Business

A tale of innovation over two centuries

This year marks the 200th anniversary of Koenig & Bauer, which was the first manufacturer in the world to make a motorised cylinder printing press and is the oldest press maker still in existence.

The M&A game is open to all players

Judging by the contents of the past few issues, consolidation is clearly the name of the game right now.

Can new regulations right the wrongs of late payments?

It is the bane of an SME’s life: late payments from a large customer can leave a smaller company in dire straits. For too long, it appears the government has sat back and allowed the big companies...

Antalis poised to float as parent hit by $138m court claim

Antalis and Arjowiggins parent Sequana has lost the latest round of its long-running High Court battle with BAT Industries and has filed for temporary creditor protection in France while it looks to...

IST (UK) to promote UV retrofit service at PrintWeekLive!

IST (UK) has signed up for next month’s inaugural PrintWeekLive! and will inform show visitors about its UV retrofit service.

Focus on the future for a longer life

January is always one of the toughest months for print, and this year seems to have been no exception.

Spend smart and enhance your portfolio

Oriel Printing Company had high hopes for its new print-enhancement service offering UV-based polymer varnishing and spot foiling. It was to be, according to the business, the first trade Scodix...

The publishers who put it all together

Which part of the magazine publishing sector has a colossal advertising spend yet doesn’t sell advertising in its titles, publishes new products every year, in two tightly defined timeframes and knows...

'Talk about value, not just the price’

It’s safe to say that the Independent Print Industries Association is not exactly the best-known trade body in print. But that’s not a concern for chief executive Marian Stefani, nor part of her...

Serial phoenixers give us all a bad rep

The print industry, like many others with room for consolidation, has a bustling M&A market, which in an ideal world would be characterised by honest, straightforward transactions where jobs are saved...