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Print adspend shrinks by 11.7% year-on-year in Q2 2012
Total advertising spend in UK printed press fell by 11.7% to 900m compared to the same period last year while all other media adspend experienced an increase, figures show.
Invoice financing a 'last resort' for SME borrowers
Nearly three quarters of SMEs are still unaware of the benefits of invoice finance (IF), according to a new survey.
Manchester Printers increases turnover with online store
Manchester Printers has increased its annual turnover to 1.2m in 2011/2012 from 940,000 in 2010/2011, following the launch of its online store.
Xeikon appoints Deschuytere as CEO as Maes moves on
Frank Deschuytere, currently vice president of R&D at telecommunications equipment manufacturer OTN Systems, will join Xeikon as chief executive on 1 January 2013.
PrintWeek Awards 2012 Environmental Company of the Year
Park Communications had to work hard to emerge victorious in this category for the second year running, with judges commending the quality of all 14 entries.
St Ives wins Conservative Party print contract
The Conservative Party has awarded the contract for all of its print and print management requirements in the build up to the 2015 general election to St Ives.
Graphics and Print launches fantasy football league
Shropshire-based Graphics and Print is giving local football fans the chance to win big in its fantasy football league, while doing their bit for charity.
NS Print buys Horizon folding machine
North Shropshire Print Company (NS Print) has bought a Horizon AFC-566F automated B2 combination folding machine for 39,000.
Memjet stakes out ambitions in commercial print
Memjet aims to increase the life of its high-speed Waterfall inkjet print heads in order to take advantage of "huge" opportunities in the commercial print market.
Quark appoints Barriball as mobile product VP
Software giant Quark has named former chief executive and founder of UK-based Mobile IQ Shaun Barriball as vice president of mobile products.
Billingham Press invests in Shuttleworth MIS
Teesside-based Billingham Press has invested 27,000 in an integrated management information system (MIS) from Shuttleworth Business Systems.
Report: Landa to approach investors, fundraising puts $1bn price tag on Nanography
Landa has orders for 400 Nanographic presses and chairman Benny Landa is poised to embark upon a fundraising round for the venture, valuing it at up to $1bn, according to a report in the Israeli...
Laserline directors buy back business with newco I Am Print
Digital printer Laserline has been sold via a pre-pack administration to I Am Print, an affiliated web-to-print business set up by two Laserline directors in July, although it is hoped that there will...
Roland DG appoints Spandex as authorised UK dealer
Roland DG has appointed Spandex as a UK authorised dealer of its range of print-and-cut systems.
Fastsigns targets growth following successful 2012
Fastsigns Hammersmith is targeting the 500,000 turnover mark by the end of 2013 after a successful 10 months under new ownership.