Printers

Coatings Direct buys B1 diecutter for fast turnarounds
East Anglian specialist print finisher Coatings Direct is targeting national work by bringing in an SBL B1 machine to join its diecutting cylinders.

Insolvent Superdata begins trading as Immediate Label
Label printer Superdata has reemerged as Immediate Label vowing to pay creditors back 100,747 in outstanding debts.

Sharman & Co in £70,000 newspaper press upgrade
Newspaper printer Sharman & Co has invested £70,000 in finishing kit that will boost the quality of its work as the job mix shifts towards higher calibre presentation.

Prismaflex launches self-powered outdoor displays
Prismaflex, the international outdoor media specialist, has created the first out of home advertising display that is entirely energy self-sufficient, with the launch of its solar-powered Autonomous...

Unite slams reduction in consultation period
Government plans to reduce the minimum consultation period for large-scale redundancies from 90 to 45 days are regressive and anti-job measures, Unite has said.

Disq Group appoints chairman to lead 2013 push
Exhibition and display makers membership body Disq Group has appointed Philippe Jefferies as chairman with a remit to expand its sales reach in 2013.

FLS unlikely to impact business loans until mid 2013
The Funding for Lending scheme (FLS) is unlikely to materially impact net lending to businesses until the middle of next year, according to the latest quarterly bulletin from the Bank of England.

CWU threatens to boycott DSA mail
Bosses at the Communication Workers Union (CWU) have reiterated the union's threat to get postal workers to boycott mail from downstream access (DSA) providers ahead of a ballot in the New Year.

New Year predictions - Mastercolour's Philip Exall
Philip Exall, managing director at Mastercolour in Tunbridge Wells

New Year predictions - Pinstripe Print Group's Nigel Lyon
Nigel Lyon, managing director, Pinstripe Print Group