Business

Mambo link to collapsed Alito
A firm called Mambo Direct has been set up at the same registered office as Argall Solutions, which traded as Alito Color Group, after it collapsed earlier this month.

Precision to sell homegrown Oneflow
Gary Peeling, managing director of Precision Printing, has said its in-house-developed workflow, Oneflow, will allow printers to profit from the "only growth market in print" as he prepares to license...

Printers received average of 90k each from EFG scheme
Commercial printers that applied to the Enterprise Finance Guarantee (EFG) scheme have received an average of around 90,000 each in government-backed funding.

Record breaking B1 press arrives at Chesapeake
The world's longest B1 Heidelberg press, comprising 17 units and an inline cold foiling option, has been installed at Chesapeake's East Kilbride facility.
La Crosse Graphics opts for Mitsubishi GCX web press
Wisconsin-based La Crosse Graphics has installed a new 16-page Mitsubishi GCX heatset web press with inline signature folding capabilities as it looks to take advantage of growth in both tourism and...

Contac Services, RP Graphics join forces to form Onewurld
In a partnership that spans Canada, Vancouver-based Contac Services and Toronto-headquartered digital printer RP Graphics Group have joined forces to form the Onewurld Supply Chain Alliance.

Trinity Mirror targets readership boost with free editions
Trinity Mirror is to bolster its <i>Birmingham Mail</i> newspaper with an additional 50,000 free Friday copies in a bid to boost its readership.

RR Donnelley results hit by $1bn impairment charge
Despite a massive $849m Q4 loss - arising from more than $1bn of impairment charges, including a write-down of the value of its European business -- Chicago-based RR Donnelley still managed to sound...

Pearson unveils 250m restructure to push digital growth
Pearson announced that it was to book a 150m restructuring expense for 2013 to push online growth as <i>Financial Times</i> digital subscriptions overtook print circulation for the first time.

Bank of England considers 'radical' measures to help SMEs
A senior official at the Bank of England has admitted that the central bank's policies, such as QE and the Funding for Lending scheme (FLS), have not done enough to help small businesses.