News

IFS unveils first Horizon award winners

Intelligent Finishing Systems (IFS) held its inaugural customer awards for Horizon users yesterday.

Character Mailing increases productivity with Sitma buy

Mailing house Character Mailing has boosted its productivity by purchasing a Sitma SM10 envelope enclosing machine.

KBA accolade for Simply Cartons

Complexity married with high-speed production has helped Simply Cartons carry off KBA’s 1814 Production Excellence Award.

Former Lateral bosses make first of planned acquisitions

Veriteva, the buy-and-build business set up by former Lateral Group duo Nick Dixon and Rick Taylor, has made its first acquisition as the pair lay the foundation for a new entrepreneurial marketing...

Trinity Mirror Cardiff set to close

The Trinity Mirror Cardiff printing site has entered a consultation period over its proposed closure, putting 33 jobs under threat.

Consumers abandoning email accounts due to irrelevant marketing

There are 19 million ‘ghost’ email accounts that are active but no longer used in the UK, many having been abandoned after being bombarded with too much irrelevant or unwanted email, according to new...

Hammond announces infrastructure investment amid slowing growth

Chancellor Philip Hammond has announced a number of measures to boost UK infrastructure, including a £23bn National Productivity Investment fund.

SAS eases finishing with Acuity purchase

Fine art and photographic printer SAS Graphics has installed a Fujifilm Acuity Select X28 flatbed to take the strain off its finishing department.

WO Jones boosts large-format offering with Roland buy

Commercial printer WO Jones has installed a Roland TrueVis VG540 printer-cutter to bring all its wide-format work in-house.

Adverset embraces B2 in £1m spend

Commercial printer Adverset Media Solutions has spent £1m in a strategic step up to B2.



Organic growth and acquisitions keep Macfarlane momentum going

Packaging company Macfarlane Group has reported improved organic growth in its latest interim trading update and said it is continuing to benefit from its recent acquisitions.

Grayson revamps digital line-up

Grayson Design & Print has invested £155,000 on two new printers and finishing equipment.

Denmaur consolidates in new warehouse

Denmaur Independent Papers has relocated its warehousing to a 12,100sqm central facility in Leicestershire, in a move that it said will quadruple its capacity.

Blueorange gives OKI the okay

Wide-format printer Blueorange Signs has invested £24,000 in a 1.6m-wide (64in) OKI ColorPainter M-64S.

Park Comms in further finishing investment

London-based Park Communications has invested just shy of £200,000 in bringing lay-flat binding and die-cutting in-house.