Printers
Late payments to UK SMEs top 35bn
Printers are among almost 800,000 UK SMEs owed a record 35bn in overdue payments, new research shows.
Eclipse adds Speedmaster XL 106 to its short run collection
Direct mail printer Eclipse Colour Print has invested in a 10-colour perfecting Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106 at Drupa.
Print-Leeds recruits Lombard to spearhead labels growth
UV litho, digital and label printing company Print-Leeds has appointed Nigel Lombard as new sales development for its label division S&C Labels.
Does green-button machinery portend the death of skill?
Harry Gilmore webs up the film on his Micro B2 single and double-sided film laminator, loads in his sheets of paper and sets the temperature gauge to 120C.
VG secures world first with HP buy
Dutch commercial printer VG Print has become the first firm in the world to invest in an HP Indigo 7600 digital colour press.
Memjet announces Océ partnership at Drupa
The San Diego-based inkjet manufacturer is to develop a high-speed, wide-format colour printer through a new joint venture with Canon subsidiary, Océ.
CGX Emerge highlights new deals and print resurgence
Consolidated Graphics (CGX) held its third annual Emerge conference in New Orleans last month, with much of the focus was on top-level announcements such as a joint venture with Asian printer Yamagata...
In-house services boost former print manager to £1m turnover
Sunderland-based print business First2Print is on target to reach a £1m turnover for 2012 after bringing a range of outsourced services in-house.
Ink Shop on track to boost profits following shift in business strategy
Scottish printer Ink Shop has claimed a new business strategy and investment programme will achieve a five-fold profitability increase this year while cutting 750,000 of unprofitable revenue.
World Book Night to mark second annual books giveaway
World Book Night will be celebrated tonight with 480,000 books set to be distributed at events across the country by some 20,000 volunteers.