Business

1st Signs & Graphics targets growth with Arizona install
1st Signs & Graphics has installed a Canon Oc Arizona 460XT after it secured a 100% loan from its Regional Development Agency (RDA).

Business as usual at Polestar
Work is carrying on as usual at Polestar Bicester after a fire that started on Monday destroyed half of its work-in-progress storage facility.

Optichrome mourns Ted Stephens
Optichrome chairman and owner Ted Stephens has died. He was 64 and had been suffering from cancer.

MPG evaluating possible sale options
MPG Printgroup's directors and financial stakeholders are still in the process of evaluating various possible options for the future of the group.

Fire strikes Polestar facility
Fire crews have been on site at Polestar Bicester for more than 36-hours after a fire broke out at around 1am yesterday morning.

New BioSeal coating promises 'safe to touch' print
A new British-developed and manufactured coating could revolutionise the production of antimicrobial printed products.

EFI picks up acquisition pace again
EFI has acquired Belgian MIS developer GamSys Software as it looks to expand its reach through Europe.

MPG's Chard confirms administration
MPG Printgroup will go into administration next week, according to chief executive Tony Chard.

Three quarters of SMEs still unaware of funding scheme
New figures show that only 27% of SMEs across the UK are aware of the government's Funding for Lending Scheme (FLS) and fewer are using external finance.

PCP completes trio of cup final jobs
Precision Colour Printing has produced three high-profile football programmes for customer publisher Haymarket Network.