Print industry news roundup: Thatcher, Redpack, FLS, Two Sides, X1/Catfish, Geoff Neal

Stay up to date with your procurement supply chain thanks to print industry news at your fingertips. This week: Print industry reflects on Thatcher era; Redpack hosts 3m Anglia business fund launch; FLS beginning to reach printers; Two Sides webinar will share intelligence on anti-paper marketing; X1 boosts business with Catfish; Geoff Neal invests in factory, finishing and software ahead of second XL

 

Print industry reflects on Thatcher era
"Divisive" has been the most-used word in national newspaper coverage following the death of Margaret Thatcher, and opinions about her legacy are also mixed in the printing industry.

Redpack hosts £3m Anglia business fund launch
Norfolk-based flow-wrapping and packaging machine manufacturer Redpack hosted the launch of a government-backed £3m Business Growth Fund, at its Norwich facility yesterday.

Funding for Lending Scheme beginning to reach printers
Printers are beginning to benefit from the Funding for Lending scheme (FLS), the much-criticised government initiative to ease the flow of credit to cash-starved SMEs.

International Two Sides webinar will share intelligence on anti-paper marketing
The campaign to challenge the anti-paper environmental campaigns moves up a notch with a worldwide webinar on Wednesday.

X1 boosts business with Catfish
Slough-based print and design company X1 has boosted business after installing a new web-to-print platform to replace its Kodak Storefront system.

Geoff Neal invests in factory, finishing and software ahead of second XL
Geoff Neal Litho has upgraded its factory, finishing and workflow in advance of the arrival of a Heidelberg XL 106-6+L