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BIS begins consultation on late payment support
Ministers have started to search for a small business commissioner who will name and shame bad companies and chase down late payments, worth nearly £27bn, as part of a wider consultation on support...

Killer app: Service Graphics cast for giant TV Centre production
Service Graphics produced a 1,500sqm car park wrap to advertise a forthcoming £400m mixed-use development at the former BBC Television Centre, part of a 14-month project.

Overmatter: funny money
Overmatter knows that counterfeiting is a very serious issue, and generally no laughing matter.

Printdesigns hopes second Zünd will help sew up fabric display market
Printdesigns is meeting increasing demand for portable fabric-based display stands by ordering a second Zünd G3 digital cutter.

Ronset upgrades bindery with Morgana investment
Large-format and digital print specialist Ronset has bought a Morgana BM2000S bookletmaker with AC510 collator and FTR2000 trimmer to boost its efficiency.

GI Solutions launches manila digital envelope mailpack
GI Solutions has launched a digitally printed manila envelope mailpack following Royal Mail’s decision to accept mail that uses brown cardboard and paper as 'sustainable advertising mail'.

Premier Paper Group buys Tullis Russell Advocate brand
Premier Paper Group has bought the former Tullis Russell paper brand Advocate from Tullis Russell administrators KPMG.

Willsons invests in post-press as orders grow
Willsons Group Services has bought a laminator to eliminate outsourcing costs and expand its service portfolio.

Book charts Butler & Tanner story
A new book celebrates the history of once-mighty British book printer Butler & Tanner.

Mail Solutions Group buys Dobson & Crowther assets from admins
Envelope manufacturer Mail Solutions Group has bought the plant and most of the machinery that belonged to Dobson & Crowther, the North Wales-based litho printer that fell into administration last...

EFI confident of $1bn sales target next year after strong Q2s
EFI has posted strong second-quarter results with chief executive Guy Gecht stating that the business is on track to achieve to its $1bn (£640m) sales target by 2016 following the acquisitions of...

Printing error blamed for missing text in Go Set a Watchman books
A printing error has been blamed for missing text in a number of copies of one of this century’s most hotly anticipated books.

Barry-Wehmiller to acquire Bielomatik’s paper processing group
BW Papersystems, the paper and board sheeting and converting arm of US-headquartered equipment manufacturer Barry-Wehmiller, is set to acquire German manufacturer Bielomatik’s paper processing group...

BCC gives mixed review to new government's work on business
The government must do more for business if it is to be remembered as the administration which “turbo-charged great growth” the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has said today.

Printer makes smart move with Lightbar choice
A print and sign business hopes to double its turnover after upgrading its print and cutting technology to offer customers a same-day service.