Business

Irish firm Sign+Digital targets UK for expansion
Irish sign materials and wide-format print supplier Sign+Digital has announced its intentions to expand onto the UK mainland.

Wyndeham reorganises for life after IPC
Wyndeham Group will keep Southernprint open, despite the loss of the IPC Media contract, thanks to a new working time agreement with staff.

Upbeat BPIF Outlook reflects spring thaw
Demand up, input costs under control, and fewer firms in severe financial distress; while not exactly in full bloom during this year’s early onset of spring, the printing industry showed overall signs...

Sunnier Outlook brings seasonal cheer
Summer, ahem, is here and the good news is that this isn’t the only reason the printing industry can afford indulge in some seasonal cheer.

Fespa organisers point out 16,766 reasons to be cheerful
If after this year’s Ipex anyone was fearful that the days of the big European shows were drawing to a close, then it’s safe to say that last week’s Fespa Digital in Munich was a welcome fillip.

Business inspection: Top-drawer output for the chic set
The go-to print outlet for the upper-crust relies on traditional skills and discreet service.

Put your business into gear
In a world of highly successful business role models, it may seem odd to suggest printers look to a hapless character from a now-ended BBC comedy series for advice.

Print buyers seek out their perfect partners
“It’s a lot like online dating,” said Kathy Sletten, print manager at Estée Lauder, at a recent ‘An Audience with the Print Buyers’ talk. She was referring, slightly bizarrely you might think, to the...

Interview: "We saw digital for what it was and set out to be experts"
As managing director of PrintWeek’s reigning SME of the Year, clearly Prime Group managing director Jon Tolley knows a thing or two about running a successful business. However, it seems that one of...

Bank lending to SMEs falls in Q1 2014
Data from The Bank of England has shown that lending to small and medium-sized businesses under the Funding for Lending (FLS) scheme has fallen in the first quarter of this year.