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St Ives adds to consultancy offering
St Ives has added a different type of retail expertise to its portfolio with its latest acquisition.
Johnston Press doubles underlying profit in declining market
Johnston Press has more than doubled underlying profits in a declining market, but contract printing revenues remain flat, according to its latest results.
Matrix laminator will boost profits, says John Brailsford
John Brailsford Printers is bringing work back in-house to make big savings after installing a new Matrix Duplex Pneumatic double-sided B2 laminator.
Community print studio awarded £200k, considers wide-format spend
A printmaking studio has more reason to celebrate its 21st anniversary after being awarded £200,000 of capital investment to buy digital kit and extend its premises.
The Reel Envelope Company hits £100k sales in first month
New envelope printer The Reel Envelope Company has revealed it has broken the £100,000 sales mark in its first month of trading.
Jersey newspaper to become inkjet pioneer
Kodak and Jersey’s Guiton Group have teamed up to set up an inkjet newspaper printing operation that will be the first of its kind worldwide.
DS Smith criticised as company fined £400k after employee death
DS Smith has been fined £400,000 after admitting to safety breaches that led to the death of a senior manager, who was dragged into a pressing machine.
New Print Head Doctors can extend printhead life using smartphone
Canadian company Digital Sign Technologies is in the process of releasing three new upgrades to its Print Head Doctor line of printhead cleaners.
KBA ups factory output after jump in sheetfed orders
KBA is optimistic about its prospects for the full year, although it has a way to go to hit its €1bn (£708m) annual sales target.
St Ives strives to maintain print margins
St Ives has described trading in its large-format print wing as “challenging” ahead of its year-end results, but still expects to post figures that are in line with market expectations.
Overmatter: bin blunder
Overmatter still wakes up in cold sweat sometimes, upon remembering a head-scratching hoo-hah back in the day when attempting to create the artwork for self-cling window decals, which needed to be...
L&S Display helps auction house win its stripes
L&S Display recently produced an eye-catching bespoke graphic application for the outside of auction house Christie’s King Street Gallery buildin in London.
Portucel becomes latest papermaker to push up prices
Portucel Soporcel is to increase the European prices of its uncoated fine papers, sheets and reels, by between 4% and 8%, for the third time this year.
Capita to move print production from Birmingham
Capita Document & Information Services is moving print production operations from Birmingham to Nottinghamshire to better "meet client demand".
Langley confident on prospects
Manroland Sheetfed’s factory is “fully loaded” into next year following a boost in orders during the first half of the year.