Business

Best of British: Building on a long legacy of imaging expertise
When PrintWeek writes the word ‘phoenix’, it’s usually code for a company that has risen out of failure with a shiny new legal identity, miraculously escaping pesky encumbrances like debts and...

Flexibility and timing are key to easy succession
When Terry Scanlon started his commercial print company, the day he finished work for good was not perhaps uppermost in his thoughts.

Your network is only as secure as your weakest link
Earlier this month, Hydro, one of the world’s largest producers of aluminium, was forced to switch to manual operations at some of its 40 sites dotted around the world due to a severe ransomware...

Setting pay levels for fairness, dignity and productivity
By the time you read this, the UK’s National Living Wage will have risen from £7.83 per hour to £8.21 per hour, honouring a pledge made by chancellor Philip Hammond in his Autumn Budget.

The Print Unit enhances perfect binding with Horizon spend
Commercial printer The Print Unit has upped the quality of its binding by investing in a Horizon BQ-270V single-clamp perfect binder.

Study says plain cigarette pack warnings are impacting smokers
Health warnings on plain packaged cigarettes impact smokers more than warnings on branded packs, according to new research from the University of Stirling.

RMC makes second Durst investment
Trade printer RMC Digital Print has invested just shy of half a million pounds in its second Durst printer to boost its capacity and print quality.

Largest French Arjo mill to liquidate as two more sold on
The Arjowiggins site in Bessé-sur-Braye will go into liquidation, leading to the loss of 580 jobs, while a sale has been agreed for the Château-Thierry plant alongside a partial sale of the Bourray...
Is there a grown-up in the room?
Jo Francis despairs at the Brexit omnishambles, while trying to find a positive takeaway in how not to make decisions.

French Arjo staff doubt successful sale amid court delays
Arjowiggins staff at the paper manufacturer’s French plants continue to await a decision on the sale of the business, as the court delays its decision once again.