News
Polestar to shift head office next week
Polestar has announced its head office operations will move to a new Dunstable location, with the relocation due to complete next Monday (10 March).
Heidelberg toasts its 100,000th B1 press unit
Heidelberg has manufactured the 100,000th B1 printing unit for its CD and SM 102 series of Speedmaster presses.
Online surfing title expands into printed magazine
Print's position as a trusted medium has spurred surfing title <i>Drift</i> to move away from a sole online presence and launch a new bi-monthly publication printed by Bristol's Doveton Press.
Heidelberg saves energy and waste with ink drying add-on
Heidelberg has unveiled a new drying peripheral to help cut energy consumption and paper wastage by monitoring ink drying levels.
Agency Claydon Heeley to roll out Home Office direct mail
Claydon Heeley has secured a one-year rolling direct marketing print contract for a new Home Office scheme, the Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA).
Technotrans to showcase blanket cleaning and dampening ranges at Drupa
Technotrans has set out its stall for Drupa under three main themes: efficient processes, stable production and environmentally sound printing.
Industry figure Mike Normyle passes away at age 45
Mike Normyle, sales director of Communisis Chorleys, has died suddenly at the age of 45.
Flint to increase flexo plate prices
Flint Group will raise the global prices of its photopolymer plates for flexo printing from 1 May to offset the continued escalation in raw materials and energy costs.
Johnston Press backs 'resilience' of print as profits fall
Regional newspaper publisher Johnston Press has supported the "resilience" of print as it recorded a slowdown in advertising decline and said lower print and paper costs would help its bottom line in...
Precision Colour lands 100pp children's magazine
Precision Colour Printing has secured the print contract for a new 60,000-run monthly magazine called <i>4girlz</i>.
Exotic Paper Company adds planter gifts to dung-based stock offerings
The Exotic Paper Company, best known for manufacturing "unusual" paper range Ellie Poo from elephant dung, has branched into eco-aware gifts.
Small business body up in arms over foreign workers law rejig
The Federation of Small Businesses has complained that new immigration laws will impose an intolerable burden on employers.
Duplo eyes short-run digital with automatic creaser
Duplo is targeting short-run digital printers with its new creasing model, the DC-445 DuCreaser, which it claimed helps eliminate toner cracking on digitally printed work.
UK businesses remain in the dark over WEEE regulations
Research has showed that a large percentage of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the UK remain unaware of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) regulations, which have implications...
HP to grow Israeli manufacturing as NUR buy completes
HP has completed its acquisition of Israeli wide-format printer manufacturer NUR Macroprinters and has confirmed plans to expand press production in Israel with a new 4,000sqm facility.