Business
PCS launches new website as part of rebrand
Plastic Card Services (PCS) has launched a new website as part of a brand overhaul and is looking at a possible leap into digital to help add more than £2m to its turnover.
Blackmore bolsters finishing capabilities with Muller Martini install
A near-doubling of customer numbers triggered by investing in the UK's first KBA B1 LED UV press has prompted Blackmore to buy a second saddle-stitching line.
Northern Print upgrades bindery with Polar install
Northern Print has replaced an ageing Wohlenberg guillotine with a Polar N115 from Heidelberg.
Johnston Press confirms 'i' acquisition approval alongside 2015 accounts
Johnston Press has confirmed shareholder approval of the acquisition of the i newspaper as it revealed income and operating profit dropped in 2015 but pre-tax profits rose after it cut net debt and...
Encore increases efficiency with £250k Bobst investment
Encore Packaging Solutions has spent £250,000 to give itself a big production boost with new kit from Bobst.
Digital ID becomes Magicard distributor
Identification-card company Digital ID has teamed up with one of the UK’s largest ID card printer makers, Magicard, to distribute the latter's printer range, aiming to sell 250 machines in a year.
Artworks Solutions boosts efficiency and quality with Agfa investment
Artworks Solutions has invested in an Agfa Jeti Mira wide-format printer in a bid to increase its print quality and efficiency.
PPB launches new industrial plastics range
A new range of industrial plastics, one of which is 150 times stronger than glass, according to the manufacturer, is being targeted at signage, display, POS, vending machine fronts and vacuum-formed...
Reawakening of franchise brings a plethora of print
It’s not for nothing that movie and cultural critics have called the omnipresent Star Wars movies a cradle-to-grave entertainment experience. Appearing in regular installments throughout the past...
Capitalising on the trend for printed textiles
James Birch can sense when he’s on to a good thing and this time he can feel it too: fabrics. Last week saw the official launch of a textile-printing arm of the company he directs, Colourgrpahics....