Business

Callprint launches promotional products on-demand service

Callprint is seeking to double its 'off-the-street' business with a new promotional products on-demand service as it rolls out regional hub refurbishments.

Lewis & Wood buys Mtex Blue to boost capabilities

A niche, plush textiles and wallpaper print business has bought the UK's first Mtex Blue with Pigments inkjet.

Peerless Plastics & Coatings expands in-house offering with Signracer buy

A plastics and coatings company is to become a trade house for the printing and signage industry after snapping up a hybrid UV printer at Fespa in Amsterdam earlier this month.

Hull printer cuts costs with DYSS investment

G4 Design & Print Solutions aims to save £45,000 a year after installing a digital cutting table to complement its roll-fed, small- and large-format flatbed digital printers.

PCS launches new website as part of rebrand

Plastic Card Services (PCS) has launched a new website as part of a brand overhaul and is looking at a possible leap into digital to help add more than £2m to its turnover.

Blackmore bolsters finishing capabilities with Muller Martini install

A near-doubling of customer numbers triggered by investing in the UK's first KBA B1 LED UV press has prompted Blackmore to buy a second saddle-stitching line.

Northern Print upgrades bindery with Polar install

Northern Print has replaced an ageing Wohlenberg guillotine with a Polar N115 from Heidelberg.

Johnston Press confirms 'i' acquisition approval alongside 2015 accounts

Johnston Press has confirmed shareholder approval of the acquisition of the i newspaper as it revealed income and operating profit dropped in 2015 but pre-tax profits rose after it cut net debt and...

Encore increases efficiency with £250k Bobst investment

Encore Packaging Solutions has spent £250,000 to give itself a big production boost with new kit from Bobst.

Digital ID becomes Magicard distributor

Identification-card company Digital ID has teamed up with one of the UK’s largest ID card printer makers, Magicard, to distribute the latter's printer range, aiming to sell 250 machines in a year.