Business

Apex, IFS and Duplo show support for PrintIT! initiative

Apex Digital Graphics and IFS have partnered with Proskills to print student workbooks for its education initiative PrintIT! while Duplo will host the launch of the 2014/15 PrintIT! programme at...

New bespoke digital packaging firm opens in South Wales

Welsh chocolate manufacturer Michton has opened a new digitally printed packaging subsidiary called Personalised Printed Products.

Government launches postal competition inquiry

The government has announced an inquiry into competition in the UK postal sector, including downstream access and end-to-end delivery, as well as the impact of parcel delivery services on the...

St Austell Printing Company installs Technotrans reverse osmosis system

Cornwall-based commercial printer St Austell Printing Company has invested in a Technotrans alpha r.10 water treatment unit to boost the productivity of its presses.

Crash positions: lifelines for when IT all goes wrong

The first sign of trouble is likely to be a subtle one. Perhaps a file is taking longer to load than usual, or maybe there is a strange whirring sound emanating from the server. Seemingly minor...

Editor’s comment: In training to be fit for the future

Over the past few months, there seems to have been a growing interest in print apprenticeships and training.

Timsons shape-shifts for digital future

Bespoke UK litho book press manufacturing came to an end this month when Kettering-based Timsons ceased production of its conventional book presses to concentrate on the manufacture of digital presses...

Business inspection: A mail house in tune with clients’ needs

A vibrant printing and mailing business has now added an innovative B2C offering.

Bright ideas make upping performance light work

Do you know what a black belt in Six Sigma can do? How about Kaizen? Are you familiar with its principles? What about the Theory of Constraints (TOC)?

Making the move: setting up shop in new premises

Ever since Margaret Thatcher declared her belief in a “property-owning democracy” and introduced Right to Buy in 1980, the UK has been a country obsessed with houses as something, not just to live in,...