Business

Purely Digital develops web-to-print arm
Derby-based digital print firm Purely Digital has launched a web-to-print service for its clients in response to growing demand.

1st Signs & Graphics targets growth with Arizona install
1st Signs & Graphics has installed a Canon Oc Arizona 460XT after it secured a 100% loan from its Regional Development Agency (RDA).

Business as usual at Polestar
Work is carrying on as usual at Polestar Bicester after a fire that started on Monday destroyed half of its work-in-progress storage facility.

Graphic Image Films expands substrate portfolio
Specialist film supplier Graphic Image Films has expanded its range of Derprosa laminating films on offer in the UK.

Optichrome mourns Ted Stephens
Optichrome chairman and owner Ted Stephens has died. He was 64 and had been suffering from cancer.

MPG evaluating possible sale options
MPG Printgroup's directors and financial stakeholders are still in the process of evaluating various possible options for the future of the group.

Fire strikes Polestar facility
Fire crews have been on site at Polestar Bicester for more than 36-hours after a fire broke out at around 1am yesterday morning.

EFI picks up acquisition pace again
EFI has acquired Belgian MIS developer GamSys Software as it looks to expand its reach through Europe.

MPG's Chard confirms administration
MPG Printgroup will go into administration next week, according to chief executive Tony Chard.

Three quarters of SMEs still unaware of funding scheme
New figures show that only 27% of SMEs across the UK are aware of the government's Funding for Lending Scheme (FLS) and fewer are using external finance.

PCP completes trio of cup final jobs
Precision Colour Printing has produced three high-profile football programmes for customer publisher Haymarket Network.

WK360 upgrades to Xeikon 6000 for colour-critical fashion POS
Print and design business WK360 has bought a Xeikon 6000 digital colour press for its point-of-sale work, particularly in fashion.