Print

Decision-makers were ready to invest at print's Olympics

So, what was it for you? The 'Digital Drupa'? The 'Landa Drupa'? Another 'Inkjet Drupa'? Whatever your view, one is clear: at Drupa 2012 digital print became part of the mainstream.

Despite contraction, '12 show has kick-started investment

Back from Drupa with, among other things, a carpet burn*, a cough** and three notebooks full of scribblings that now need to be re-read and assimilated into coherent thoughts on the show.

Beecroft welcomed by UK Print but government support dwindles

Venture capitalist Adrian Beecroft's controversial Downing Street report on employment law, belatedly published this week, has been welcomed by the print industry.

Grow the profit by sharing the costs

While some printers can make those figures add up to profit, many are increasingly adopting an alternative route to the consumer market that some have dubbed B2B2C. In this arrangement, the printer...

Optimus and Pitney Bowes partner on transactional workflow

Optimus has partnered with Pitney Bowes on an automated workflow solution for transactional printers, combining complementary features from the respective Optimus Dash and DFWorks MIS.

Ramin logs at APP mill 'an accident'

The Indonesian Ministry of Forestry (MoF) has said paper manufacturer Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) was not illegally logging an endangered tree species after a Greenpeace investigation found ramin at one...

Ocean Outdoor bought for 35m

Advertising company Ocean Outdoor has been sold by initial investors Smedvig Capital to mid-market private equity house LDC for 35m.

Paper demand falls across Western Europe

Demand for magazine paper and newsprint has fallen as advertising investments decline, according to a report complied by Holmen.

Denny Bros' Fix-a-Form labels used in UEFA EURO 2012 promotion

Label printer Denny Bros has teamed up with SCA Packaging for the first time to promote UEFA EURO 2012 official sponsor Canon.

Busch founder Ian Jones passes away

Busch Graphic Machinery UK managing director Ian Jones has died of cancer aged 64.

Memjet partnerships may boost Waterfall

Memjet unveiled two partnerships at Drupa this month with the potential to accelerate the mainstream adoption of its high-speed, single-pass inkjet technology.

Elanders joins nanography queue

Global printing group Elanders has signed up for three Landa Nanography presses at Drupa.