Business
Warren supports core business with new board product additions
Independent cartonboard and graphical board stockist Warren has highlighted its commitment to its core board business by adding a number of new products to its range.
Speedscreen follows up press install with Kongsberg investment
Speedscreen has invested £200,000 in a Kongsberg C64 cutting table to remove a finishing bottleneck arising from its installation of a Durst 1012 in June 2013.
42 Technology launches dedicated printing practice
Product design and development consultancy 42 Technology (42T) has launched a dedicated printing practice to provide a more focused resource for its clients.
MBA Group appoints new independent non-executive director
Multi-channel communications business MBA Group has appointed Alan Charnley as its first independent non-executive director.
An ethical approach to the M&A game
Imagine being told the business you work for is being sold. Then imagine the horrible realisation that your new owner isn’t quite the business leader you had hoped he would be. Then imagine being...
Web’s decline has a way to go yet
It’s a depressing list, and a depressingly long one. The list (below) featuring a roll-call of more than 25 web offset printers that have closed since the year 2000 includes some of the industry’s...
Has Creditsafe put printers’ ratings at risk?
During the past month, a quiet crisis has been spreading across the print industry, sparked over the August bank holiday weekend by an upgrade to corporate credit report provider Creditsafe’s ratings...
Editor’s comment: Credit rate crashes put printers in A&E
If cash is the lifeblood of a business, then its credit rating could probably be best described as the heart monitor. And if your business’s ECG read-out flatlines, then it can be disconcerting to say...
Make time for more flexible personnel
Flexibility is great, right? Fantastic if you’re trying out yoga. But only up to a point. It would be a bad thing if you were so bendy you tied yourself up in knots. While conversely, complete...
Flint Group announces offset inks price increase
Flint Group has announced a 5% increase in the price of all offset inks from 1 January 2015.