Companies & suppliers

Unite calls for better H&S in print after youth injured at work

Unite and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have called for better safety measures in the print industry following a serious accident involving a 16-year-old.

EFI on acquisistion trail despite Q4 losses

EFI chief executive Guy Gecht remained confident last week despite reporting an 11% decline in Q4 revenues, down to $135.3m (95.8m), and a pre-tax loss for the period of $4.6m.

The print industry turns a million pages a month on printweek.com

Printweek.com has reached a major milestone in its development as the website of choice for the print industry, with its audience now looking at more than 1m pages in January.

BPIF to launch scholarship scheme

The BPIF, along with the union Unite and the Printers' Charitable Corporation (PCC), is set to relaunch its scholarship scheme to support young people training for a career in the printing and graphic...

Palladian Press buys internet group Dominion

Palladian Press has bolstered its web and multimedia services arm after acquiring fellow Colchester-based web design and internet company Dominion.

Summit Print rounds off 1m spend with site move and new press

Summit Print has "set solid foundations for future growth" after completing a 1m investment programme that included a site move and a Ryobi press upgrade.

Unite slams Trinity's freeze on staff pay rises

Unite has reacted angrily to plans by newspaper publisher Trinity Mirror to freeze pay increases for its staff in 2009.

'Business as usual' at Chesapeake UK as US arm mulls Chapter 11 options

Chesapeake has insisted it is "business as usual" for its UK operation, despite the possibility of the US packaging group seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the States.

Wifag eyeing digital move after L&P/Spuhl buys

Wifag Polytype Group, owner of newspaper printing kit manufacturer Wifag, is considering its options in the digital printing market after purchasing L&P Digital Technologies and Spuhl Digital Printing...

Changing hands but protecting the legacy

Building direct mail firm 4DM had left its directors craving time to pursue other interests, but reluctant to just walk away, they opted for a more personal sale