Industry bodies

SuperCorrExpo announces sponsorship from Western India Corrugated Box Manufacturers Association

The 2012 TAPPI / AICC SuperCorrExpo, the global hub of corrugated technology, announced that the Western India Corrugated Box Manufacturers Association (WICMA) has joined SuperCorrExpo 2012 as a...

Communisis plays host to CBI delegates

Marketing services provider Communisis showcased its print technology to delegates from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) during a recent visit that coincided with the organisation's annual...

State banks appeal to SMEs, but there are better options

The economist Adam Posen is a man that few printers will have heard of before this week. Known primarily for being the arch-dove on the Bank of England's nine member Monetary Policy Committee, Posen...

Pindar steps down as BPIF president, Middleton returns

Andrew Pindar has stepped down as BPIF president, with his predecessor Rupert Middleton stepping in on an interim basis.

The vexed case of anti-dumping duty

PrintWeek India hosted a discussion between the representative of the All India Federation of Master Printers and TechNova to understand the relative merits of a fair market competition in the digital...

Ipex South Asia 2011: driving new opportunities

Ipex South Asia 2011 is flexing its muscle with value added initiatives to boost business for both visitors and exhibitors. In a preview Noel D'Cunha and Tanvi Parekh preview organisers and...

YMP undergoes rebranding in bid to attract more members

Young Managing Printers (YMP) has been renamed Professionals in Print & Media (PPM) as part of a rebranding exercise aimed at boosting membership numbers.

Credit climate for printers improving, remains under threat

The credit climate for the US printing industry has been slowly improving in recent years, but remains challenging and could take another plunge downward due to the current US economic turmoil...

US Print magazine numbers fall, led by decline in newsstand sales

Total circulation for US print consumer magazines declined by a modest 1.3% in the first half of 2011, driven largely by a decline in single issue newsstand sales, the Audit Bureau of Circulations...

BCQ adds colour management to standards stable

BCQ Group has added ISO 12647/2 to its raft of business standards.