Disciplines

Dines: "once met never forgotten"

David Dines RIP

Industry friends and colleagues are mourning former St Ives sales manager David Dines.

Agfa is offering N95-VCF newspaper plate as alternative to Azura Vi

Agfa trims violet plate portfolio

Agfa is poised to begin phasing out one of its old violet chemistry-free plate products.

Cooper: "Our customers expect the highest levels of environmental protection"

The Encore Group joins Science Based Targets initiative

The Encore Group has become one of a small pool of UK printers to have its emissions targets validated with the Science Based Target initiative (SBTi).

A supplier expo ran in between the conference sessions

IPIA Conference impresses with wellbeing and sustainability focus

The Independent Print Industries Association (IPIA) held its Autumn Conference yesterday (1 September), with its twin focus on wellbeing and mental health, and sustainability, as well as its supplier...

As well as the usual mix of news roundups and thought-provoking features, the August & September ‘Taking ownership’ issue looks at two exit strategies that enable business owners to hand the reins to the people they trust most, their staff…

Keeping up the M&A theme, this issue’s briefing section kicks off with a look at the spike in company acquisitions (a dozen are featured in the issue's news digest alone) and asks if turbulent times...

Gardners operates from a purpose-built facility in Cardiff. Image: Google Maps

Gardners admin report reveals large sums owed to creditors

Documents filed by the administrators of wide-format printer Gardners have revealed that the company owed nearly £5.5m to its creditors.

Transactions were to the detriment of the company and its creditors

Director barred over excess payments

One of the directors of a family-owned print business that went bust owing more than £2.5m has been disqualified.

Seriousness trumps silliness in August’s listicle

While it’s traditionally dubbed the silly season, when it comes to what dominated the August headlines in the mainstream media at least, there wasn’t an awful lot to laugh about in last month’s crop...

Hand and the printing bike, which is getting 'plenty of use'

Printing bike on festival circuit

Nick Hand has been back on the road on his ‘printing bike’, with appearances at a number of festivals.

The three tenders all close later this month

Perfect storm of factors create ideal conditions for M&A deals

Barely a day has gone by in recent months without reports emerging of yet another industry acquisition or merger.