Printers

Labelsprint sold to production manager in pre-pack deal
Wales-based digital label producer Labelsprint has been sold in a pre-pack deal after Leonard Curtis Recovery was called in as administrators.

Government promises extra funds for cash-strapped LEPs
Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) will benefit from 24m in government funding following concerns that lack of money has compromised their independence.

Moo.com trials NFC business cards ahead of 2013 launch
Moo.com has sent out its first Near Field Communication (NFC) business cards this week as part of a public beta trial that will run until the end of the year.

BPIF and NAPM first union a success
The BPIF and NAPM held its first joint conference yesterday (27 September) to bring together members of the print and paper industries.

Practitioners of the dark arts still cast a spell
Once respected as guardians of the written word, printers today have little or no responsibility for content proofing, but pride in print remains

Print emergency for newspapers after Newsfax failure
Newspaper publishers were left scrambling to find new printing arrangements after Newsfax went into administration.

JK Rowling's The Casual Vacancy a hit for Clays
Clays will be the main print industry beneficiary of JK Rowling's debut adult novel, <i>The Casual Vacancy</i>, which went on sale today, after being revealed as the printer of the hotly-anticipated...

Tech-ni-fold collaborates with Adco on Creasestream Plus development
Promotional printer Adco Products has "pushed the boundaries" of Tech-ni-fold's Creasestream Plus, undergoing a number of adaptations and add-ons over the past year.

MPD Offset finds versatility in Horizon bookletmaker
MPD Offset's investment in a Horizon SPF/FC-200A bookletmaking line has proved to be a flexible end solution for the company's variety of printed work.

Healeys targets enviro 'gold standard' after becoming carbon balanced
Healeys Print Group has become one of only a dozen Carbon Balanced Publication Printers in the UK after carbon offsetting its entire operation via the World Land Trust.