Business

Aspiring authors need printers with the write stuff

Printed books are doing rather well. Bookseller Foyles posted an 8.1% increase, year on year, in printed books sales for December 2014, while Waterstones says sales of physical books rose 5% in the...

Interview: ‘I bring knowledge of how to deliver value to members’

Despite the fact that he’s a biologist by training, by virtue of his degree at least, the BPIF’s new chief executive, Charles Jarrold, still feels he’s been involved with print for as long as he can...

Division of labour? How SPL will impact your business

Waiting for new employment legislation to hit is a bit like expecting a baby. There’s plenty of time to prepare, but when the momentous day arrives some of the demands can still prove a shock to the...

Totalpost acquires Mailing and Mechanisation UK and wins Muller deal

Consumables and mailroom manufacturer and supplier Totalpost Services has acquired mailroom automation and insertion systems manufacturer Mailing and Mechanisation UK as part of a major expansion...

Speculation over likely EFI acquisition targets

EFI chief executive Guy Gecht has dismissed speculation that the company could mount a bid for Xaar using its $600m (£400m) war chest.

Company bosses jailed in £750,000 fraud trial

The owners of failed south Wales business services company MJL Group were jailed last Friday along with two other people involved in a £750,000 fraud.

PM Solutions invests more than £1.2m in new premises and kit

Print and mailing house PM Solutions has invested £1.2m in a new-build facility and a further £50,000 on a Norpak P9 Polyprocesser polywrapping device and Shuttleworth MIS.

ECB’s €1.1tr QE programme could cut paper costs for UK printers

A €1.1tr (£834bn) asset purchase scheme announced by European Central Bank (ECB) president Mario Draghi this morning could cut the cost of key imports such as paper and ink for UK printers.

Mercian Labels to install world’s first Xeikon Cheetah

Label printer Mercian Labels will next month become the first printer in the world to install the Xeikon Cheetah digital label press.

Friedheim to launch Kama FlexFold 52 folder-gluer in the UK

Finishing equipment supplier Friedheim will launch the Kama FlexFold 52 folder-gluer into the UK market later this year.