Business
Quad/Graphics posts Q2 sales decline
Sussex WI-based Quad/Graphics reported a $20.8m Q2 net loss following a 4.4% year-on-year sales decline to $934m.

Graph Expo organizers play to home strength
The Graphic Arts Show Company (GASC) is banking on home advantage at Graph Expo to avoid the "poor" attendance from North American printers that it noted at Drupa in Germany earlier this year.

Price confident in Paperlinx future
New non-executive director Andrew Price said he had 'enthusiastically accepted' the invitation to the Paperlinx board following completion of the company's strategic review.

Weedon PSC joins POPAI
The packaging and POS display manufacturer has joined trade body Point-of-Purchase Advertising International, to help improve its service offer.

DM sector demands more transparency in mail surcharges
Royal Mail has gone some way to addressing the direct mail industry's concerns over reversion charges, but fears about implementation remain

NLGS to be phased out in favour of FFL
The Government's flagship National Loan Guarantee Scheme has been sidelined in favour of the new 80bn Funding for Lending (FFL) initiative, just five months after it launched.

Kodak to promote latest Flexcel NX system at the Packaging Innovations Show
The company will exhibit samples from its Flexcel NX digital flexographic system, at the October show, as well as participate in workshops and panel sessions.

API to invest £3m in security holographics upgrade
API Holographics is upgrading its infrastructure and technology at the Salford site in a £3m project.

Shawbrook Bank profitable less than a year after launching
The new bank, officially launched in October 2011 to provide funding to SMEs, has hit break-even point, it has announced.

Royal Mail is playing a straight bat, but there's much to do
The passion surrounding reversions is hardly surprising, given that there are millions of pounds in lost revenue at stake - a huge figure for mailing houses whose profits are built on slim margins.