Business
Penstripe increases folding firepower with Stahlfolder KH 82 buy
Educational publisher and printer Penstripe has invested in a Stahlfolder KH 82, a B1-format combination folder that it will use for products including planners, notebooks and diaries.
TCT invests more than £2m in new kit
Card manufacturer and mailing operation Thames Card Technology (TCT) has increased its personalisation capacity by 60% after investing more than £2m in a range of new kit.
It can pay to buy yourself bigger
It’s not exactly a common career move: to go from being a buyer for a company that imports children’s rucksacks to setting up your own print company, but this was exactly the turn that the career of...
Mobile workers: keep control of the phone fiends
In 2015, Ofcom headlined the press release to its annual Communications Market Report: The UK is now a smartphone society. It’s hard to disagree. And needless to say, the trend towards greater...
The Pool is struggling to sell the idea of ‘good’ pre-packs
What do poultry farm business Bernard Matthews, bed manufacturer Silentnight and Polestar all have in common? They have all been the subject of controversial pre-packs, albeit with wildly differing...
EFI reports revenue decline in Q1 results
EFI has seen its Q1 turnover fall by 2% compared to the same stage last year.
Industry names recognised in Queen’s Awards
A clutch of print-related companies have been recognised in the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise.
Precision supports site move with new RMGT LED-UV press
Precision Printing has invested in a new RMGT (Ryobi) LED-UV press to support its move to new premises and boost its capacity.
Dats Print Services opts for secondhand Speedmaster
Dats Print Services has invested around £280,000 in a secondhand four-colour-plus-coater Heidelberg SM 52 Anicolor to enable it to take on new work, save time, and be more cost-competitive.
ThreeFiveFour ups productivity with Ricoh buy
Creative print and direct mail company ThreeFiveFour has invested £126,000 in a Ricoh Pro C9110 to increase its productivity and quality and improve its turnaround times.