Business

Goodhead creditors' deficit tops 9m

Goodhead Group's unsecured trade creditors are owed more than 9m, and are likely to receive only a tiny fraction of their money, if anything at all, back.

Sector praises RGF accessibility

Printers should not discount applying for the government's Regional Growth Fund (RGF) on the assumption that they will not succeed or that the application process is prohibitively complex, business...

Antalis adds Orafol products for push into signage

Antalis has signed up to sell the Orafol range of substrates, including plotter vinyls, extending into the signage market.

Wifag ceases direct Virtu sales in EU

Wifag-Polytype Group (WPG) has restructured and refocused its wide-format printer division, ceasing direct sales in Europe and focused its R&D efforts on packaging and industrial applications rather...

Directors of collapsed print group disqualified for 16 years

Two former print bosses have been disqualified for a total of 16 years for offences including false invoicing.

Screenmedia Expo added to Fespa 2013 exhibtion

Screenmedia Expo has been bought by European Sign Expo, the joint-venture event owned by Fespa and the European Sign Federation.

Ipex unveils new focus and format for 2014 show

Ipex has announced it's to move away from the "traditional trade show" model and has unveiled a change of focus and a shortened duration to mirror the "changing dynamics of print".

APS secures multi-million pound RSPCA contract

Print management firm APS Group has won a three-year contract to manage all printed materials for the RSPCA.

Digital Print UK cancelled again

Faversham House has cancelled its prospective digital print trade show Digital Print UK for a second time.

Apogee appoints ex Danwood chief executive as strategy director

Digital print services provider Apogee Corporation has named Steve Hibbert, the former UK group sales director and chief executive of Danwood USA, as strategy director.

Fespa unveils new content and says June show likely to be biggest yet

Fespa has revealed that this year's event is poised to be its largest yet, with the show's confirmed footprint already matching that of Munich three years ago.

Falling run lengths a challenge for paper sector, says Mohawk

The shift to short-run offset and digital jobs is not only changing the landscape for commercial printing, it's also triggering a shift in the paper industry, according to Mohawk Paper chairman/ceo...