
National Skills Academy secures £100,000 for SME apprenticeships
The National Skills Academy for Materials, Production and Supply, part of the Proskills Academy, has secured £100,000 of funding for a new apprenticeship pilot programme aimed at SMEs.

Asda becomes first retailer to adopt PantoneLive
Asda has become the first retailer to implement the PantoneLive cloud-based colour standardisation and verification tool across its entire global supply chain.

Royal Mail releases Classic Children's TV stamps
Stamps featuring 12 much-loved children’s television characters have been released by Royal Mail.

Konica Minolta takes stake in MGI
Konica Minolta has entered into a strategic alliance with MGI Digital Graphic Technology and taken a 10% stake in the French manufacturer, which makes a range of digital print and finishing equipment.

SPS Group completes £2.3m wide format update
Dorset-based POS printer SPS Group has capped a mammoth 12-month print and finishing equipment upgrade with the installation of a new HP Scitex FB10000 Industrial Press and a Redline RL2100...

Novalia founder condition improving
Novalia founder Dr Kate Stone is continuing her recovery in hospital after being critically injured in a freak accident over Christmas.

Summa launches latest DC series printer/cutter
Summa has unveiled the latest version of its DC series of thermal transfer resin printer/cutters, the DC5 and DC5(sx), which feature a greater range of media widths, an ethernet port and a new user...

EFI adopts HTML5 in latest Digital StoreFront release
EFI has based the latest version of its Digital StoreFront (DSF) web-to-print software on the HTML5 standard, which ensures consistent viewing across all operating systems and devices, including...

EFI reveals strategic DFE partnership with Landa at Connect
EFI chief executive Guy Gecht used his opening address at the annual Connect user conference yesterday to unveil a strategic partnership with Landa Corporation to develop a Fiery digital front end...

M Partners Wide appoints sales support specialist
M Partners Wide, the South London wide-format print equipment distributor, has appointed Bhupinder Bharat to the role of sales support specialist.

Fespa visitors offered Lufthansa discounts
Fespa has teamed up with the airline Lufthansa to offer visitors to Fespa Digital 2014 discounted flights to try and boost international attendance.

Situation at Polestar Colchester still unclear
Unite has confirmed talks are still ongoing at Polestar Colchester after the company announced a 30-day consultation before Christmas.