Business

Me & my: Mimaki UJF-3042FX
It doesn't take a master sleuth to deduce that Brunel Engraving isn't in fact a printing firm. And yet, in a heartening reversal of the much-reported trend of printers diversifying into other areas,...

Watkiss Automation holds first UK show for finishing machines
Finishing equipment supplier Watkiss Automation is hoping for a sales boost for three of its newest machines when showing them at North Print and Pack next month.

PJ Print switches to Fujifilm's Pro-T3 plates
Suffolk-based digital and litho printer PJ Print has switched to Fujifilm's Brillia HD PRO-T3 processless plates to improve its production.

HP announces Sign and Digital product line up
HP has announced it will showcase an extensive range of HP Scitex and Designjet products at Sign and Digital UK 2013, which will take place in Birmingham from 30 April to 2 May.

Sign & Digital UK: A focus on exploring fresh opportunities
As themes for shows go, you perhaps couldn't get one more sure to pique the interest of the average printer in this current climate than 'new business'. Which is why event director Rudi Blackett is...

Learning to be a better people person
Say the words 'performance management' to a print boss and chances are you'll be greeted by a detailed account of exactly how they have ensured productivity on their latest treasured printing machine....

Are you prepared for the new tax timetable?
Rather than allowing employers to submit annual PAYE accounts, like they used to, HMRC is about to demand that they upload details every time they pay someone, starting from this month's payday.

Business inspection: Adding extra strings to your bow
The ability to offer a one-stop service to your clients is a powerful incentive to bring new skills in-house, but there are costs to consider

First phase of Business Bank announced
The government has launched the first phase of its much anticipated Business Bank with a 300m investment programme for SMEs.

EFI's 'smart' sign tool could be a 'licence to print money'
EFI's SmartSign Analytics (SSA) tool for monitoring and analysing the consumer response to individual signs could be "a licence to print money" for early adopters from the signange sector.

Presstek cuts 70 positions in global restructure
Less than six months after it was acquired by private equity firm American Industrial Partners (AIP), Presstek is going through a restructuring that includes a number of redundancies.

USPS in U-turn on Saturday delivery
The board of the US Postal Service (USPS) announced this week that it has directed US Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe not to go ahead with plans to end Saturday delivery this August.