Printers
CS Labels makes Canon investment for proofing
Digital label printer CS Labels has invested in a Canon imagePrograf iPF 6450 large-format printer to enable it to provide colour-accurate proofs.
Stephens & George prepares for arrival of second XL 106-8-P
Stephens & George (S&G) is gearing up for the arrival of its second Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106-8-P, which will replace one of its existing 10-colour perfectors when it is installed in January 2015.
Cable announces 40% pay rise for apprentices
Vince Cable has announced plans to raise the national minimum wage for apprentices from £2.73 to £3.79 per hour ahead of his speech this afternoon at the Liberal Democrat's annual party conference in...
Connect Packaging makes digital foray following sale to CBS
Connect Packaging has installed its first digital press as part of a £750,000 investment backed by its new parent CBS Packaging, which acquired the Essex-based converter in December 2013.
60 seconds with Point Control
Lancashire-based perfect and PUR binding specialist Point Control began life 18 years ago when founding directors Richard Berwick, Andrew Cavannagh and Shaun Gill decided they wanted to work for...
Overmatter: plants in space
Printing companies often find it difficult to come up with new and creative ideas for their own marketing materials. Which explains why we’ve seen so many brochures with big pictures of printing...
Bright ideas make upping performance light work
Do you know what a black belt in Six Sigma can do? How about Kaizen? Are you familiar with its principles? What about the Theory of Constraints (TOC)?
Making the move: setting up shop in new premises
Ever since Margaret Thatcher declared her belief in a “property-owning democracy” and introduced Right to Buy in 1980, the UK has been a country obsessed with houses as something, not just to live in,...
Q&A: Francis Atterbury Partner, Hurtwood Press
Francis was, literally, born into the industry. Having swerved a potential career in house sales, he has worked in print for over 35 years and now heads up print and book production consultancy...
Killer app: Rider turns to pyromania for Print Club exhibition
Trendy asymmetric haircuts, thick-rimmed glasses and more beards than you can shake a, um, razor blade at – there’s no mistaking a Blisters screen print exhibition.