Business

Cubic Digital boost business with Roland

A Roland wide format VersaCAMM VS-540 machine has added around 20,000 to Southampton-based printshop Cubic Digital's turnover in less than 18 months, its owner has said.

Mergers and acquisitions call for an intelligent strategy

Judging by the amount of mergers and acquisitions across the print and packaging industries over the past 18 months, we appear to be hitting a peak in M&A activity for the sector.

Durst boosts UK direct sales team

Durst has continued to strengthen its UK sales presence with the appointment of a northern sales manager in Richard Bates.

RBLI invests to boost signage work

Kent-based charity and social enterprise Royal British Legion Industries (RBLI) has investedover 250,000 to modernise its sign printing business.

IPC Media restructure sees Scott depart

One of the last major print production roles in UK magazine publishing is no more.

Welcome to the Digital packaging report

Welcome to our inaugural Digital packaging report. There's little doubt that the packaging sector has been remarkably - albeit perhaps unsurprisingly - resilient to the economic downturn.

Revamped northern show packs a punch

For many printers back in 2009, the North just wasn't the place to be. Nothing to do with the weather, the funny accent or southern printers' fear of being drunk under the table by their hardier...

Bank of England 'heavily skews' FLS in favour of SME lending

The Bank of England and HM Treasury have announced an extension to the Funding for Lending scheme (FLS) that is "heavily skewed" to support net lending to SMEs.

North Print & Pack exhibitors reveal kit line-ups

Our essential stand-by-stand guide of who's showing what at the Harrogate International Centre in May

Applications inivited for new innovation hub in Scotland

The applications process to become part of a pioneering innovation centre in Dundee that will support start-ups in the digital, technology and creative media sectors has opened.

UMG to highlight 'making print better' at North Print & Pack

Print finishing distributer Uchida Machine Group has signed up to exhibit at this year's North Print & Pack.

Semper survey shows dramatic Q1 plunge in print profits

US printers had a sharp drop in first quarter profits despite a modest rise in sales revenues, the Semper International survey for Q1 2013 has found.