Companies & suppliers

British-made printable cardboard furniture range launched
Renowned designer David Bartlett has launched a new range of cardboard furniture blanks that can be overprinted with custom designs.

Gov't to overhaul apprenticeship funding
The BPIF has said that new government proposals for apprenticeship funding in England need more consideration.

Takeover bid tabled for CPI
CPI Group could soon be under new ownership if a proposed takeover deal comes to fruition.

Printing Charity calls for industry's help in finding print's needy
The Printing Charity (TPC) has set itself an ambitious target to help 2,000 people a year by 2017.

New ISO standard 'will be increasingly important to print buyers'
A new ISO standard has mapped out a common method for calculating the carbon footprint of printed products.

Print winners set to encounter royal baby crowds
A host of printing industry representatives are on their way to Buckingham Palace, for an occasion made even more special by the arrival of the new prince.

Paperlinx resigns from NAPM to focus on customer bodies
Paperlinx has resigned from all European paper merchant trade associations, including the UK's National Association of Paper Merchants (NAPM), after describing them as a "waste of money".

Punch to sell Xeikon in €110m deal
Punch Graphics is to sell its majority stake in digital press manufacturer Xeikon in a deal that values the business at €185m (£160m).

EFI logs record quarterly growth
EFI has recorded a record quarter in Q2, with sales growing 10% year-on-year to $180.3m (118m) and operating profit growing 19% to $23.4m.

Motique launches new 'eco-friendly' 3D badges
Motique Plastics has brought a new Japanese method of producing domed badges and emblems to the UK market.