Business

HP's Whitman points to 'signs of improvement' in first-quarter results
HP's revenues and earnings fell less than analysts had feared in yesterday's first quarter results announcement, buying chief executive Meg Whitman time for her proposed five-year turnaround.

Proskills partnership offers new training courses to sector
A safety management training program is one of several skills and training courses that is being specifically adapted for printing business, and will be available to employees in the sector next...

Suttle-Straus opts for Vutek GS3250 LX
Madison, WI-based Suttle-Straus said it has installed a Vutek GS3250 LX flatbed and roll-to-roll LED UV-curing printer, supplied and serviced by Heidelberg, to help drive its burgeoning wide and grand...

Swiss firm Model revealed as Fujifilm packaging ink beta site
Swiss-based corrugated and carton board packaging group Model has been revealed as the beta site for Fujifilm's Uvijet OC inks for digitally printed corrugated packaging applications.

Paperlinx targets turnaround following 'poor' first half results
Paperlinx UK managing director Phil Carr has said he is confident of a return to profit in the second half of the year after a "poor" first half in which the UK and Europe were the main contributors...

Paper firm fined 70,000 for employee death
A Corby paper manufacturer last week pleaded guilty to breaching health and safety regulations after an employee was killed when racking collapsed on her in 2009.

Bezier print arm set to close
Just four months after Bezier was being mooted as a potential buyer for Alderson's assets, Bezier's own print sites now appear likely to be permanently shuttered and the assets sold off following the...

UK merchants in limbo over paper prices
Following the latest round of paper manufacturers' price increases, merchants are waiting to find out if they will be forced to pass the increases on to their customers.

Rebranded MPG Printgroup prepares for Indigo 10000 arrival
MPG Books Group has rebranded as MPG Printgroup as it prepares for the arrival of the UK's first commercial installation of the HP Indigo 10000 and finalises its high-speed colour inkjet plans.

Lucerne messe was abuzz with 'meaningful' innovations: a rundown of Hunkeler Innovationdays
It was not on the scale of Drupa or Ipex, but last week's Hunkeler show in Lucerne had plenty of tricks up its sleeve. Here's the PrintWeek rundown