Printers

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.

Anton Group takes on fifth guillotine as volumes soar
Anton Group has taken on a fifth Polar 137 Autotrim guillotine to handle its throughput of 1.8m sheets every day.

St Ives share price jumps on 2011/12 results
Shares in St Ives have risen by more than 17% in the past week, after the group announced better than expected results on Tuesday (2 October).

DST kicks off multi-site upgrade with Kodak Prosper order
DST Output UK has embarked on a multimillion-pound equipment upgrade across its Bristol, Dagenham and Nottingham sites.

Books 'not dead' although changing mix hits margins at Clays
St Ives' book printing subsidiary Clays increased its output by around half a million books in 2011/12, but while the number of orders was "up significantly", average print runs were "down...

James Stewart & Co (Printers) to appoint administrators
James Stewart & Co (Printers), which traded as James Stewart Creative Print, has filed a notice of intent to appoint administrators at the Companies Court.

Polestar Chantry prints Cath Kidston guides
Polestar Chantry was responsible for printing two exclusive booklets from Cath Kidston for the Telegraph Group.

HP T400s fuel Communisis growth plans
Communisis could open a second transactional printing facility if its plans to become market leader and "last man standing" in the space come to fruition.

Labelsprint sold to production manager in pre-pack deal
Wales-based digital label producer Labelsprint has been sold in a pre-pack deal after Leonard Curtis Recovery was called in as administrators.

Moo.com trials NFC business cards ahead of 2013 launch
Moo.com has sent out its first Near Field Communication (NFC) business cards this week as part of a public beta trial that will run until the end of the year.

Practitioners of the dark arts still cast a spell
Once respected as guardians of the written word, printers today have little or no responsibility for content proofing, but pride in print remains

Print emergency for newspapers after Newsfax failure
Newspaper publishers were left scrambling to find new printing arrangements after Newsfax went into administration.