Russell Printers acquires embroidered workwear company

Russell Printers has bought embroidered workwear company BCR Workwear to expand its services.

Bell & Bain scores UK first with Muller Martini install

Glasgow printer Bell & Bain has become the first UK printer to install a Muller Martini Diamant MC case binding line.

J Thomson to print Commonwealth Games programmes

J Thomson Colour Printers is to print the programmes for the 2014 Commonwealth Games, which will be held in Glasgow from 23 July to 3 August.

Will latest UV techs lighten the load for commercial print?

If you believe the hype then new UV curing technology is, after dominating first Japan and latterly mainland Europe, about to revolutionise the UK sheetfed litho market.

The sorry tale of Global MP comes to an ignominious end

On 30 September 2013, an announcement popped into PrintWeek’s inbox. It said: “St Ives Direct Bradford sold to Cogent B2B.”

Who really wields the power in print?

Next week the PrintWeek team will start work in earnest on our annual Power 100, our ranking of the 100 most influential individuals in the industry.

Star product: Intec LCF215

Intec offers up a cost-effective tabletop label finishing system.

Overmatter: Eccles cake decoration

Overmatter might have known that when it came to his recent nuptials, PrintWeek contributor Simon Eccles would have something special and print-related up his sleeve.

Q&A: Freddie Kienzler, managing director, Formara Printers

We can’t quite believe it, given his fresh-faced appearance, but Freddie is set to retire next month after 43 years in the industry. He has two daughters from two marriages, and loves golf, eating in...

60 seconds with Bobcat Digital

Bobcat is a new firm that started trading at the beginning of the year. Its three partners – Martin Bateman, Louise Owen and Rob Blackburn – had worked together previously at a commercial printer. “We...

Perfect pitch drives tender triumphs

Securing framework agreement work and preferred supplier status opens up new doors.

Comic book fans celebrate a long and colourful history

The words ‘comic book’ bring for most a fairly specific image to mind. Or rather two specific images: superheroes of the Marvel and DC Comics ilk exploding thrillingly across the page, and cheeky...