Business

Is enough being done to attract young people into print?
"Printing is part of life, but it requires skills,” said HRH The Duke of York at The Printing Charity’s 188th Annual Luncheon earlier this month.

Filling the void: home schooling for print skills
All this talk of there being a shortage of skills in the print and packaging industries is rubbish, according to Label Apeel managing director Amy Chambers: “It’s not that there’s a shortage – it’s a...

Make sure good customers want to keep coming back
On the high street – be it the virtual or physical version – customer loyalty is hard won. The big retailers pump great piles of cash into customer retention strategies because they know that the...

‘Growth is vital, but we’re not about chasing a number’
Geoff Neal Litho was founded in 1976 by managing director Sam Neal’s dad, Geoff, almost by accident.

Killer content will click with customers
Prior to the internet if a company wanted to order some printed collateral they would typically pick up a copy of the local Yellow Pages and thumb through the alphabetised list of printers in the area...

Edwardthompson boosts digital operation and upgrades web press
Edwardthompson has invested more than £400,000 in a raft of new machinery and equipment upgrades to increase its short-run promotional games production by around 50%.

Noted in Style supports growth with apprentice hire
Noted in Style, a Kent-based manufacturer and supplier of customised and branded products, has taken on a new production apprentice as it continues to grow.

Engelmann and Buckham announces rebrand
Machinery supplier Engelmann and Buckham has announced a rebrand to reflect “extensive recent business changes”.

Tharstern joins Coca-Cola and Rolex as one-name company brand
MIS company Tharstern has rebranded to support its global ambitions, distilling its various company names down to one word.

Americk Packaging acquires Adare Advantage
Americk Packaging has acquired Adare’s packaging business, Adare Advantage, for an undisclosed sum.