Business

‘I’d rather have been flying jet bombers’
Gary Arber isn’t what you would probably describe as our typical interview subject. He hasn’t bought a new press since the 1950s and you would probably struggle to get him to admit he’s passionate...

Step forward the Twitterati
To tweet or not to tweet? A question many in print are still no doubt grappling with. The most pressing question they’ll then face once they decide to take the plunge is who on earth to follow? Fellow...

Make sure you spell out your IP protection
Intellectual property, or IP, may not be your most pressing concern right now. But if you are not careful it could soon become so.

Historic Arber presses saved from the scrapyard
Five letterpress machines from the historic ‘print time capsule’ WF Arber & Co have been saved after a PrintWeek reader saw the article earlier this month.

Benson Group acquired for £100m
UK food and healthcare packaging firm Benson Group has been acquired by Graphic Packaging, 15 months after the US giant bought Contego Packaging’s UK and European food and drink carton operations.

Printers contend with floods and wild weather
Printers are among the businesses battling against floods and freak weather conditions, with some companies counting themselves lucky to escape serious damage.

Fespa offers five visitors free night's accomodation
The organisers of Fespa Digital 2014, which is being held in Munich from 20-23 May, are offering those who pre-register for the event the opportunity to win a night’s accommodation at a four-star...

MP calls on printers to back late payment campaign
Labour MP Debbie Abrahams is asking for small business owners from the print industry that have been impacted by late payments to speak publicly about the issue.

Compass targets growth in sign and display arm
Commercial printer Compass is targeting continued growth in its sign and display division after completing a £100,000 investment in a new facility and kit.

Use numbers to fine tune performance
We live in an age where highly automated machines have taken most of the guess work out of manufacturing. But despite hitting new heights of sophistication, the latest generation of machines are not...