Potts Print completes £530,000 finishing spend with MBO B30

Northumberland's Potts Print has finalised its finishing upgrade with an MBO B30/444 folder, taking the total investment to around £530,000.

DC Thomson to launch insert printing service

Dundee-based publisher DC Thomson has announced it will become a "one-stop-shop for advertisers" with a new all-in-one mailroom facility.

Polestar wins Stylist France contract

Polestar has been awarded the contract to print the French edition of <i>Stylist</i>, the weekly free magazine published by Timar, a joint venture between Groupe Marie Claire and Shortlist Media.

UK economy grows 0.3% to avoid triple-dip recession

The UK has narrowly avoided a triple-dip recession in Q1 2013 as gross domestic product grew by 0.3% compared to Q4 2012.

Cubic Digital boost business with Roland

A Roland wide format VersaCAMM VS-540 machine has added around 20,000 to Southampton-based printshop Cubic Digital's turnover in less than 18 months, its owner has said.

Mergers and acquisitions call for an intelligent strategy

Judging by the amount of mergers and acquisitions across the print and packaging industries over the past 18 months, we appear to be hitting a peak in M&A activity for the sector.

Brutal industry can also be beautiful - and a great ride

After seven years, my time on PrintWeek has come to an end. While I would never claim to have ink in my veins, I will always feel that I am part of this industry and so before I move on I would like...

Catford Print eyes opportunities in web2print

Commercial printer Catford Print Centre has completes 100,000 investment for web2print strategy, following a successful foray into the market.

Durst boosts UK direct sales team

Durst has continued to strengthen its UK sales presence with the appointment of a northern sales manager in Richard Bates.

Focus to demo hybrid digital/flexo flexo press at North Print

Konica Minolta has increased its stand size at this year's North Print & Pack partly to accommodate Focus Label Machinery and Industrial Inkjet's d-Flex machine.

UMG to highlight 'making print better' at North Print & Pack

Print finishing distributer Uchida Machine Group has signed up to exhibit at this year's North Print & Pack.

Zeller + Gmelin to push offset inks at North Print & Pack

The UK arm of UV ink and coatings manufacturer Zeller + Gmelin will be at North Print and Pack this year for the first time as a means to promote its presence in the offset market.