Business
Interview: ‘Keep learning – and keep trying’
By his own admission, Label Apeel managing director Stuart Kellock hasn’t always been the easiest of bosses. After all, not many people would sack a sibling from the family firm. But in his 20-plus...
300 jobs at risk as Hallmark UK outsources production
Greetings card giant Hallmark UK has announced that it is to outsource its printing and manufacturing operations, currently based in Dawson Lane, Bradford, with the potential loss of up to 300 jobs.
Cardiff printer convicted of tax fraud
A printer has been ordered to repay £135,000 for VAT fraud or serve 32 weeks in prison.
Funding difficulties leave printers asking if scheme is viable
With the government continuing to pump money into the Regional Growth Fund (RGF) faster than it can be spent by either the BIS or the intermediaries through which the vast majority of funds are...
Ipex preview: post-press stand-by-stand
Your guide to the post-press exhibitors at this year's show.
Lincolnshire printer rises from the ashes
One year on from a devastating fire that gutted its Lincolnshire factory, Mono-Poly Printers has risen from the ashes of disaster and is now stronger than ever.
Kodak to end UK plate production as it rejigs portfolio
Kodak is to close its Leeds plate manufacturing facility, with the loss of more than 200 jobs, as the group realigns its global Sonora processless plate production portfolio as upgrades to facilities...
Funding for Lending figures show decline in net business lending to SMEs
Net lending to SMEs from the 34 banks that are participating in the one year extension to the Funding for Lending scheme (FLS) declined by £1.3bn in Q2-Q4 2013 while net lending to households from the...
Glossop Cartons teams with Nth Degree for AR packaging service
Glossop Cartons has launched an Augmented Reality (AR) service for its packaging customers after teaming up with Hertfordshire-based Nth Degree Imaging.
NAO report shows bulk of £2.6bn RGF money remains unspent
The government's flagship lending scheme, the Regional Growth Fund (RGF), has been criticised in the latest report from the National Audit Office for its slow progress in awarding the £2.6bn allocated...