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Killer app: Printers pool resources to rebrand News UK agents
Popping to the shop to grab a paper? You might end up coming away with more. According to Him! CTP 2013 research 69% of shoppers buy other items as well as a newspaper, with those buyers tending to be...
Overmatter: pop proposal
Ah, the romance of print. We’ve had proposals writ large on billboards, and writ small in newspaper classified ads.
FSC Online Claims Platform now 'voluntary'
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) has pulled back on plans to make its proposed Online Claims Platform (OCP) mandatory to all certificate holders and has delayed its launch until early 2015.
Banks joins Xeikon to continue drive into commercial print
Former Presstek UK sales director Peter Banks has joined Xeikon to head up the digital press manufacturer’s UK commercial sales.
New figures highlight SME growth and lending issues
The growth plans of SMEs are being affected by a decrease in net lending to them and distrust of the banking sector, according to new data.
De La Rue finally finds new chief
De La Rue has ended its six-month search for a new chief executive and appointed a BAE Systems cyber security chief.
Andesign secures government grant of over £120,000 to help grow business
Wide-format printer Andesign plans to recruit new staff, move to bigger premises and invest in new machinery after securing a government grant of over £120,000.
IPC teams with Boku to offer mobile payment for mag subscriptions
IPC Media has partnered with mobile payment platform Boku to allow readers to subscribe to its print titles via text, in a bid to revitalise interest in magazines amongst the young "mobile-first"...
Tullis Russell Markinch appoints new managing director
Tullis Russell has appointed Niall MacDonald as the new managing director of its premium paper and board business based in Markinch, Scotland.
News UK rebrands 8,300-plus newsagents in printed newspaper push
Over 8,300 independent newsagents across the UK and Ireland have been rebranded in a push to sell more printed copies of The Sun and The Times.
AB Group Packaging and PEFC encourage paper bag use
AB Group Packaging and the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) are encouraging brand owners, retailers and consumers to use more paper bags as an alternative to plastic.
DMA warning on ad mail 'VAT timebomb'
Direct mail suppliers to charities and financial services businesses could face crippling backdated VAT bills according to the DMA, which has warned that many printers could be sitting on a "VAT...
Paragon supports growth plans with new hire
Print and document management specialist Paragon Group UK has appointed Simon Whitaker as its new UK sales manager to support its plans for continued growth and increasing market presence.
Delta in £1m Durst double investment
The Delta Group has installed two new Durst wide-format machines, significantly boosting it’s roll-to-roll capacity and enabling it to bring soft-signage production inhouse for the first time.
Polestar targets new contracts with Canon Océ digital spend
Polestar Applied Solutions has invested in an Océ ColorStream 3500 and four Canon Océ VarioStream 8650 continuous feed printers to boost capacity both for white paper solution printing and pre-printed...