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Business trust in banks declining

Half of UK businesses responding to a new poll carried out by the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) said that they did not trust banks or building societies.

Print industry news roundup: BCC, Quark, DST, Premier Paper, Printing Charity, Communisis

Stay up to date with your procurement supply chain thanks to print industry news at your fingertips. This week: Declining trust in banks; Quark launches new enterprise publishing plartform; DST orders...

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.