Business

Eclipse rounds off £2m spend and hints at more to come

Eclipse has rounded off a £2m spend in digital and post-press kit for its Eclipse 4dm direct mail arm with a £200,000 IT upgrade across both parts of the business, with more digital and finishing kit...

Westdale relocates Bristol finishing arm to main Cardiff site

Westdale Press has closed its remote finishing plant Western Print Finishing in Bristol, with these processes moved to Westdale’s East Moors, Cardiff site.

Peer-to-peer print marketplace service goes live

A former marketing director of Webmart has set up a commission-free online trade-only marketplace for printers to place and win business.

Paperlinx accuses leading paper manufacturer of anti-competitive behaviour

Paperlinx has logged a complaint against a major paper manufacturer claiming anticompetitive behaviour regarding indent sales and hinted that formal complaints against other manufacturers could be on...

Inc Direct adds to CRM know-how with new role

Inc Direct has boosted its sales reach with the appointment of Roger Stevens in the newly created role of CRM director.

Printer compensated for hearing loss

An ex-printer has received a pay-out from his former employer after working for nearly two decades without hearing protection.

Outlook is positive for API Group despite reduced profit

Foil and laminate manufacturer API Group has reported a drop in first-half profit and revenue, but the company said it expected an improvement on 2012 in its full-year results.

Business Bank allocated extra £250m

The government is to provide an extra £250m to the British Business Bank to lend to small businesses, on top of the £1bn already allocated.

Prontaprint Walsall rounds off £400,000 spend to realign business

Prontaprint Walsall has bought an Esko Kongsberg i-XE10 digital cutting table, which rounds off a £400,000 investment programme to refocus the business.

HH Global joins government export taskforce

HH Global has been appointed to a government taskforce of 100 SMEs from the creative industries to target £500m of overseas contracts in the next three years.