CWU's Royal Mail action is a threat to direct mail sector

In December 2012, bosses of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) threw down a challenge to Royal Mail when it threatened to ballot its members to boycott handling mail from downstream access (DSA)...

Killer app: Ottimo keeps the RAC rolling

RAC chose Ottimo Digital to print new livery on the back of its 1,400 breakdown assistance vans.

DCL Print chooses Kern for mailing growth

DCL Print has invested in a Kern 2500 inserter at its Gloucester plant to facilitate the growth of its mailing business.

AJS Labels in £1m press investment

Littlehampton-based AJS Labels has invested 1m in a custom-built, 12-colour MPS label press.

Communisis in 2012 overseas revenue boost

Communisis has put a figure on its overseas growth in 2012 in a brief preview of its full year results.

Me & my... Agfa Anapurna M2050

Adding flatbed firepower has enabled Manor Printing to reduce its turnaround times and outsourcing requirements, and secure new business

Star product: Unibind UniFoil Printer

A bespoke 'plug-and-play' foiling machine that the manufacturer says is ideal for short-run copyshop applications

City slicker takes to the single life: Cascade Group business inspection

The decision to go it alone can be daunting, but the potential reward can be well worth it

Neck and neck: platesetters keeping up with digital kit

As technology continues to improve, litho presses are currently getting much better at short-run, on-demand work. But platesetters must keep apace, too, if those gains are really going to be effective

Johnston Press appoints group HR director

Johnston Press has appointed Steve Gilliver as new group director of HR as the company looks to implement a raft of staff development initiatives.

LCC to host GWG's first London seminar

The Ghent PDF Workgroup (GWG) will present two free seminars on the latest best practices for PDF production in commercial printing and packaging at the London College of Communication (LCC) next...

Production director leads MBO at collapsed Montgomery Litho

Montgomery Litho Group's (MLG) Glasgow arm has been bought by its production director Janette McAllister in a management buyout deal agreed with provisional liquidators KPMG last night.