Paperlinx enters 3D fray with Art Systems tie-up

Paperlinx has entered the 3D printing market after signing a reseller deal with Art Systems to sell the firm’s Stratasys Ideas range of 3D printers.

I-Sub Digital to hold dedicated Digi-Foil open days

Wide-format equipment supplier I-Sub Digital will hold two open days dedicated to its Digi-Foil digital foiling system and digital packaging proofing system later this month.

Trinity Mirror printing revenue down 6% since interim results

Printing revenue at Trinity Mirror has fallen 6% in the 17 weeks to 26 October, according to the publisher's latest interim management statement, compared with a 3% increase in the first six months of...

Falling order intake takes shine off KBA's latest results

KBA has posted significant increases in sales, operating profit and pre-tax earnings in its results for the nine months to 30 September 2014.

Grafenia makes progress with new offerings

Half-year sales are down again at Grafenia, but margins are up and the firm’s new Marqetspace offering is on course to be a £1m business by the year-end.

Come on over to our place: how to be a host with the most

Imagine you’re a print buyer. You’re looking for a printer to work with on a major new project and you have three potential suppliers to decide between. But the company that stands out in your mind is...

Fairer salary scales will help prevent pay-day moans

Comedian Steve Martin delivers a wonderful line in the movie Sgt. Bilko. “All I ever wanted,” he says, “was an honest week’s pay for an honest day’s work.” It’s a great gag, not least because it rings...

Interview: ‘You can’t hide eco slip-ups and we don’t want to’

It’s safe to say that for the past decade, Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) was regarded as one of the bogeymen of paper manufacturing, vilified by environmentalists and NGOs across the globe for its...

Adding data analysis services is not just for the big players

Print businesses snapping up data analytics firms has become de rigueur in recent years, so it was no surprise when GI Solutions announced last month that it had acquired London-based Cognesia.

Killer app: Elvis & Kresse turns consumables into accessories

At first glance it would be easy to think that lifestyle accessories producer Elvis & Kresse’s new £250 luxury briefcases are made from leather or moleskin.

Big H clarifies position on post-press

When Heidelberg announced in August that it was exiting the saddlestitching and perfect binding market, and moving to an OEM model in some of its other post-press operations, it seems some people got...

Editor’s comment: Some sins are beyond redemption

How long does it take to travel the road to redemption in print?