Business

Company owner fined after apprentice loses finger
The owner of a supplier to the printing industry has been fined after a young apprentice lost his finger after it was caught in a rotary die press.

Opal Print opts for AMS LED UV
Litho and digital printer Opal Print has invested in Air Motion Systems (AMS) LED UV technology.

Philtone Litho upgrades Speedmaster
Bristol-based Philtone Litho has purchased a five-colour Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106 with coater to replace its current five-colour Speedmaster CX 102.

Tullis Russell workers awarded £1.5m redundancy pay
Former Tullis Russell Papermakers staff have each been awarded the equivalent of eight weeks' pay by an employment tribunal – £1.5m in total.

Jarrold looks forward to book design awards
BPIF chief executive Charles Jarrold expects to see even more entries than last year to the 2016 British Book Design & Production Awards (BBD&PAs).

Give your clients a simpler life
In this issue’s interview, GI Solutions’ Patrick Headley talks about the increasing need to make clients’ lives easier.

Digital spend unwraps a fresh market
The rise and rise of artisanal food shops, craft breweries and other niches in food and drink sectors sends out growth opportunities not only for the home-spun businesses and micro distillers that...

How it pays to make the right finance decisions
Up and down the country, businesses including print and packaging companies, are experiencing something the industry has been particularly bereft of over the past few years: commercial optimism....

10 steps to reduce your carbon footprint
Environmental scientists are often reluctant to broadcast specific global temperature changes, largely due to the natural ebb and flow of climate conditions, but when temperature data from February...

Will the promise of jam tomorrow ever be delivered on?
Sometimes people say clever things, but only with the benefit of hindsight.