Business
Lexon Group to install Europe’s first Komori Impremia IS29
South Wales-based printer Lexon Group is set to take delivery of Europe’s first Komori IS29 UV inkjet sheetfed press.
Heidelberg’s Gillard to retire
Heidelberg UK’s Derek Gillard will retire next month after working for the company for more than 30 years.
Pensord boss elected BPIF president
Pensord managing director Darren Coxon has been elected BPIF president, having served as vice-president since March 2015.
Penstripe increases folding firepower with Stahlfolder KH 82 buy
Educational publisher and printer Penstripe has invested in a Stahlfolder KH 82, a B1-format combination folder that it will use for products including planners, notebooks and diaries.
TCT invests more than £2m in new kit
Card manufacturer and mailing operation Thames Card Technology (TCT) has increased its personalisation capacity by 60% after investing more than £2m in a range of new kit.
It can pay to buy yourself bigger
It’s not exactly a common career move: to go from being a buyer for a company that imports children’s rucksacks to setting up your own print company, but this was exactly the turn that the career of...
Mobile workers: keep control of the phone fiends
In 2015, Ofcom headlined the press release to its annual Communications Market Report: The UK is now a smartphone society. It’s hard to disagree. And needless to say, the trend towards greater...
The Pool is struggling to sell the idea of ‘good’ pre-packs
What do poultry farm business Bernard Matthews, bed manufacturer Silentnight and Polestar all have in common? They have all been the subject of controversial pre-packs, albeit with wildly differing...
EFI reports revenue decline in Q1 results
EFI has seen its Q1 turnover fall by 2% compared to the same stage last year.
Industry names recognised in Queen’s Awards
A clutch of print-related companies have been recognised in the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise.