Business

Pitney Bowes expands secure payment offering to customers
Pitney Bowes is widening its services by partnering First Data to offer point of sale card readers for customers.

CPI disappointed that carbon price floor still stands
The Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI) has voiced its disappointment at the government's failure to scrap the Carbon Price Floor (CPF) which it believes is one of the biggest threat's to UK...

Metroprint launches automated photo app printing
Metroprint has launched a web-to-print service for users of smartphone photography apps such as Instagram, Vintage Camera and Hipstamatic.

Prime Minister says industry should be more Germanic
David Cameron has said manufacturers in the UK need to learn lessons from Germany, after industry output in the UK reached its lowest level in 20 years.

Bank of England floats 1bn UK banknote contract
De La Rue's contract to print the UK's banknotes could come to an end as the Bank of England (BoE) has issued a tender notice asking up to five operators to bid for the 1bn contract.

Fujifilm Europe announces first Jet Press 720 sales
Fujifilm has taken the first European orders for its B2 inkjet Jet Press 720 from two companies in Austria and France.

E Petch Printers expands finishing facility
Cheshire-based E Petch Printers has bought a Polar 92N Plus guillotine and quadrupled the size of its finishing facility with a move to a 900sqm site .

Atlantic Enterprises awarded 14m packaging supply contract
Packaging supplier Atlantic Enterprises has won a two-year contract to manage fast food chain Pizza Hut's packaging supply chain.

Chesapeake invests in dampening and filtration equipment
Chesapeake's pharmaceutical plant in Leicester has invested 20,000 in an Alpha.c combination unit and an Alpha.f filtration unit from Technotrans, for one of its Komori L628 presses.

DS Smith H1 results boosted by SCA acquisition
UK recycled packaging group DS Smith has posted a 62% increase in 2012 first half profits helping to offset significant decline in UK paper revenues.