Temporary staff: the benefits of a helping hand

Leaner times mean smaller headcounts and, in many cases, that means hiring in temps to help cope with peak periods, but there are pitfalls to watch out for

Printers in all sorts of unusual places

How fast does your factory travel? What do you do with the excess hay? Who feeds the deer? Perhaps not the sorts of queries your average printer has to face, but for some they are part of the working...

Colour certification boosts business for Positive Images

Positive Images has gained a colour certification that could push it into new markets and set it apart from rivals that fail in colour consistency, it says.

Antalis reveals winning line-up

A series of seven beautifully-designed and printed booklets came out on top in last night's Antalis 'The Review' awards for design and print.

Cross Media 2013 aims high on visitor numbers

Cross Media is looking to hit the 4,000-visitor mark for this year's show following last year's inaugural event that pulled in just over 2,500 people.

Avery Dennison films go green at Fespa

Avery Dennison will use next week's Fespa to launch new PVC-free films aimed to fulfil the growing demand for sustainable products.

Silvertoad aims to double in size after business award

Print and graphic design company Silvertoad is looking to leap in size after winning a Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) award for staff development.

Sheetfed press manufacturers confirm consolidation

Ryobi and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Printing & Packaging Machinery have firmed up their plans for a joint venture on sheetfed presses.

POD Iberia to unveil new MTEX dye-sub textile printer at Fespa

The "compact and cost-effective" 3.2m direct-to-textile digital printer from Portuguese manufacturer POD will have its global launch at Fespa next week.

Link the two tribes with better communication

The two worlds of the pre-press technician and the finisher are, considering they work for the same firm and are often just a few metres apart, pretty different. One's day-to-day existence revolves...

Durst to unveil addition to Rho 500R super-wide series

Durst is to give a global unveiling of a new addition to its super-wide Rho 500R series roll-to-roll printers at Fespa, next week.

Me & my: SwissQprint Nyala

"I'm a tight Yorkshireman, I don't part with money easily at all." So says James Dixon, managing director of Halifax-based display and merchandising specialist Retail Services Group.