Business

Post-Paperlinx advice for cash-strapped print companies
It’s a situation that is polarising industry opinion. Three months on from the administration of most of Paperlinx UK, we’re now at the stage where print companies that had 90 days’ credit with the...

Editor’s comment: What will be Paperlinx’s legacy?
While the paper market seemed to chug down Paperlinx’s capacity with barely a burp, three months later concerns remain about the potential aftershocks of the demise of the UK’s largest paper merchant.

Learning from Paperlinx’s toxic legacy
The collapse of the majority of Paperlinx’s UK operations has left a trail of destruction in its wake. But one of those whose business went under hopes lessons learned from the experience will ensure...

Why doing good is more than just a good idea
Corporate social responsibility, these days increasingly referred to simply as ‘corporate responsibility’ or ‘sustainability’, has much to recommend it. After all, what’s not to like about the notion...

Vale Press returns for second B2 press and more
A Cotswolds company hopes to increase its turnover by more than £1m after buying a second B2 press one year after installing its first.

GPI opens new Global Innovation Centre
Graphic Packaging International (GPI) hosted the grand opening of its new Global Innovation Centre in Bardon, Leicestershire last Friday (10 July).

Firstan banks on business boost with colour certification
Firstan Packaging has become the first UK packaging printer to become a pressSign Offset Standard (POS) certified printer.

WAE Group installs UK's first Longier flatbed printer
WAE Group has installed the UK's first Longier Hunter FP-3750 LED flatbed printer to produce high-quality work quickly and offer user-friendly operation.

New software helps PWPFS save on ink
Commercial printer PWPFS Print & Design has installed PressSave and PressProfiler software to help it save on ink costs and makeready times.

Government reveals plan to boost UK productivity
Road improvements, investment in technology, superfast broadband and a relaxation of planning rules are among a series of measures revealed as part of the chancellor’s ‘productivity plan’, published...