Disciplines

Timsons to stop manufacturing litho presses and focus on digital
UK press manufacturer Timsons has laid off “between 30 and 40” of its staff after restructuring its business to concentrate on the manufacture of digital book presses.

Duplo unveils London Calling partners and hints at more launches
Duplo has unveiled five new partners for its London Calling event next month and hinted at new offerings to be launched at the two-day event.

In2Print celebrates Cheltenham Town FC contract renewal
In2Print has renewed its contract with Cheltenham Town FC, which will see the Cheltenham-based printer produce the football club’s match day programme for a fifteenth consecutive year.

Stanford Marsh Group Graphics targets consumables boost with new hire
Stanford Marsh Group Graphics (SMGG), the commercial graphics division of Stanford Marsh Group, has appointed Bob Stevenson as graphic consumable specialist.

MWL Print Group ceases trading with 113 jobs lost
Welsh commercial printer MWL Print Group has ceased trading, resulting in the loss of 113 jobs.

60 seconds with Strath Print
Strath Print was set up by directors Martin Benson and Peter Dunlop a decade ago, after the publisher they worked for closed its print division. The five-strong business is the only printing company...

Killer app: Printers pool resources to rebrand News UK agents
Popping to the shop to grab a paper? You might end up coming away with more. According to Him! CTP 2013 research 69% of shoppers buy other items as well as a newspaper, with those buyers tending to be...

Don’t write off DM yet, it’s getting smarter, not just smaller
On the face of it, last month’s annual Ofcom Communications Market Report would have made pretty grim reading for the print industry: volumes are down, direct mail spend is down and the CWU is issuing...

Q&A: Clive Bramble Sales executive, The Colchester Print Group
Clive has been involved in the print and packaging game for 43 years, and has five more to go. During his time he has held 17 positions in nine different companies. This year he celebrated his 60th...

High-speed digital targets corrugated
Often seen as the carton’s less profitable and glamorous relation, corrugated packaging can often be overlooked. And yet, while digital printing of conventional cartons seems to have stalled, this is...