Business

Manufacturers join forces to lobby plain packaging proposal

API Group, Chesapeake, Parkside Flexibles, Weidenhammer Packaging Group and Payne have collaborated to lobby against standardised packaging on tobacco products.

Smaller print managers must be smart to stay in the game

At the IPIA annual conference in Leeds last week, BSkyB's head of print management Mark Cruise addressed an audience of print managers and trade printers and outlined the reasons behind Sky's decision...

Creative FX completes BT phonebox wrap in charity drive

Creative FX, the Bromley-based signage and display company, has completed its latest wrapping project, transforming an iconic British red phone box.

Vale Press chooses Heidelberg for double install

Commercial printer Vale Press anticipates that its new Speedmaster SX 52-5 and Polar 78X Plus guillotine will deliver a return on investment within two years and boost turnover by 30% in 2012.

Terry Cooper Services appointed Bagel Systems' UK distributor

Nottingham-based finishing equipment supplier TCS has signed a deal to supply the Spanish manufacturer's laminator range for the first time in the UK.

Horizon unveils multi-finisher to capitalise on B2 digital presses

Horizon has unveiled the SmartStacker, a multi-solution finishing machine compatible with the new wave of B2 digital presses announced at Drupa.

Make print buyers happy shoppers: printing for retail

The retail sector may be struggling during the recession, but print is helping many companies buck the trend with high-impact, highly effective in-store promotion and other marketing collateral. For...

Konica Minolta launches new mono production machine

Konica Minolta has unveiled a new monochrome digital production printer designed for commercial print businesses and reprographic departments.

Rhapsody bolsters digital department with permanent appointment

Cross-media production company Rhapsody has appointed a permanent interactive project consultant to its digital team following a pilot placement earlier this year.

B-Print and Display invests in HP Scitex FB7600 Industrial Press

B-Print and Display has bolstered its wide-format capabilities after investing in an HP Scitex FB7600 Industrial Press.