Business

I appreciate that the Yuletide break may seem a distant memory for many of you reading this, but as this is the first issue of 2016: happy new year from all of us at PrintWeek Towers.

With just 15 months to go before the Apprenticeship Levy comes into force, companies are advised to start planning their apprenticeship provision, if they have not done so already.

In 2006, Cathy Olmedillas set up Anorak, an independent and print-only magazine for children. It was well designed – you’d have been as happy to have the cover looking down at you off your wall as you...

Hexis UK has launched a new solvent-free film for hot transfer applications.

Smith & Ouzman has been fined £2.2m for making corrupt payments to secure print contracts in Africa.

Direct mail specialist The Mailing People has bought a Xerox Nuvera 144 and Versant 2100 to increase its capacity and enable it to cope with rapid growth.

Prinovis UK celebrated the launch of its year-long programme in support of the Vision for Literacy Business Pledge by holding a reading-themed Christmas party for its employees’ children.

Print and marketing company Rethink CMYK - Garnett Dickinson’s former digital operation GD Digital – is aiming for a 30% 12-month trade boost following a £500,000-plus investment.

Commercial printer Gpex has invested around £300,000 in a range of new wide-format print and finishing equipment to enable it to target new markets.

Book manufacturer TJ International has restructured its operations and appointed two manufacturing and book professionals to its newly formed executive team.