Printers

Minuteman Newport navy veteran owner helps locals with Bounce Back scheme
A Royal Navy veteran who now owns a Minuteman Press franchise in Newport, Wales, has supported his local community through the coronavirus pandemic with his local take on Minuteman's Bounce Back UK...

RAP Spiderweb uses CBILS for Komori investment
RAP Spiderweb has taken on a new Komori GL29 four-colour plus coater after Close Brothers Asset Finance funded the purchase using the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS).

Industry output and orders sink to new depths in Q2
The UK print and printed packaging industry hit a record low in the second quarter of 2020, but some improvement is expected in Q3.

Claremon eyes new revenue streams with move into wide-format
Claremon has added wide-format printing to its in-house service offering after investing in a Canon Arizona 1380 XT and a Zünd G3 cutter.

CCM in children's masks donation drive
CCM Group has donated 10,000 face masks specifically manufactured for children to a raft of organisations across the UK.

Minuteman helps local firms bounce back
Minuteman Press in Bath has been helping local businesses continue to trade through the coronavirus pandemic after launching a community website, ‘Bounce Back Bath and NE Somerset’.

Cimpress: resilient but “far from where we want to be”
Cimpress founder Robert Keane has described the effects on business of the Covid-19 pandemic as akin to being “punched hard in the stomach”.

Commission accomplished
Every commercial operation needs good salespeople if they are to sell their products, but while pay can be easier to set for some employees, it has been notoriously difficult to create a commission...

Built to last
In the old days, printing machines were made to last. They were cleaved from solid chunks of metal and essentially built like brick outhouses. Despite technological advances making many of these old...

20 lessons learned during lockdown for prospering amid the new normal
While some print firms were shuttered during lockdown, others have kept going throughout. Dr Adrian Steele, managing director at Staffordshire-based Mercian Labels shares some of the changed workplace...