Business

SP Group awarded £1m Holland & Barrett contract
SP Group, the retail and POS division of St Ives, has sealed a £1m contract with Holland & Barrett's parent company NBTY Europe.

PBL Print on course to double turnover following lender backing
The North East-based commercial printer initially forecast a 1.8m sales boost after securing funds from Yorkshire Bank, but PBL now expects an uplift in excess of 3m.

Dscoop details inaugural EMEA conference
The community of HP graphic arts customers has detailed its inaugural EMEA conference, which will take place this November.

Nustream adds Proofstream and Nuflow leasing options
Nustream Europe has introduced cloud-based and leasing options to the latest version of its Proofstream and Nuflow soft-proofing and collaborative workflow software.

Mastercolour installs UK's first six-colour KBA Rapida 75E
Mastercolour has installed the UK's first six-colour KBA Rapida 75E after it ordered the press at Drupa as a replacement for two five-colour KBA Rapida presses.

Printing.com gears up for W3P roll-out as Scheffer departs
Printing.com has announced the departure of board member and head of its Dutch-subsidiary Media Facility Group (MFG), Hans Scheffer, as it gears up for the roll-out of its "third generation"...

Seneca Investments backs third Yorkshire printer
Intoprint UK is the latest North East printer to attract funding from a turnaround fund that invests in SMEs to boost their profit and capacity.

Royal Mail's Olympic task nears conclusion
With just three days remaining of the London 2012 Olympic games, Royal Mail and its six secret stamp printers are nearing the end of what has been a mammoth logistical effort over the past fortnight.

James Cropper in Q1 speciality papers sales fall
At the paper company's AGM on 1 August chairman Mark Cropper voiced concern that the market conditions causing the decline were showing no sign of abating.

HP takes $8bn goodwill charge
HP is to take an $8bn (5.1bn) goodwill charge this quarter after writing down the value of a division that sells computer services to businesses.