Investment & installations

Bengaluru's digital print specialist takes delivery of second Ricoh kit

Bengaluru-based Digital Printing & Imaging Solution has taken delivery of its second Ricoh C720 after taking possession of its third site in Bengaluru. The first C720 was installed in July this year.

Government 95m capex pot: the right idea at the wrong time?

Support for UK manufacturing is something to which British politicians usually pay lip service and not much more. However, the collapse of the financial sector has brought into sharp relief the...

SMEs need aid for working capital, not new equipment

Any help that can be given to SMEs is going to be worth trying. However, I can see a number of pitfalls and problems with this structure. How many businesses will actually need to go and buy new...

Survival of the fittest is theme for 2011

Despite another eventful 12 months for the industry, with a number of significant casualties, some of the movers and shakers have been consolidating, regrouping and even expanding on their past...

Improved Goodhead results damaged by BGP 'snow' loss

Owner Madejski provides additional bail-out to BGP after pre-tax losses

Government announces 250m training fund

Printers will be given the opportunity to access funding for vocational training programmes under a new 250m government scheme.

Cameron unveils SME loan top-up scheme

SME printers could be eligible for a government grant of up to 500,000 towards capital investment to help bridge the gap between their available deposit and the amount required by their asset finance...

Bluepoint Cambridge invests 1m in equipment upgrade

Bluepoint Cambridge has installed a new B2 Komori Lithrone S529 press with coater as part of a 1m investment programme.

Is there a simple blueprint for a successful print business?

For many medium-sized UK print businesses, today's commercial landscape is very different to the one that existed 10 or 15 years ago. And indeed, today's businesses have also changed significantly -...

PRINTmonster relaunches website in bid to raise profile

Digital printers PRINTmonster has relaunched its website as part of a bid to expand and attract new clients.