Room for growth: finding space for ongoing success

In an ever-more competitive market, and with new technology continually evolving the way that we do business, it is essential that printing firms invest in modern kit. But with this can come the need...

Overmatter: pop proposal

Ah, the romance of print. We’ve had proposals writ large on billboards, and writ small in newspaper classified ads.

Kathy’s legacy lives on

The death of the BPIF chief executive left the industry bereft of one of its most persuasive and positive voices and much saddened by the loss.

FSC Online Claims Platform now 'voluntary'

The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) has pulled back on plans to make its proposed Online Claims Platform (OCP) mandatory to all certificate holders and has delayed its launch until early 2015.

Banks joins Xeikon to continue drive into commercial print

Former Presstek UK sales director Peter Banks has joined Xeikon to head up the digital press manufacturer’s UK commercial sales.

IFS to launch three new products at Print Efficiently 2014

Intelligent Finishing Systems (IFS) has announced that it will introduce three new Horizon products to the UK market at Print Efficiently 2014: the RD-4055 rotary die-cutter, the AF-406 small-format...

New figures highlight SME growth and lending issues

The growth plans of SMEs are being affected by a decrease in net lending to them and distrust of the banking sector, according to new data.

Heidelberg sets up regional colour certification teams to meet rising demand

Heidelberg has strengthened its UK colour certification team and made it more regionally focused as a reaction to the growing number of ISO 12647-2 certifications and to implement pressroom-wide print...

Truprint Media invests £200,000 in press and pre-press areas

Commercial print and design company Truprint Media has invested around £200,000 in a secondhand Komori L-528 five-colour B2 litho press and StudioRIP Workflow to increase its competitiveness.

De La Rue finally finds new chief

De La Rue has ended its six-month search for a new chief executive and appointed a BAE Systems cyber security chief.

Andesign secures government grant of over £120,000 to help grow business

Wide-format printer Andesign plans to recruit new staff, move to bigger premises and invest in new machinery after securing a government grant of over £120,000.

Xaar lowers 2014 revenue expectation as China slowdown continues

Xaar has further reduced its full year revenue expectations in this morning's interim results announcement on the back of the continued slowdown in construction activity in China.