
Tewkesbury in post-press upgrade
Tewkesbury Printing has invested heavily to upgrade its post-press equipment with the purchase of a Polar 92N Plus guillotine and a Stahlfolder BH66 semi-automatic folder.

Blake recruits former Robert Horne director
Blake Envelopes has appointed the former operations director at paper merchant Robert Horne as general manager.

Print farmer leaves trail of clients out of pocket
Printers and buyers have issued warnings about a London-based print farmer that takes deposits for jobs and then, often quoting alleged production problems, fails to deliver full orders.

Whistl wins first combined NI government contract
The UK’s second largest postal services provider Whistl has won a five-year contract to handle all government and public sector post in Northern Ireland.

GMG officially launches proofing media with OBA
Colour management firm GMG has launched its new GMG ProofMedia OBA matte 150 proofing uncoated production paper.

Kenyan joint venture for De La Rue
De La Rue has created a new security printing joint venture with the Government of Kenya.

ICSM brings in the heavies for debt recovery
Print industry credit specialist ICSM has partnered with debt collectors DCBL as part of a ramped up debt recovery service for its members.

YRG Eclipse invests and relocates with funding package
Packaging, print and design company YRG Eclipse has moved to new premises and invested in a number of pieces of kit in a £2m spend.

New Riso flagship to make UK debut at PrintWeekLive!
Riso is gearing up for the commercial launch of a number of new products after receiving a favourable response to its latest devices at Drupa – and its new cut-sheet flagship will be shown for the...

Rio 2016 pushes newspaper print schedules
Newspaper printers have been burning the 3am oil to include the latest overnight results from the Rio 2016 Olympics.

Blunkett to speak at Printing Charity luncheon
The Printing Charity (TPC) has announced that the guest speaker at its 189th Annual Luncheon will be former Labour cabinet minister Lord Blunkett.

Instantprint and Route One in continued recruitment drive
Trade printer Route One and W2P sister company Instantprint plan to create around 50 jobs between now and next March, including 20 over the next month.