Retail

Swan boss returns to print after a decade

Former Swan Packaging managing director Bill Stillman has returned to the industry full-time, joining forces with Milan-based takeaway packaging manufacturer Liner Italia as its UK sales and marketing...

Overmatter: In vino veritas?

Wine and print together are Overmatter’s idea of the perfect story. At a Tesco not far from PrintWeek Towers someone with an oenophilic turn of phrase that would put Jilly Goolden to shame has hacked...

Fujifilm unveils Acuity F at Fespa

Fujifilm is targeting volume sign and display printers with the launch of the high-volume flatbed UV Acuity F wide-format printer series, its OEM version of Canon’s latest Océ Arizona.

Octink boosts productivity with major Durst spend

Octink has increased its print productivity up to ten fold with a £500,000 investment in two Durst wide-format printers and a Caldera workflow.

Gask & Hawley makes major hybrid investment

Gask & Hawley is making a sensational return to web printing with a new hybrid web offset/inkjet press that will be unique in the UK.

Killer app: Octink spreads the love for London Fashion Week

Notorious for wearing very little, and indeed nothing at all in her Wrecking Ball video, controversial pop singer Miley Cyrus was nevertheless prominently featured on a London Fashion Week window...

Fuji unveils Ipex plans and show partnership

Fujifilm has unveiled more of its plans for next month’s Ipex, which include a tie-up with Horizon UK agent Intelligent Finishing Systems (IFS) to create a true short-run commercial inkjet print shop.

Printers must learn to go with Flow

Earlier this month Amazon launched an app update that has been described as a major threat to traditional retailers. However, not everyone is running scared as the opportunities may be significant.

Swanline in £1m spend on second HP Scitex FB10000

Swanline Print has ordered its second HP Scitex FB10000 industrial flatbed press, part of a £1m investment, just eight months after installing the UK’s first after achieving significant growth with...

Compass targets growth in sign and display arm

Commercial printer Compass is targeting continued growth in its sign and display division after completing a £100,000 investment in a new facility and kit.