Business


Opus wins EDF contract

Mailing house Opus Trust Marketing has secured a 'multimillion-pound' contract to process all of energy company EDF's annual statements.

Technotrans Omega beta on track with Precision Printing

Precision Printing is the first site to beta test a Technotrans chilling system in combination with a digital press, signposting a move on the ancillary vendors part into the digital printing sector.

UK launch for Exaprint W2P service

A new trade only web-to-print service aims to become a printer's "secret weapon" for outsourcing.

De Schutter in management buyout

The management team of Belgian pre-press group De Schutter Neroc (DSN) has concluded an MBO for an undisclosed sum and is eyeing growth across the UK.

KBA Q1 figures hit by postponed orders

KBA has posted Q1 pre-tax losses of €18.8m (2012: - €0.4m) citing postponed orders and weak quarterly sales.


In depth

Duplo announces latest crease-fold-perf system launch

Duplo announces latest crease-fold-perf system launch

21 May 2013

Finishing kit manufacturer Duplo is to launch its latest crease-fold-perf system, the Eurofold TCF-375, at an open house event next month.

 
 
'All you high flyers, ignore the cliff edge at your peril'

'All you high flyers, ignore the cliff edge at your peril'

13 May 2013

Bob Jenkins suddenly realised his head felt hot. Unusually hot. "It was not," he says "the sort of feeling you get with a normal headache. It was like imagining a saucepan full of simmering water, with a broken egg in it. The egg was my brain."

 
 
Putting together a model manager

Putting together a model manager

13 May 2013

For some it might seem the most disastrous start to a CEO-ship possible. Day one and the new head of a large financial services company, let's call them CEO X, calls a board meeting and addresses, as one of their first priorities, the issue of who is...

 
 
'No printer wants a Vistaprint customer'

'No printer wants a Vistaprint customer'

13 May 2013

It began life as a catalogue, survived the dotcom boom - and bust - and went on to become the world's biggest web-to-print business. Jo Francis talks to Vistaprint founder and chief executive Robert Keane about 'productising' print, his dream piece o...

 
 

Product Portfolio

Product of the Week: Horizon StitchLiner 6000 Digital While inline systems might seem to have a natural advantage, this near-line challenger has charms all of its own, discovers Adam Hooker

Tried & Tested: Ricoh Pro 1356EX Ricoh says this robust production system was a game-changer in terms of reliability and productivity. Simon Creasey takes a look under the hood

Me & My... Foliant Gemini C400A Mike Corran, director at Colourxpress in Plymouth, tells Jon Severs how this machine answered a growing demand for an in-house laminating system

Star product: NewBind Prima Smaller printer can move into PUR binding with this sub-£20k closed-tank machine

Me & my: Stehlin Hostag Quickfast Ink may not seem the most glamorous weapon in a printer's armoury, but it is after all what turns blank paper into something sellable. This means that new inks with new performance claims are worth a closer look.

Star product: EFI Jetrion 4900M and ML Digital label production line with a range of optional extras


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