Disciplines

St Ives adds to consultancy offering
St Ives has added a different type of retail expertise to its portfolio with its latest acquisition.

Johnston Press doubles underlying profit in declining market
Johnston Press has more than doubled underlying profits in a declining market, but contract printing revenues remain flat, according to its latest results.

Memjet files patent claim against HP
Memjet is taking legal action against HP in the USA, alleging multiple patent infringements across a wide range of inkjet printers – including the T-series inkjet web presses and HP’s latest PageWide...

Matrix laminator will boost profits, says John Brailsford
John Brailsford Printers is bringing work back in-house to make big savings after installing a new Matrix Duplex Pneumatic double-sided B2 laminator.

Community print studio awarded £200k, considers wide-format spend
A printmaking studio has more reason to celebrate its 21st anniversary after being awarded £200,000 of capital investment to buy digital kit and extend its premises.

Mimaki cuts price of JV400s in response to competition
Mimaki distributor Hybrid Services has cut the price of two of its product ranges by around 25% in response to HP’s “attractive pricing”.

The Reel Envelope Company hits £100k sales in first month
New envelope printer The Reel Envelope Company has revealed it has broken the £100,000 sales mark in its first month of trading.

Jersey newspaper to become inkjet pioneer
Kodak and Jersey’s Guiton Group have teamed up to set up an inkjet newspaper printing operation that will be the first of its kind worldwide.

DS Smith criticised as company fined £400k after employee death
DS Smith has been fined £400,000 after admitting to safety breaches that led to the death of a senior manager, who was dragged into a pressing machine.

New Print Head Doctors can extend printhead life using smartphone
Canadian company Digital Sign Technologies is in the process of releasing three new upgrades to its Print Head Doctor line of printhead cleaners.