Business

Protect Safety Signs in double Colorado buy

A supplier of temporary traffic management signs to the emergency services sector has improved its productivity and quality after taking on two Canon Océ Colorado 1640 printers.

Can print blaze a trail to close the succession gap?

The old-fashioned printer is something of an endangered species. Following the financial crisis hundreds of skilled print jobs were lost in the industry as companies consolidated or fell by the...

Cascade in Matrix foiling install

The Cascade Group has installed a Matrix Metallic to expand its foiling capabilities.

Northwolds supports major contract renewal with press and premises revamp

Northwolds Print Works is eyeing further growth after investing £320,000 in refreshing its litho setup and creating a new mezzanine level at its factory to support a renewed contract with its largest...

Stora Enso changes put 135 jobs at risk

Stora Enso is planning to make organisational changes in its Paper division following the conversion of its Oulu Mill in Finland, which could see as many as 135 jobs lost.

Concentrate on contracts to make debtors pay up

According to risk manager Atradius in its October 2018 Payment Practices Barometer, the UK has the highest proportion of overdue invoices in Europe at a staggering 48.7%. The next worst is France at...

Aslan to be acquired by Poli-Tape Group

Self-adhesive substrates manufacturer Aslan is set to be acquired by textile transfer film specialist Poli-Tape.

PPA publishes Brexit advice for members

The Professional Publishers Association (PPA) has released a guide to advise its members on how to prepare their businesses for a potential no-deal exit of the UK from the EU.

Feldmuehle increases PM1 performance

Independent German paper mill Feldmuehle has increased the performance of its paper machine 1 (PM1) by up to 7% for various grades “to meet the increasing demand of customers”.

Post Haste updates bookletmaking with Duplo

Commercial printer Post Haste Printers has upgraded its bookletmaking capabilities after investing around £60,000 in new kit from Duplo.