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Cumbrian company brings print power to 39 steps
Cumbria-based H&H Reeds Printers has helped a local school to maximise the power of print to teach children maths.
Fast-growing digital firm pledges donation for every job
Gemini Digital, which has seen its turnover triple in three years, has decided to donate £1 to local charities for each job it completes.
Trading update from Xaar
First half sales at Xaar are likely to be 22% down on last year, although sales in its critical ceramics business have “stabilised”.
Osborne's 'Emergency Budget' largely welcomed by print
Chancellor George Osborne has announced plans to introduce a national ‘living wage’ in his Emergency Budget speech earlier today (8 July).
Athena re-emerges as web-to-print cover art venture
Iconic poster company Athena has re-launched – as a web-to-print operation printing high-quality licensed album art from a facility in York.
Taskforce details £6m spend post Tullis Russell administration
The taskforce established by the Scottish government in the wake of the Tullis Russell Papermakers administration has agreed an action plan to spend the £6m pledged in state assistance.
Ultimatum Engineering signs Bordeaux deal
Ultimatum Engineering has signed an agreement to sell Bordeaux Digital PrintInk’s UV and UV LED inks in the UK.
Finance firms address printers' post-Paperlinx cash issues
Industry finance specialists are moving to provide alternative solutions for printers caught up in a post-Paperlinx credit crunch.
Witherbys rebrands and celebrates 275 years in business
A print business which started copying legal documents by hand in 1740 celebrated its 275th anniversary with a party at St Bride Foundation.
Pensord cuts makeready times with UK's first 10-colour Speedmaster SX 102
Pensord Press expects to boost like-for-like efficiency by between 30% and 40% when it takes delivery of the UK’s first 10-colour Speedmaster SX 102-10P press early next year.
Premier Paper becomes UK Lumi stockist
Independent paper merchant Premier Paper Group has become a UK stockist of Lumi papers.
Rayprographics installs Fastbind Pureva XT
Digital and wide-format printer Rayprographics has upgraded its bindery after investing in a Fastbind Pureva XT combined PUR and EVA perfect binder.
Printers urged to take action to plug skills gap
BPIF president Gerald White has urged all the federation’s 1,300 members to take on “at least one” new apprentice in order to plug the industry’s looming skills gap.
PCL Digital eyes 20-30% turnover boost following Duplo investment
PCL Digital has bought two pieces of Duplo equipment to boost its productivity and increase its in-house service offering with the aim to increase turnover by 20 to 30% in the next 12 months.
'Leaders of the future' graduate from BPIF scheme
The BPIF is celebrating the success of more than 120 printing industry professionals who are the first-ever graduates of its Level 5 Graduate Management Programme.