Companies & suppliers
Nitecrest merges with Austriacard
UK-based gift, telecoms and loyalty card manufacturer Nitecrest has this week completed a merger with Austriacard Holdings.
Rollem bolsters new print division with new kit and hires
Rollem Group, the UK-based finishing equipment manufacturer for the playing card industry, is focusing on investment and recruitment for its new print division Top Deck as business booms.
Webmart wins Outstanding Workplace award
Webmart has been awarded a People Insight’s Outstanding Workplace Award 2021 after achieving a top-quartile score of 91% in its latest employee survey.
BillerudKorsnäs acquires Verso
Swedish pulp and paper manufacturer BillerudKorsnäs has acquired North American coated paper producer Verso Corporation in a move to enter the paperboard market in the region.
German firm acquires Cotek Papers
UK-based release paper and film manufacturer Cotek Papers has been bought by German company Laufenberg.
Epple boss: rising input costs 'destabilising entire printing value chain'
Ink maker Epple has become the latest supplier to announce that it will be forced to implement price increases early next year.
Caractacus Potts visualises the complete package
Approaching its 10th anniversary, Creative Edge Software (CES) still has the characteristics of a start-up with bright ideas, taking on the established giant in the rather the specialist area of 3D...
Growing a new business
In his own words, Tom Willday has been part of his fourth-generation, family-owned printing business since he was in a pram. As a toddler he would regularly sit at the front desk of the...
Taxing times
Towards the end of the summer, HMRC announced a consultation on proposals which would radically alter how unincorporated businesses – sole traders and partnerships – are taxed.
Our Christmas gift to you, your December & January issue, may have made its way down the chimney a little ahead of Santa's schedule, but as usual it is jam-packed with business and technology long reads and snappy news roundups...
The issue kicks off with our review of the year as a timely reminder of just how eventful the past 12 months have been, and for those of you that prefer to look forward, it's followed by our...