Business

Rhapsody merges with sister company Wyndeham Digital

Rhapsody has merged with Wyndeham Group data arm Wyndeham Digital to add data analysis and strategic insight capabilities to its existing cross-media production services.

Bishops Printers announces £1.6m print and finishing spend

Bishops Printers has returned to Heidelberg for its second Speedmaster XL 75-10-P with Inpress Control in less than 12 months as part of a £1.6m equipment upgrade.

DS Smith completes Duropack acquisition

Packaging giant DS Smith has completed its acquisition of Austria-based recycled corrugated board packaging business Duropack.

Pureprint increases in-house services with post-press investment

Uckfield-based digital and litho printer Pureprint has continued to invest heavily by purchasing a range of new finishing equipment to enable it to boost its productivity and increase its in-house...

Classic Print buys Trimfast Board Cutter

Wide-format trade printing specialist Classic Print is installing a 5m-wide Trimfast Board Cutter this week to aid larger-format finishing.

Telford Reprographics boosts productivity with raft of investments

Short-run digital printer Telford Reprographics has rounded off a year of investment with a £250,000 spend on three new Konica Minolta Bizhub press C1060s and two Duplo finishing devices.

J&G Environmental secures Communisis contract

J&G Environmental has been awarded a three-year hazardous waste management contract by Communisis.

Taking digital to the next level

Longridge Print sales director Mike Penfold is forthright about one shortcoming of print companies. “We work in communications yet many of us are rubbish at communicating,” he says. “We produce...

Global industry is upbeat for future

Printers around the world have reported both optimism and growth in two recent market studies, but UK print businesses remain concerned about competitive pricing, rising costs and staffing issues.

Organisers commend Cologne show as ‘best Fespa ever’

Despite a slow Monday and a potentially disruptive train strike on Wednesday, Fespa, which ran in Cologne from 18 to 22 May, recorded its best show ever, as exhibitors and visitors alike showed...