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How should packaging respond to online retail? What special finishes are now available? How can commercial printers get involved? Just some of the questions no doubt to be hotly debated in just a...

On the government’s ongoing plans to reform apprenticeships, training guru Jonathan Ledger has cautionary words for printers toying with training: “Be careful what you wish for.”

Positivity is in the air. Unemployment is at a four-year low, the economy is beginning to gain traction (the Office for Budget Responsibility expects economic growth to reach 2.4% this year) and with...

Feeling a bit peaky? You’re not alone. Post Christmas partying and indulgence, the nation’s immune system is collectively down, meaning winter flu, cold and stomach bugs are hard to avoid.

Konica Minolta has entered into a strategic alliance with MGI Digital Graphic Technology and taken a 10% stake in the French manufacturer, which makes a range of digital print and finishing equipment.

Barclays is consolidating all of its 500,000 business current account customers onto one of two new payment plans, launched in May 2013, with a minority of customers facing a significant hike in...

Moulton Printing has made a brace of managerial appointments with Cassandra Moulton, granddaughter of the firm's founder, promoted to director and her sister Helen returning to the family business as...

Inkjet technology specialist Xaar has revealed record margins, with trading for the year ended 31 December 2013 “in line with expectations”.

With colds and flu, not to mention post-Christmas hangovers, so prevalent in January, there are few times quite so likely to remind printers of the havoc that absenteeism can play with a workforce.

What does the new year hold for print? We asked 16 industry players to assess the year just closed and forecast their fortunes for the year ahead.