Business

Police discover 3D printed 'gun components' in Manchester raid
A 3D printer and what are suspected to be components for a 3D printed gun were among items seized by Greater Manchester Police (GMP) in a series of raids in the Wythenshawe area of Manchester...

UK economy grows 0.8% in Q3
UK Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increased by 0.8% in Q3 2012 compared with Q2, according to the preliminary estimate from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Printers profit from the time of the signs
Big data is big business. And it plays a big role in modern society. Algorithms that analyse this data run our everyday lives, helping us to make decisions and sometimes making decisions for us.

Business inspection: A fresher look draws in the student body
PrintCaf's student-friendly branding also helped KM Reprographics attract other new business.

Banks battle to tear up knock-off notes
An official-looking serial number, distinctive green hues and an intricately rendered and suitably regal Queen. Even scrutinising this 1990 £5 note far more closely than I would normally, I can't see...

Fair play takes the guess work out of staff advancement
Blue-eyed boy syndrome' - not the condition endured, or rather enjoyed, by Bake Off heart-throb Paul Hollywood. Rather this is a term all print bosses should consider carefully when it comes to...

SMEs must drive push for fairer terms
Late-paying customers have long been the bane of SME business owners, all the more since the credit crunch began in 2007 leading to full-blown financial armageddon in 2008.

Green shoots prompt investment in leaner, meaner sector
Infinity Finishing was one of the lucky ones, but just how lucky only time will tell. The business started in mid October, but unlike many would-be start-ups, this one was made possible with a loan...

Autobond appoints Indian distributor
Autobond has appointed Mumbai-based Malhotra Graphics as the distribution agent for its range of film laminating and spot UV machinery in India.

Security printer charged with corruption
One of the UK's longest-established independent security printing companies, along with two of its directors, has been charged with corruption.