
Boxing clever: how internet sales are repackaging retail
Originally the rapid growth of online sales didn’t seem that startling. It was, after all, coming from a very low base, so annual double-digit percentage growth didn’t seem that remarkable. But even...

60-seconds with Technique Print Group
Karl Smith set up Technique in 1997 after working in print for 15 years, from apprentice through to sales. His business partner Mark Foster was then a customer as a freelance graphic designer and the...

Overmatter: More Mo' mugs
A message pings into Overmatter’s inbox, and with it a rather eye-catching ensemble. For a minute we thought it was another variant on Katie Price’s catsuit. But no, it was of course mo- and...

Killer app: Killer app PCP puts in a virtuoso performance for Cullum mag
Looking barely old enough to be in HMV on his own, Jamie Cullum has gone and confused the issue even further. The fresh-faced singer-songwriter and instrumentalist has now published his own magazine...

Printers sceptical of trailblazer apprenticeship initiative
The latest cog in the government’s apprenticeship reform wheel has been set in motion over the past few weeks in the form of eight pilot trailblazer groups with a remit to develop new ‘employer-led’...

Inca upgrades diagnostics support
Inca Digital has launched an enhanced version of its existing remote diagnostics service support offering.

InPrint pulls in big names for 2014 launch
InPrint, the new event targeting the industrial printing sector, is lining up big names for its inaugural show next spring and expects up to 120 exhibitors in total.

Henry Mills ceases trading after 157 years
Birmingham bookbinders and print finishing firm Henry Mills closed its doors on Friday (22 November) after 157 years of trading.

EFG offered to more small businesses, government claims
Lending through the Enterprise Finance Guarantee scheme (EFG) reached its highest level since 2010 in Q3 2013, new figures show.

Sun Chemical adds to SunVetro ink range
Sun Chemical is launching Vitrocure SVC series UV-curing ink for ceramics, glass and coated metal.

APS Group earns KBA award
APS Group has been awarded the KBA (UK) 1814 Production Excellence Award, following its installation, six weeks ago, of a KBA Rapida 106 10-colour long perfecting press.

IFS unveils new look and hybrid bookletmaker
Intelligent Finishing Systems (IFS), the exclusive UK agent for Horizon post-press kit, used a VIP event last week to unveil a new look and demonstrate a new hybrid litho/digital bookletmaker.