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Equipment catches fire at Wyndeham Bicester
A piece of machinery caught fire at Wyndeham Bicester last night (9 January), according to local news reports.

60 seconds with Northwolds
Northwolds was started in 1978 by Norman Sykes and Pete Meggit. Norman retired a few years ago but his son Chris is still a director of the business, which was acquired by Gurdev Singh in August 2014...

Rates hikes could be a timebomb for UK businesses
That we must pay taxes is a given. But what upsets many is either the way taxes are levied or the size of the bills received. And business rates are no exception.

What do the next 12 months hold in store for print?
In a seasonal ritual that has become almost as traditional as a family feud or overcooked turkey, during the Christmas break PrintWeek published predictions for the year ahead from some of the...

Can the suppliers make the price increases stick this time?
Last autumn, as the UK print industry began to settle down after the initial uncertainty of the post-EU referendum era, the first reports of impending paper price increases began to trickle though. By...

Killer app: Smith & Watts presents a perfect face for Exhibit A
Artists Hugh Tisdale and Dan Murrell have not held back on their latest exhibition, Exhibit A, a show of life-sized hand-drawn masks of famous figures ranging from George Orwell to Tintin. To...

Bring a refreshed perspective to 2017
A new year brings new opportunities, but all too often it also means facing up to the same old challenges.

M&A trend looks set to continue in ‘17
Although the UK print industry has always experienced its fair share of M&A activity, the past few months have been particularly busy in that regard.

Not yet a silver bullet for workflow woes
When speaking with printers about JDF, you get a lot of negative responses. The managing director of one large commercial printer on the South Coast puts it diplomatically: “I’ve never really got on...

Q&A: Sam Jackson Production operative, We Do Print, Commercial Foundations
Sam, who had been homeless, was the first young person to join the 12-week volunteer programme at the Cheltenham social enterprise. He was such a success he gained a full-time post and in October his...