Business

New print and graphic design firm set to open in Nottingham
Two friends with extensive print experience are set to open a new print and graphic design firm in Nottingham next month.

Friedheim boosts range with two new deals
Friedheim International has secured two new distribution deals for binding and converting equipment.

Graphic Packaging completes Benson purchase
Graphic Packaging, the US-based packaging multinational, does not expect there will be “any major restructuring” at Benson Group after it completed its acquisition of the UK company.

Suppliers set aside rivalry to take on US patent trolls
Three of the biggest suppliers to the printing industry have joined forces to take on a group of patent trolls that have been targeting medium-sized commercial printers in the US.

Caps Cases designs cardboard polling booths for Cornwall Council
Suffolk-based corrugated converter Caps Cases has manufactured the UK's first corrugated cardboard polling booths.

Banner invests £1.5m in double iGen 150 install
Banner Managed Communication (BMC) has invested £1.5m in its Guildford production facility, replacing its two Xerox iGen3 presses with two new iGen150s, following a sharp increase in business in 2014.

Felix Dennis guarantees May salaries as BT&D appoints administrators
Butler Tanner and Dennis (BT&D) co-owner Felix Dennis has personally funded staff salaries until the end of the month as the firm officially enters administration.

Polestar reveals UK web offset blueprint
Polestar has announced the planned closure of one of its four current web offset print facilities as part of the reshaping of its UK web offset platform in the wake of its major investment in Polestar...

Business inspection: Adapting to touchy-feely demands
Adding B2C to existing B2B services boosted revenue, but was not without its challenges.

The public perspective
Did you know that the UK’s printing industry still generates around £14.1bn of revenue each year? Or that it is a significant part of the fourth-largest manufacturing sector in the UK by turnover?