Printers

CS Labels installs Xeikon 3030 label press to boost digital firepower
CS Labels has installed a Xeikon 3030 digital label press - its fourth Xeikon in as many years - in an overhaul of its digital production.

Southernprint and Binders staff face pay cut
Further proposals regarding job losses at Southernprint and Southern Binders have emerged, with remaining employees set to face increased working hours for reduced wages.

Polestar begins consultation at Varnicoat with 200 jobs at risk
Up to 200 jobs are at risk at Polestar Varnicoat, after the group revealed more details about its strategy to remove excess capacity and divest itself of unprofitable work.

Bauer suppliers all retained in latest tender
Bauer Media is remaining tight-lipped about the result of its annual print tender and has declined to reveal the details of any major title moves between its suppliers.

Reelform sold to McCorquodale MD Bullwright
Reelform, the former subsidiary of The Print Factory (London) 1991, has been bought out of administration by the managing director of sister subsidiary McCorquodale.

Pensord signs deal to support smaller publishers
Pensord has become a strategic partner of the Independent Publishers Advisory Council (IPAC), an offshoot of the Periodical Publishers Association (PPA).

Get to grips with purchasing
Over the past decade, the way that buyers purchase print has changed dramatically. Whether via print managers, web-to-print, tender or simply a more structured approach to buying, the upshot is that...
Eastern moves answer a cry for help
Four Graphics is looking 5,500km east for its future. The Bermondsey-based wide-format graphics firm has set up an operation in Dubai after finding that the Middle East is crying out for its brand of...
Pastures new yield improved prospects
While many firms located on the site of the Olympic Park resented their need to relocate to make way for facilities for the 2012 games, Park Communications seized it as an opportunity. The firms old...
Weathering the storm
According to a survey conducted last year by business insurance underwriter Axa, 12% of UK companies believe that severe weather patterns are a bigger threat to their business than either poor...
Firms realise double vision
Buckingham Colour Quest (BCQ) started with a bang literally. The blast at the Buncefield oil storage depot in Hertfordshire, to be precise, in 2005. The damage this inflicted on B2 litho and digital...
Better print from better people
While printers are accustomed to the idea that they must constantly invest in order to survive, they are less amenable to the idea that a thriving print operation cant rely on technology alone. Print...