Business

Digital skills 'black hole' affecting UK productivity

A deficit of digital skills in the UK workforce is negatively impacting productivity, a study from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has found.

Warren expands folding boxboard range

Independent cartonboard and graphical board stockist Warren has added Mayr-Melnhof’s Accurate Freeze GR Kit 9-11 to its range of folding boxboard products.

Sappi to acquire Cham Paper’s speciality paper business

Paper producer Sappi has signed an agreement to acquire the speciality paper business of Cham Paper Group Holding (CPG) for CHF146.5m (£110m).

DS Smith reports revenue growth but profit fall in half-year results

DS Smith has posted revenue growth of 19% but a 1% fall in pre-tax profit in its half-year results.

Johnston Press hits £1m a month earnings for 'i'

Johnston Press has revealed the i newspaper is now trading in line with its plans, with EBITDA for the title averaging £1m a month for each of the past three months.

ProCo buys second RMGT Ryobi LED-UV press

ProCo has boosted its litho firepower with the purchase of a second RMGT Ryobi LED-UV press.

Fine Cut scores UK SwissQprint first

Fine Cut has become the first UK business to install SwissQprint’s Impala LED printer.

Former Anton directors submit pleas as trial slated for next year

Four of the five former Anton Group directors charged with Cheating the Public Revenue have submitted pleas, including some guilty pleas, with a trial for the remaining charges set for November next...

Five-figure fine for Brown Brothers as worker loses fingers

Paper and film supplier Brown Brothers Group has been fined for health and safety breaches after a worker seriously injured his right hand while operating a press.

Interview: ‘Print must rebuild its reputation for delivering value’

If technology has rendered print a commodity, then it’s up to printers to get more involved and become providers of expertise and excellence.