Business

Ennis buys Printgraphics
Midlothian, TX-based print reseller Ennis continued in typical acquisition-hungry mode this week as it bought Printgraphics in a deal that will boost the color segment of its print wholesale...
Mailmen adds to service portfolio with Madcar acquisition
Long Island, NY-based direct market printer Mailmen this week completed the acquisition of specialty packaging company Madcar Company in a move that will allow them to begin offering packaging, kit...
SMART Papers looks to Latin America for international expansion as it expands digital paper offerings
Though growth in US remains steady, especially in the packaging/labeling segment of commercial printing, Hamilton, Ohio-based SMART Papers suggested Latin America and Asia may be the biggest growth...

HP to take latex print technology on the road in UK and Ireland events
HP is set to showcase the applications made possible through its wide-format latex print technology at a series of UK and Ireland roadshows starting in November.

Unite to go to tribunal over Wyndeham Impact redundancies
Unite is to take Wyndeham to an industrial tribunal over redundancies payments to be made to staff at Wyndeham Impact.

CFH expands Christmas card range
Print and mail specialist CFH has expanded the range of Christmas cards available via its web-based card builder in the run-up to the seasonal boom.

Leyprint targeting sales boost following KBA Rapida investment
Leyprint has responded to a burgeoning demand for faster turnaround times and is targeting increased year-on-year growth after investing in a B1 KBA Rapida press.

Taylor Bloxham achieves BPIF HR seal of excellence
Commercial printer Taylor Bloxham has achieved the British Printing Industries Federation (BPIF) human resources seal of excellence certification.

Credit plan a welcome move but will small firms benefit?
It being the season of party conferences, the team at PrintWeek Towers have been scouring the speeches of the great and, ahem, good in the hope of stumbling across some welcome respite from all the...

Briefing: Improvements pending in patent law
Innovative SMEs are hopeful that a government review will simplify the patenting process