
Q&A: Steve Miles, gravure sales director, Polestar
Steve joined the industry 41 years ago, because of the three potential jobs on offer print was the best-paid at £11 a week. He’s been married to Mrs Miles for 36 years, they have two daughters and are...

Latent targets B2C market with Canon spend
Bristol-based printer Latent Light has invested in a Canon Imagepress C7000VP as it expands its presence in the consumer photobook market.

Harlow makes B2 debut
Harlow Printing is set to expand its product portfolio after investing in a Heidelberg Speedmaster SX 74.

Modus targets cross media growth with agency deal
Modus Creative has bought local web design agency Blue Tesla Marketing as part of a strategy to immerse itself in cross-media and more than double its turnover to £3m over the next three years.

Prime Group combines techs to boost sales by 100,000 in two months
Prime Group has squeezed out efficiencies and cost savings by dovetailing its web-to-print set-up with its management information system.

Fast Pak invests in Redline die-cutter
Corrugated specialist Fast Pak Packaging has bought a new Redline RL-1900 die-cutter from Diecut UK as part of an extensive kit upgrade programme, which has seen the firm install a raft of new...

McGowans Print targets speed and productivity with a new Rho 1030
Irish digital printer McGowans Print is looking to diversify and boost business after installing a high-speed Durst Rho 1030 automated flatbed printer.

Punch to sell Xeikon in €110m deal
Punch Graphics is to sell its majority stake in digital press manufacturer Xeikon in a deal that values the business at €185m (£160m).

UK Mail expands its imail operation with new print centre
UK Mail's hybrid mailing service, imail, has opened a new sort centre with print capability as part of an investment set to total 750,000.

EFI logs record quarterly growth
EFI has recorded a record quarter in Q2, with sales growing 10% year-on-year to $180.3m (118m) and operating profit growing 19% to $23.4m.

Privatisation plan raises hackles and hopes in equal measure
There's little doubt that Royal Mail bosses welcome the government's long-awaited pledge to privatise the group, but for some in the print industry, it's a poison pen letter, tainted with the threat...

Print shines among Warrant Holders
Earlier this month, under an uncharacteristically blazing hot sun, 60,000 visitors converged on the pristine gardens of Buckingham Palace to celebrate the best of British.