Business

PostalSort adds electric vans to fleet

PostalSort, part of Northern Ireland’s PostalGroup, has added its first all-electric postal delivery van to its fleet.

DMP dodges major press spend by refurbishing secondhand Manroland

Print and direct mail specialist DMP has used parts from its ageing B2 Manroland R300 press to upcycle an identical secondhand machine that it acquired from France.

Coveris buys assets from collapsed Gelpack

International packaging giant Coveris has bought kit, including two Hosokawa Alpine co-extrusion lines, from Gelpack Industrial after the flexible packaging manufacturer fell into administration...

Fast Graphics ups capacity with Mimaki install

Wide-format business Fast Graphics has invested in a new Mimaki JV150-160 to increase its productivity.

Proof positive of print’s innovation

Following our usual summer hiatus in print and this issue’s resulting catch-up on the industry’s comings and goings, you could be forgiven for thinking that the past few weeks have been pretty painful...

Kent printer presses on with the Crossrail hoardings

The Crossrail project, a 73-mile-long train line running across and under London and the Home counties, was given approval back in 2008 and construction began a year later.

Industry responds to tribunals ruling

Celebrated by many as a victory for working people over the elite, a Supreme Court battle brought by public sector union Unison against the government led to the scrapping of tribunal fees in late...

Print may be a strong player but throughput could be better

On the face of it, current labour productivity levels in the UK are pretty dire to say the least. Last month’s Office of National Statistics (ONS) figures show that hourly output fell 0.5% in Q1 of...

Superior first to attain Heidelberg colour certification with LE-UV

Superior has become the first printer to obtain an ISO 12647-2 colour certification on a Heidelberg LE-UV press.

PG Paper targets export growth after securing £10m funding

Scottish paper merchant PG Paper is targeting growth in Latin America after securing a £10m funding package from Santander Corporate & Commercial.