Business

EFI reports record sales but misses $1bn target

EFI has reported record full-year sales of $992.1m (£798m) following a record fourth quarter but fell just short of its $1bn annual turnover target.

Apex and IFS to hold third Real Print and Finish event

Apex Digital Graphics and Intelligent Finishing Systems (IFS) are set to team up once again for the third Real Print and Finish open house.

Minuteman Press Bath scores UK Valiani first

The UK’s largest Minuteman Press franchise, in Bath, has bought the UK’s first Valiani Optima V 250 flatbed cutting table.

Pack sector continues to see growth but it is not immune to challenges

According to new research from Smithers Pira, the packaging sector is forecast to represent 56.6%, by value, of a European printing market worth €159.8bn (£139bn) in 2021. The sector represented 44.7%...

Be inspired at the show you created

In just over six weeks’ time something very special will happen. We’ll be opening the doors at our inaugural show, PrintWeekLive!, and the excitement here at PrintWeek Towers is palpable.

Find growth in a shrinking marketplace

It doesn’t look good. Cheque volumes in the UK have dropped from 4 billion in 1990 to around the 600-million mark today.

Connecting paths of cooperation

There is no doubt that technology is helping companies to collaborate in ways that were unthinkable 20 years ago. The internet is of course the main reason for this – but advances in video technology,...

ADP expands capabilities with Ricoh buy

Advantage Digital Print (ADP) has invested in a Ricoh Pro C9110 digital printer to improve its quality and capabilities.

Co-op print show reveals trio of new sign-ups for 2017

Three new exhibitors will join co-operative regional print show Newtech for its first show of 2017, which will take place later this month.

Rates hikes could be a timebomb for UK businesses

That we must pay taxes is a given. But what upsets many is either the way taxes are levied or the size of the bills received. And business rates are no exception.