Environment

BFS used Trelleborg blankets converted into luxury briefcases
Consumables manufacturer and supplier BFS Pressroom Solutions has seen its used Trelleborg printing blankets transformed into luxury briefcases by environmental lifestyle accessories producer Elvis &...

Power to the people: why DIY may be the way to go
Back in 2010, Ron Davidson, managing director and founder of PM Solutions, wanted to install a wind turbine. An admirable desire to reduce his company’s environmental impact coincided with a generous...

No retrospective VAT bill for DM single sourcing
Printers who have incorrectly treated the postal element of ad mailings as VAT zero-rated are unlikely to be hit with a retrospective bill but could face charges from 1 October, according to the...

Business inspection: Get your data security all locked up
For applications that demand customer data remains unassailable, PCI DSS is a prerequisite.

Has Creditsafe put printers’ ratings at risk?
During the past month, a quiet crisis has been spreading across the print industry, sparked over the August bank holiday weekend by an upgrade to corporate credit report provider Creditsafe’s ratings...

Editor’s comment: Credit rate crashes put printers in A&E
If cash is the lifeblood of a business, then its credit rating could probably be best described as the heart monitor. And if your business’s ECG read-out flatlines, then it can be disconcerting to say...

Make time for more flexible personnel
Flexibility is great, right? Fantastic if you’re trying out yoga. But only up to a point. It would be a bad thing if you were so bendy you tied yourself up in knots. While conversely, complete...

Cable announces 40% pay rise for apprentices
Vince Cable has announced plans to raise the national minimum wage for apprentices from £2.73 to £3.79 per hour ahead of his speech this afternoon at the Liberal Democrat's annual party conference in...

Government launches postal competition inquiry
The government has announced an inquiry into competition in the UK postal sector, including downstream access and end-to-end delivery, as well as the impact of parcel delivery services on the...

DS Smith interim results in line with expectations
In an interim management statement, DS Smith announced that it had made progress in line with its plans. The statement was released prior to the firm's AGM, which was held on 17 September.