Business

Longridge Print sales director Mike Penfold is forthright about one shortcoming of print companies. “We work in communications yet many of us are rubbish at communicating,” he says. “We produce...

Printers around the world have reported both optimism and growth in two recent market studies, but UK print businesses remain concerned about competitive pricing, rising costs and staffing issues.

Despite a slow Monday and a potentially disruptive train strike on Wednesday, Fespa, which ran in Cologne from 18 to 22 May, recorded its best show ever, as exhibitors and visitors alike showed...

Despite the sad news regarding the seemingly imminent closure of Artisan Press and the death-knell ringing for Tullis Russell, the industry generally seems to be in a happy place.

In January 2012, Rob Kelly left the cosseted surroundings of St Ives, where he was the group’s marketing director, to go it alone as a marketing consultant. However, just six months later he returned...

James Heskett, highly respected professor emeritus at Harvard Business School, once memorably claimed that employees and managers alike look forward to performance appraisals in the same manner as...

Plastic packaging giant Coveris has acquired New Zealand-based flexible packaging company Elldex Packaging Solutions, in a deal worth NZ$30m (£14m).

Commercial printer Kaymar Print has invested in a Mimaki CJV150-107 integrated printer-cutter to enable it to increase its service offering.

Fast-growing printer Spingold Design & Print has invested in a Ricoh Pro C7100 digital press and two Duplo finishing devices to boost its productivity and further enhance its service offering.

Apex Digital Graphics has moved to new premises in its hometown of Hemel Hempstead.