Business

No nine lives needed for latest Slam Signs van wrap
The Cats Protection charity likes to promote its raison d’être, any hour, any day, and for help with the mission it was looking for a company to wrap a number of its vehicles with a sparkly vehicle...

Hobs Group secures further £4m investment from BGF
Hobs Group has received a further £4m investment from the Business Growth Fund (BGF) to continue the expansion of its 3D printing, reprographics, facilities management and legal support services...

The Label Makers to be first beta site for Durst Tau 330 RSC
The Label Makers will be the first beta site customer for Durst’s new digital, high-speed, eight-colour Tau 330 RSC label press.

Vale Press to take UK’s first Speedmaster CX 75 LE-UV
Vale Press will be the first UK printer to take delivery of a Heidelberg Speedmaster CX 75 LE-UV press early next year.

MRP turns to Imprint for new MIS
Midland Regional Printers (MRP) has refreshed its MIS setup after investing in a new system from Imprint.

Industry needs to do more to develop young talent
New appointments in the industry are getting older because lack of investment has caused a dearth of high quality, younger players, according to Future Recruitment managing director Jane Houghton.

Signarama launches new collaborative business model
Signarama UK is launching a new proposal that will enable businesses to diversify by ‘bolting on’ its franchise services.

Still room for improvement in online retail packaging
There is still scope for better packaging presentation from online retailers, despite improvements in functionality, a survey from Macfarlane Packaging has found.

PostalSort adds electric vans to fleet
PostalSort, part of Northern Ireland’s PostalGroup, has added its first all-electric postal delivery van to its fleet.

DMP dodges major press spend by refurbishing secondhand Manroland
Print and direct mail specialist DMP has used parts from its ageing B2 Manroland R300 press to upcycle an identical secondhand machine that it acquired from France.