Disciplines

Revenues up at St Ives but future of Clays unknown

Shares hit a 52-week high following the publication of St Ives H1 results today in which the group posted increased revenues of 7% to £146.5m (H1 2017: £136.7m) and adjusted pre-tax profits up 35% to...

NME to cease print edition

The iconic British weekly music publication, which launched in 1952, has been axed as part of the brand’s digital-first strategy. The last edition will hit the stands on 9 March.

Manchester Print Services invests in cutting and dye-sub kit

Manchester Print Services has invested more than £200,000 in new cutting and dye-sublimation equipment to cope with increasing demand for its services.

Trailblazer apprenticeship scheme secures government approval

Print Trailblazer – a new type of apprenticeship scheme devised by employers – has now received government approval after more than three years of talks.

UK's first Heidelberg LED press goes to Banbury Litho

Banbury Litho has invested in the UK’s first four-colour Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 75 LED in order to broaden the range of substrates it can work on and expand its business.

CS Labels to double facility size in £3m investment

CS Labels will relocate to a new manufacturing facility and bring in a raft of new Xeikon label presses as part of a £3m investment, described as a “logical progression” for the firm.

Asos Magazine struts its stuff at 100 issues

Asos marked the 100th issue of its quarterly customer-loyalty magazine by making it available online for anyone to buy.

How much heavy lifting can your computers take on?

Machine learning, artificial intelligence and robotics have dominated every technology conference, tradeshow and summit in the past six months.

Star product: Barbieri Spectro LFP qb

The latest plug and play spectro from the Italian manufacturer.

Me & my: Alwan Color Suite 6

Hine Labels in Rotherham loved its second digital colour press, a Dainippon Screen Truepress Jet 350UV+ narrow-web UV inkjet model installed a couple of years ago.