Industry bodies
The packaging bandwagon that is worth jumping on
Personalised and added-value packaging is on the rise, with big-name brands like Coca-Cola and Heineken already taking advantage. Here is what you need to know to ensure you are in on the action
James Cropper's 7m steam raising plan up for grant
Paper manufacturer James Cropper is in line to receive a 3.2m grant from the Regional Growth Fund (RGF) for its proposed steam raising plant.
PrintWeek Awards: Industry stars live it up at dazzling event
The sector's luminaries celebrated the best that UK print can produce and caroused the night away at a glitzy, packed-out PrintWeek Awards ceremony
Big three reveal Drupa stances
The three highest profile exhibitors from this year's Drupa have revealed their stances on the possibility of the show moving to a three-year cycle.
Star product: Mimaki JFX500-2131
A large flatbed that offers four-colour operation at 60m2/hr
Star product: Sun Chemical SunLit Crystal inkset
SunChemical boasts that this inkset is a strong 'all-rounder' for sheetfed offset applications and delivers high-impact print
HSW Print bought by Zenith owing 80 creditors 853k
Cardiff-based printer Zenith Media has confirmed that is has taken on the assets and premises of insolvent Welsh print business HSW Print.
Ipex won't be fazed by talk of three-year Drupa cycle
The three-year Drupa of the 1970s was mooted several years ago during my time as chief executive of Picon.
Latest plan for SME growth is a standard gov't misfire
I don't think I'm alone in struggling to see the benefits of the latest government wheeze for growth among SMEs.
Me & my... Watkiss PowerSquare
Hachette UK's in-house print facility has discovered that this bookletmaker has boosted its productivity and attracted new business