Business

Aberdeen Journals to end print operation
DC Thomson-owned Aberdeen Journals could cut 46 employees at its Aberdeen base as it looks to move printing of its papers to Dundee.

Gavin Watson in £500,000 Polar spend
Food and drinks label printer Gavin Watson has invested more than £500,000 in a Polar cutting line for wet glue labels.

Loveurope buys Locomotion, eyes further deals
Loveurope has acquired London-based creative post-production business Locomotion and is eyeing further deals in 2013.

Printers plough through snow and ice
The adverse weather conditions that have blanketed much of the UK with snow and ice over the past week have been met with typical blitz spirit from the print industry.

HH Global awarded Dyson contract
Print management firm HH Global has won a contract to design permanent POS displays for Dyson's Airblade product.

PrintCaf franchise launched for young professionals print needs
GDL has launched PrintCaf, a print franchise aimed at students and young professionals, which it claims offers "a modern high-performance friendly and helpful print environment".

Businesses must improve spending strategies for survival
Procurement skill and understanding is limited and undervalued in UK businesses, a new survey has found.

Kama adds Tech-ni-Fold creasing to ProFold 74
Kama has teamed up with Tech-ni-Fold to add creasing and perforating to its ProFold 74.

CS Labels secures Regional Growth grant for Xeikon spend
West Midlands-based CS Labels has embarked on an expansion programme, assisted by a Government Regional Growth Fund grant, which is expected to help boost turnover by 25% in 2013 to 2.5m.

Government cuts close prison print shop
Government prison closures have brought an end to a busy litho print shop based in HM Prison in Kingston, Portsmouth.

Strong Pro-T3 sales boost Fujifilm's Q2 WaterAid donation
Fujifilm has nearly reached its 12-month fundraising target for the international clean water charity WaterAid after just six months of the appeal.

EFI highlights importance of client interaction at Connect
EFI chief executive Guy Gecht urged printers to "look outside" for the answers to their business challenges at this week's EFI Connect user conference in Las Vegas.