
IPIA event to focus on innovation
The Independent Print Industries Association (IPIA) will hold its 2013 supplier and buyer event at the Football Association's new headquarters.

Veritek in 11m MBO
Directors of Eastbourne-based technical services supplier Veritek Global have led a management buyout of the business after securing a combined debt and equity funding package.

Shuttleworth MIS upgrade streamlines job tracking
Shuttleworth Business Systems has launched what it calls its most innovative MIS yet.

Drytac releases easy-use polyester film
Drytac Europe has launched a polyester film for solvent, eco-solvent and latex printers with ease of application in mind.

Lads mags must cover up or go
Retail chain the Co-operative will withdraw lads' mags from its shelves after 9 September unless publishers place the titles in 'modesty bags'.

LumeJet wins funding for photonic technology
LumeJet has secured 250,000 to develop high-speed industrial applications of inkless, photonic printing.

St Ives plans changes at Bradford
St Ives is in consultation with the workforce at its St Ives Direct site in Bradford about outsourcing the enclosing side of the operation.

Checkprint expands mailing operation
Tall Group secure cheque printing operation Checkprint has reconfigured part of its Leicestershire facility and installed a raft of new equipment.

Gemini celebrates in Brighton and eyes London opening
Gemini Brighton, which changed its name from Andus Print in May, celebrated with a launch party last week and is lining up another operation in the capital.

Kestrel Printing scoops top prize in digital draw
Kestrel Printing has come top in a prize draw competition to win a Konica Minolta bizhub Pro C6000L.

EFI wins latest patent lawsuit
A Spanish appeals court has backed an earlier ruling that claims of patent infringement brought against Cretaprint are meritless.

Antalis owner hit by weak demand and prices as losses quadruple
Sequana, the French paper group that owns Arjowiggins and Antalis, has reported a sales slump of 9% in the first half of 2013, citing a "sharp decline in demand for printing papers in Europe".