
Printing Charity celebrates 190 years
The Printing Charity (TPC) celebrated its 190th anniversary at its annual luncheon yesterday (23 November), welcoming its current president Baroness Brenda Dean as guest speaker.

Synertec in record £5m Canon deal
Synertec has initiated a record Canon imagePress deal with the installation of 85 imagePress C850s, worth £5m over the next three years.

Harrier launches new personalised art platform
District Photo UK subsidiary Harrier LLC has launched a new personalised print platform, Pictabulous, which transforms photos into artwork.

Stones Ashford hiatus continues
Employees at Stones Ashford are still waiting for an administrator to be appointed to the business, one week after its abrupt shutdown.

Unite vows to 'secure justice' for former Stones staff
Unite the Union has vowed to “secure pay justice” for workers at Stones Ashford, calling the firm's behaviour “contemptible” after it closed its doors last Friday (17 November).

Printvision in £1.5m relocation
Large-format trade printer Printvision has invested £1.5m in a new purpose-built factory and kitted it out with an EFI Vutek FabriVu 340 digital fabric printer and a Dyss digital cutter.

BFS invests in UK manufacturing
BFS Pressroom Solutions has celebrated its first decade of rubber roller manufacturing with a further expansion of its offering.

Government to abolish ‘Staircase tax’ and reduce business rates revaluation period
In his Autumn Budget statement delivered yesterday (22 November), Philip Hammond announced the abolishment of the so-called ‘Staircase tax’, along with a reduction in the period of business rates...

Print holding strong in face of Christmas slowdown fears
Despite subdued output predictions from the BPIF’s Printing Outlook survey, printers have so far reported solid sales in the run-up to Christmas.

The Mailing People invests in new enclosing line
Direct mail specialist The Mailing People (TMP) has invested £220,000 in a new envelope enclosing line to broaden its range of mailing services.

Koenig & Bauer accolade for J Thomson
J Thomson Colour Printers is the recipient of this year’s Koenig & Bauer UK 1814 Production Excellence Award.

Administration 'imminent' at Stones Ashford
Henry Stone Printers has blamed the failure of Stones Ashford on the knock-on negative effects of its previous ownership, while moving to reassure customers of its Banbury operation.