Vale Press returns for second B2 press and more

A Cotswolds company hopes to increase its turnover by more than £1m after buying a second B2 press one year after installing its first.

BPIF accolade for John Roberts

Roberts Mart chairman John Roberts has been lauded with the BPIF’s Outstanding Contribution to the UK Printing Industry Award.

GPI opens new Global Innovation Centre

Graphic Packaging International (GPI) hosted the grand opening of its new Global Innovation Centre in Bardon, Leicestershire last Friday (10 July).

Firstan banks on business boost with colour certification

Firstan Packaging has become the first UK packaging printer to become a pressSign Offset Standard (POS) certified printer.

WAE Group installs UK's first Longier flatbed printer

WAE Group has installed the UK's first Longier Hunter FP-3750 LED flatbed printer to produce high-quality work quickly and offer user-friendly operation.

New software helps PWPFS save on ink

Commercial printer PWPFS Print & Design has installed PressSave and PressProfiler software to help it save on ink costs and makeready times.

Government reveals plan to boost UK productivity

Road improvements, investment in technology, superfast broadband and a relaxation of planning rules are among a series of measures revealed as part of the chancellor’s ‘productivity plan’, published...

Moonpig founder joins Dragons' Den

Moonpig.com founder Nick Jenkins will join existing 'dragons' Peter Jones and Deborah Meaden and two fellow newbies in the new series of Dragons' Den, which starts on Sunday on BBC Two.

Vail Simon Fox

Jo Francis reflects on recent events in Witham.

Abacus Print adds value with Linoprint CV

Abacus Print will install a Linoprint CV digital printer later this month to add value to jobs and enable it to increase its margins.

Gravure decline hits Polestar results

Sales at Polestar declined by almost £1m a month last year, with the continuing fall-off in newspaper circulations hitting its contract gravure supplement printing business.

White paper charts growth opportunities for paper packaging

There are “significant growth opportunities” for paper-based packaging as changing lifestyles, environmental concerns and improving techniques continue to have an impact, according to a new industry...