Business

Complete Studio Graphics move to UV ink with Colorific Lightbar
London-based signage specialist Complete Studio Graphics has invested in a Lightbar UV curing system to increase the productivity of its latest wide-format installation.

Business inspection: Why rivals benefit from being friends
Peer-to-peer networking isn't about giving up trade secrets, but mutually useful interaction

LightBrigade secures Just Falafel contract
London-based design and print firm LightBrigade Media has been appointed by global fast food chain Just Falafel to develop its UK brand identity and printed media.

MPG situation still in flux
The situation at book and journal printer MPG Printgroup remains unresolved.

'Print's too volatile to not understand what you're doing'
Historically the printing industry has relied heavily on gut feeling. Just a decade or so ago some printers were still knocking up an estimate on the back of a cigarette packet and then securing the...

Interview: 'Belief in the vision carried us through'
Real Digital International (RDI) was the archetypal 'field of dreams' business. Its founders, Peter Rivett and Andy Ruddle, had a vision: that the future of transactional and direct mail was...
Volume drop doesn't tell whole story
The news that paper volumes are in almost free-fall decline, will come as no surprise to anyone.

Visitor numbers disappoint but quality made it worthwhile
When the doors closed and visitor numbers were totted up after the final day of this year's North Print & Pack, it probably came as no surprise to the show's organiser's that footfall over the three...

Paperlinx launches 'win-win' revenue generator for printers
Paperlinx has launched a new 'risk free' bolt on service for its customers that will allow printers to supply their customers with packaging, paper and other media and add a new revenue stream to...

MailOnline revenue up 61% in DMGT first half results
A 6% decline in revenue from the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday to 287m (2012: 305m) was partially offset by a surge MailOnline revenue in the six months to 31 March, DMGT said.