Printers
Flint Group announces offset inks price increase
Flint Group has announced a 5% increase in the price of all offset inks from 1 January 2015.
DS Smith in world first with Onset S40i corrugated printer
DS Smith has been revealed as the first packaging company worldwide to have installed Fujifilm's digital print system for corrugated board, comprising the Onset S40i, Uvijet OL inks and an automated...
Creditsafe's new ratings model slashes print credit scores
The launch of a new ratings model by credit information supplier Creditsafe has resulted in a widespread downgrade of UK printers' credit scores.
CS Labels makes Canon investment for proofing
Digital label printer CS Labels has invested in a Canon imagePrograf iPF 6450 large-format printer to enable it to provide colour-accurate proofs.
Stephens & George prepares for arrival of second XL 106-8-P
Stephens & George (S&G) is gearing up for the arrival of its second Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106-8-P, which will replace one of its existing 10-colour perfectors when it is installed in January 2015.
Cable announces 40% pay rise for apprentices
Vince Cable has announced plans to raise the national minimum wage for apprentices from £2.73 to £3.79 per hour ahead of his speech this afternoon at the Liberal Democrat's annual party conference in...
Connect Packaging makes digital foray following sale to CBS
Connect Packaging has installed its first digital press as part of a £750,000 investment backed by its new parent CBS Packaging, which acquired the Essex-based converter in December 2013.
60 seconds with Point Control
Lancashire-based perfect and PUR binding specialist Point Control began life 18 years ago when founding directors Richard Berwick, Andrew Cavannagh and Shaun Gill decided they wanted to work for...
Overmatter: plants in space
Printing companies often find it difficult to come up with new and creative ideas for their own marketing materials. Which explains why we’ve seen so many brochures with big pictures of printing...
Bright ideas make upping performance light work
Do you know what a black belt in Six Sigma can do? How about Kaizen? Are you familiar with its principles? What about the Theory of Constraints (TOC)?