Briefing

UK’s businesses weigh up ins and outs of in-out referendum
Like racehorses, chomping at the bit to exit the starting gate, it seemed only a matter of seconds after the date of the long-awaited EU in-out referendum was announced that politicians were racing to...

Rival bidders weigh up Tangent’s value
Events at Tangent Communications were continuing to unfold as PrintWeek went to press, but despite the fluid situation one thing seems certain – one way or another there will be a new ownership...

Can SMEs take on W2P’s big three?
For web-to-print giants Photobox, Truprint and Vistaprint, personalised print is their lifeblood, but it is a market that most commercial printers have either struggled to compete in or not entered at...

Invest in prevention, protection and a plan for a rainy day
Desmond, Eva, Frank, Gertrude and Henry. They sound like a group of friendly pensioners you might meet down the pub or in a tea room, rather than a series of devastating storms that caused the worst...

Smith & Ouzman sets out to rebuild reputation
It was the call every company director, involved in exports, hopes never to get – in 2010 Smith & Ouzman (S&O) was informed it was under investigation by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) – an...

Will the latest UV drying techs win over sheetfed litho?
Last month IST (UK) launched a service that enables UK printers to retrofit LE-UV, LED-UV or conventional UV drying technology onto installed or secondhand equipment.

Is Carbon Balanced Paper here to stay?
Carbon Balanced Paper was reintroduced in the UK last month amid hopes that the scheme will be more successful this time around.

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