Disciplines

Harrisons Signs invests in Mimaki JV400 SUV
York-based signmaker Harrisons Signs has bought it's first UV roll-fed printer, a Mimaki JV400-160 SUV, from UK reseller Paperlinx.

New packaging advisory service launched
Mike Ridgway, who has headed the packaging industry’s fight against a move to plain tobacco packaging, has launched the Consumer Packaging Manufacturer’s Alliance (CPMA).

Restructure costs drag KBA to €130m operating loss
KBA has posted a 2013 operating loss of €130.7m (£109.4m), compared to a 2012 profit of €13.7m (£11.5m), citing costs related to its Fit@All restructuring programme as well as substantial decline in...

Royal Mail to axe 1,600 jobs
Royal Mail's announcement today that it will cut 1,600 jobs as part of an ongoing efficiency drive could spark industrial action, Unite has warned.

MGI showcases new product line at Ipex 2014
MGI (N2-D211) is using Ipex as the global launchpad for a full line of new or enhanced products, including the Meteor DP8700 XL+ digital press, the DF Pro inline finishing unit and JETvarnish digital...

60-seconds with Oasis Graphic
Oasis Graphic started out in 1988, based out of a lockup in Hillingdon. The firm’s client list, staff numbers and equipment soon outgrew those premises as the business branched out from exhibition...

Q&A: Mark Farrimond MD, The Envelope Works & ACE Envelopes
Had things turned out differently Mark might have been taking on Ronnie O’Sullivan over the green baize. Instead, his maximum break came via a chance move into envelopes. He remains focused on winning...

Can photonic outclass its digital rivals?
The race to become the predominant printing technology of the future has become a lively spectator sport in recent years, particularly since Benny Landa’s promise of hybrid offset/inkjet ‘nanographic’...

DC-rider: driving innovation
In years to come, when we’re getting from A to B in Back to the Future-style floating cars, 2014 may well be remembered fondly as the year that the electric vehicle finally came of age.

Killer app: LinkedIn UK marks 15m users with print freebies
What boasts 66 rocket scientists, 12,530 journalists, 59 body builders and five mermaids? Not a joke, but a few interesting facts on professional networking site LinkedIn’s UK membership.