had no hesitation in ordering a second press.”

The new press will be configured as two four-high and two two-high towers with six reelstands and a Goss

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