Business

News UK set to extend contract work
News UK’s appointment of Tracey Hart to the new role of commercial director of operations this week is indicative of the publisher’s desire to grow its successful contract printing business as well as...

No print firm is too illustrious to fail
There’s no doubt that for the 100 staff at Butler Tanner & Dennis, the news that its book printing business is set to close will have come as a devastating blow.

Book closes on B&T story as firm heads for administration
Looking back at the 169 year history of Butler Tanner & Dennis is like leafing through a ‘Who’s Who’ of publishing and printing. Little wonder that B&T also printed the illustrious tome itself.

Internships can deliver much more than just the tea
From Monica Lewinsky and that infamous cigar, to the ongoing debate around cheap or even unpaid labour, the subject of internships can be controversial. There have been plenty of headlines in recent...

Interview: ‘When you’re young, you think you can do anything’
By her own admission, Glossop Cartons sales director and de facto figurehead Jacky Sidebottom-Every is a natural born worrier. However, that hasn’t prevented her from building a 53-staff, almost £5m...

TheMagicTouch expands product range with Listawood deal
TheMagicTouch has formed a global partnership with Fakenham-based ceramics coater and decorator Listawood, to market its patent-protected SatinMug range of high-quality ceramic mugs to printers.

Tangent group sales and profits up despite drop in Goodprint conversion rate
Tangent Communications has posted impressive hikes in sales and profits in its year end results, published this morning (19 May).

Communisis announces 75 job cuts due to declining direct mail volumes
Communisis has announced that it will reduce the headcount at its Cross Gates Leeds facility by around 75 as a response to declining direct mail volumes.

GI Solutions reveals £2m CMC investment
GI Solutions has revealed that the March launch of its digital envelope mailpack product was enabled by a £2m investment in a pair of JWR 30K paper wrappers from CMC Machinery.

News UK appoints Tracey Hart to drive print and distribution businesses
News UK has appointed DMG Media's Tracey Hart to the newly created role of commercial director of operations, with a remit to develop new markets for its printing and distribution businesses.