Business

Government's Royal Mail float heightens strike threat
Business secretary Vince Cable finally confirmed yesterday that the government is to privatise the Royal Mail, drawing an angry response from the CWU, which once again raised the spectre of industrial...

Major book printer in talks with banks over debt
CPI Group is in negotiations with its bankers to restructure its debt.

Total Displays helps make EFI's Fespa a record-breaker
Total Displays has upgraded its print arsenal and MIS with a double EFI deal at Fespa, part of a 1.5m spend in 2013 that also includes a move to a new site.

Two Sides challenges rival NGO's paper claims
Industry lobbying group Two Sides has hit back at a rival paper NGO's "questionable claims" about the sustainability of paper.

Gemini Press secures ISO 12647-2 certification after Heidelberg programme
Gemini Press, part of South Coast-based Gemini Group has attained ISO 12647-2, the colour management standard for offset litho, after completing Heidelberg's ISO 12647-2 certification programme.

KPM eyes growth after magazine acquisitions
Commercial printer KPM has moved into publishing following the acquisition of five magazine titles from a collapsed publisher, a strategic move it said would boost turnover by a "significant amount".

Printagraph ramps up quality with Scotland's first iGen 150
Printagraph has installed the first Xerox iGen 150 press in Scotland and said its print quality alone makes it worth its 500,000 price tag.

Woodward hails BPIF successes at AGM
Chief executive Kathy Woodward has credited the BPIF with making "tremendous progress" on key areas identified for improvement last year, which she hoped would combat the organisation's continuing...

Business inspection: Recruiting a co-pilot to aid lift-off
Rocket Graphics explains how hiring an expert can help take your business stratospheric

Should the worst happen, make sure you're fully covered
When a blaze believed to have been started by a forklift truck ripped through Polestar's Bicester storage facility this June, it offered a timely reminder of the importance to the print trade of...