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Free expert business advice at PWL!
PrintWeekLive!, which opens its doors tomorrow, will feature free one-to-one business advice and mentoring sessions for visitors, but places are filling up fast.

Struggling St Ives could sell off all its print ops
St Ives has effectively hoisted a ‘for sale’ sign over its £220m-plus turnover print operations, with the group’s management pledging to take “decisive action” to restore its fortunes.

Mimaki introduces hybrid Tx300P-1800 range
Mimaki has added the ability to simultaneously load textile pigment and dye-sub inks into its Tx300P-1800 direct-to-textile printers.

Curtis completes £1.3m spend with Zünd S3 M1200
Curtis Print & Packaging has polished off a £1.3m investment programme with the purchase of a Zünd S3 M1200 digital cutting table, after it relocated to a new premises and installed a raft of new...

Close Brothers launches digital finance initiative
Close Brothers Asset Finance has launched a new initiative to provide soft lending against digital print assets for UK SME printers.

Allen Signs goes for growth with new EFI H1625
Vehicle livery and signmaking specialist Allen Signs has invested £100,000 in an EFI H1625 LED flatbed printer to broaden its range of services.

EFI outlines Fespa plans
EFI has revealed that its plans for Fespa in May include the European debut of its new textile printers.

Killer app: Rocket lifts off to raise the roof (and floors client)
The recent Ice Totally Gaming event at the London Excel featured some 500 exhibitors, which meant companies had to compete for visitors’ attention by creating eye-popping stands. One of the most...

Overmatter: Massive Markup
Overmatter was left disconsolate after failing (so far at least) to be one of 50,000 lucky consumers to win a personalised pack of KitKat via the snack brand’s current promotion.

60-seconds with Cutture
Cutture founders Dominic and Helen Sharland met at university studying interior architecture. Both subsequently trained as architectural model makers. After setting up their own business they bought a...