News

Xerox has recruited a former government technology director to be its new chief commercial officer.

The editor of the i newspaper has blamed the rising cost of newsprint for an increase in cover price of the title’s weekend edition to £1 from this week.

MP Foil Blocking, the trade foil blocking arm of Marstan Press, has bolstered its capabilities after investing around £200,000 in a new Lee King B1 machine.

The BPIF has announced a record number of shortlisted entrants for the British Book Design & Production Awards (BBD&PAs) 2018.

Four Create Print has installed an HP Indigo 7900 as the first machine in its new in-house small-format wing.

Printers are hesitant to embrace a four-day working week, an idea being mooted by the TUC as way workers could benefit from increases in productivity driven by technological advances.

Europa Print & Mailing Solutions has gone into creditors' voluntary liquidation.

Reflex Group has invested in a new HR system aimed at modernising its people processes to facilitate its future growth strategy.

Tony Lock has joined Infigo Software in the newly-created role of sales director.

Carly Press has invested in Vpress’ Coreprint Pro web-to-print software to enhance its service offering to customers.

Pre-press industry veteran Mike Dagger passed away on Sunday (2 September) at the age of 64 following a long battle with cancer.

More paper price rises are on the way next month with merchants issuing letters outlining increases of up to 8% after receiving notification from the mills of the need to put prices up.

Packaging giant DS Smith has reported trading in line with its expectations in an update relating to the period since 1 May 2018.

Falkland Press has rebranded as Printed Easy to reflect the firm’s decision to focus wholly on online sales via its associated website.

Williams Lea Tag (WLT) has acquired computer-generated imagery specialist Taylor James in a move to become one of the world’s leading omni-channel marketing partners to global brands.