
DMA warning on ad mail 'VAT timebomb'
Direct mail suppliers to charities and financial services businesses could face crippling backdated VAT bills according to the DMA, which has warned that many printers could be sitting on a "VAT...

Paragon supports growth plans with new hire
Print and document management specialist Paragon Group UK has appointed Simon Whitaker as its new UK sales manager to support its plans for continued growth and increasing market presence.
Kathy Woodward RIP
Jo Francis mourns the passing of an exceptional woman and champion of print.

Delta in £1m Durst double investment
The Delta Group has installed two new Durst wide-format machines, significantly boosting it’s roll-to-roll capacity and enabling it to bring soft-signage production inhouse for the first time.

Heidelberg to run series of productivity training days
Heidelberg has launched a series of practical training courses developed to help print production staff boost productivity.

Polestar targets new contracts with Canon Océ digital spend
Polestar Applied Solutions has invested in an Océ ColorStream 3500 and four Canon Océ VarioStream 8650 continuous feed printers to boost capacity both for white paper solution printing and pre-printed...

Coveris buys second UK packaging firm in three months
Acquisitive packaging group Coveris has bought its second UK firm in three months with a deal for £20m turnover Learoyd Packaging.

BPIF chief Woodward passes away
Industry loses one of its keenest advocates after BPIF chief executive Kathy Woodward passed away yesterday.

Tangent shares fall on profit warning
Print sales are up at Tangent Communications but the group has issued a profit warning on the back of a poor performance at its agency operation, causing a near-20% drop in its share price.

Magazine ABCs show net circulation increase in first half of 2014
Average net magazine circulation in the UK increased by 1.2% to 33.4m in the first six months of 2014, despite a mixed performance by some of publishing's biggest brands.

Adare targets new contracted volumes following 'significant' kit upgrade
Adare managing director Barry Crich said that the completion of a seven-figure kit upgrade has delivered a 25% uptick in capacity and enabled the transactional printer to bring in new contracted...

Multiprint boosts cutting with new Polar
Multiprint has upgraded its cutting with a new Polar 78 N Plus guillotine from Heidelberg.