Business

Jones & Brooks invests £300k in new kit and Prinect UK first

Jones & Brooks has invested in new, additional digital printing and finishing kit and become the first UK company to sign up for Heidelberg’s 'pay as you go' volume-based pricing Prinect Production...

Updated: Johnston Press sales fall despite 'i' success

Johnston Press has reported a 5.1% fall in total group revenues for the 17-week period to 29 October, despite a strong performance by the 'i' newspaper, and confirmed it is in late-stage discussions...

KJS boosts folding capabilities with Horizon investment

Direct mail and marketing company KJS Print to Mail Services is set to expand its bindery after investing just over £50,000 in a fully automatic B2 Horizon AFC-566FG folder.

Xpress Group acquires Calico and invests in Indigo

Digital and wide-format printer Xpress Group has acquired creative agency Calico, for an undisclosed sum, and purchased a new HP Indigo 7800 digital press.

Agfa starts sales talks as Q3 results released

Agfa has entered into “non-exclusive discussions” with CompuGroup Medical SE after the latter expressed interest in buying the business, and released its Q3 results, which show a dip in sales, but...

Bring the family together under the same roof

The move took them only one and a half miles away but the consequence was far reaching.

Government raises concerns on position of migrant workers in UK

It was one step too far from a government that is becoming too well-versed in u-turns. Newly-appointed home secretary Amber Rudd, in her speech to the Conservative Party Conference at the start of...

Draw up your own recipe for social success

The onward march of social media continues. Today, roughly one in every three people in the world is an active social media user. But of course, that does not paint a true picture for the more...

Vinyl Decals Direct relocates and claims Ricoh first

Wide-format printer Vinyl Decals Direct (VDD) has moved to new larger premises and claims to have become the first UK company to install the Ricoh Pro L4130 latex printer using Ricoh’s new fast-drying...

The Sweet People supports rebrand and European push with Epson buy

Domed labels producer Liquid Lens has rebranded to become The Sweet People and invested £230,000 in an Epson SurePress L-4033AW digital label press with white ink to support its domestic and European...