Disciplines

Dscoop EMEA goes free in bid to further connect and grow
Dscoop EMEA could treble in size after it decided to make membership free, its new chairman has said.

Glossop doubles business size with Contact acquisition
Packaging manufacturer Glossop Cartons has almost doubled the size of its business by acquiring Stockport-based Contact Print and Packaging for an undisclosed sum.

Apprenticeship Levy fixed in Autumn Statement
George Osborne plans to raise £3bn per year from the Apprenticeship Levy and has fixed the level at 0.5% of an employer's pay bill.

De La Rue looks for further savings in print wing
De La Rue is to implement a major restructure of its print manufacturing footprint in a bid to save £13m a year and reduce excess capacity.

More woes for Tangent
Operating profits at Tangent’s print business have crashed by 95% from £1m to just £50,000.

Trinity Mirror to stop printing in Newcastle
Trinity Mirror plans to close its Newcastle printing plant putting 49 jobs under threat.

Hot hands uncover Computer Arts’ undercover cover
Heat-reactive ink, which reveals hidden images when warmed, has been used to enhance the front cover of the latest issue of Future Publishing’s graphic design magazine Computer Arts.

Ambassadors for print must step up
This edition of PrintWeek has inadvertently become another apprentice issue; and I don’t mean the ‘you’re fired’ kind before you wonder.

60 seconds with Bridson & Horrox
Bridson & Horrox started in 1933, it’s a family-owned company and Darren Horrox is the third-generation owner. During the early days it was just a winter business as the owner Marshall Bridson had a...

Overmatter: reinventing the Adana
Is this the ultimate manifestation of the modern-day letterpress trend? Seattle start-up The Slate Press is attempting to raise $75,000 (£49,000) to produce what is described as a “high-performance...