Print industry news roundup: BCC, Quark, DST, Premier Paper, Printing Charity, Communisis
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Premier Paper opens local branch for East Anglian customers
Premier Paper has opened a stock-holding branch in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk as part of its commitment to provide local services.
IFS to showcase new technologies at Print Efficiently 2012
Intelligent Finishing Systems (IFS) will host the UK launch of Horizon's SPF/FC200L bookletmaker and Foliant's Mercury 400 SF laminator at Print Efficiently this week.
Treading lightly: holistic logistics
Taking a interconnected view of the supply chain will enable printers - and their partners - to improve the overall sustainability of the medium
The forgotten branch of green consumables
From inks, to plates, to wash-up systems and pressroom chemistry, sourcing sustainably makes environmental - and business - sense
Mondi launches DNS Color Print paper
Mondi has launched DNS Color Print, an extra smooth, high-white digital printing paper suited for a range of applications that demand high-impact colour saturation.
Video becomes reality for Stuprint.com
Print broker Stuprint.com claims it is the first UK company to offer augmented reality (AR) across its entire printed product range.
HMRC's latest reporting system could hide a nasty surprise
Real Time Information is HMRC's scheme to streamline tax and benefit payment, but a lack of publicity has left many businesses underprepared
Spectacular spectacle store
Display and communications firm LightBrigade Media was recently enlisted to help revamp Ray-Ban's flagship London retail operation in Convent Garden.
UK lending shrinks in first month of Funding for Lending
Lending to UK businesses fell 2.2bn in August despite it being the first full month of the government's latest SME finance scheme, Funding for Lending.
Minimum wage hike gets mixed reaction
The minimum wage rise implemented this week for UK workers aged over 21 has received mixed reaction from the printing industry.
Benson Box sweeps board at Best Factory Awards 2012
Folding carton manufacturer Benson Box has won the Skills Development category at the Best Factory Awards 2012.