Business

Smith & Ouzman looks to future following £2.2m fine
Smith & Ouzman is concentrating on diversifying into non-print offerings and winning new business, after being fined £2.2m following its conviction on corruption charges.

GT4 Group targets £12m turnover following TPL Labels acquisition
GT4 Group, owner of Glasgow-based labels and packaging printer Gavin Watson and creative agency GT4, has entered the pressure-sensitive labels market by acquiring label manufacturer TPL Labels.

Roland DG adds larger and faster option to VersaUV series
Roland DG has launched the LEF-300, a new addition to its VersaUV series of UV-LED flatbed inkjet printers.

Flint Group plans Dundee plant closure; 117 jobs at risk
Flint Group is planning to close its Dundee plant and move all manufacturing to the US in response to the "irreversible decline" in printed publications.

Jaymar Packaging first to use IST (UK)’s UV retrofit service
Jaymar Packaging is the first UK company to use IST (UK)’s new UV retrofit service, after adding a conventional UV system to a six-colour-plus-coater Manroland 700.

Heidelberg boss back at work
Heidelberg chairman and chief human resources officer Gerold Linzbach has returned to work after a period of illness.

Duplo targets entry-level digital market with 150Cr Booklet System launch
Duplo has launched the 150Cr Booklet System to meet growing market demands for entry-level digital bookletmakers with full bleed and crease functionality.

A1 celebrates 25th Anniversary
A1 Security Print celebrated its 25th anniversary under the A1 name last week.

The speed demons: printers who race against the clock
Ali Ridha Jaffar, sales director at Print Express (part of the Syncoms Group), does not like traffic.

Why it pays to straighten up and fly right
Should a printer define itself by the equipment it uses or by its customers? Marketing theory would suggest the latter, but with the high prices and long pay-back times of presses there’s a risk you...