Business
Polestar wins Stylist France contract
Polestar has been awarded the contract to print the French edition of <i>Stylist</i>, the weekly free magazine published by Timar, a joint venture between Groupe Marie Claire and Shortlist Media.
UK economy grows 0.3% to avoid triple-dip recession
The UK has narrowly avoided a triple-dip recession in Q1 2013 as gross domestic product grew by 0.3% compared to Q4 2012.
Cubic Digital boost business with Roland
A Roland wide format VersaCAMM VS-540 machine has added around 20,000 to Southampton-based printshop Cubic Digital's turnover in less than 18 months, its owner has said.
Mergers and acquisitions call for an intelligent strategy
Judging by the amount of mergers and acquisitions across the print and packaging industries over the past 18 months, we appear to be hitting a peak in M&A activity for the sector.
Catford Print eyes opportunities in web2print
Commercial printer Catford Print Centre has completes 100,000 investment for web2print strategy, following a successful foray into the market.
Durst boosts UK direct sales team
Durst has continued to strengthen its UK sales presence with the appointment of a northern sales manager in Richard Bates.
RBLI invests to boost signage work
Kent-based charity and social enterprise Royal British Legion Industries (RBLI) has investedover 250,000 to modernise its sign printing business.
IPC Media restructure sees Scott depart
One of the last major print production roles in UK magazine publishing is no more.
Bank of England 'heavily skews' FLS in favour of SME lending
The Bank of England and HM Treasury have announced an extension to the Funding for Lending scheme (FLS) that is "heavily skewed" to support net lending to SMEs.
Applications inivited for new innovation hub in Scotland
The applications process to become part of a pioneering innovation centre in Dundee that will support start-ups in the digital, technology and creative media sectors has opened.