Scotland

Ed Miliband will announce plans to freeze small business rates for two years, from April 2015 to April 2017, in his keynote speech at the Labour Party conference this afternoon.

CFH has invested £1.4m in a raft of Xerox equipment to boost output and services at two of its print and mail sites.

UK Mail's hybrid mailing service, imail, has opened a new sort centre with print capability as part of an investment set to total 750,000.

The Scottish government has confirmed its commitment to introducing standardised tobacco packaging, after England delays similar proposals.

Tayprint has spent 830,000 on two HP Scitex machines to push itself into new markets.

Printagraph has installed the first Xerox iGen 150 press in Scotland and said its print quality alone makes it worth its 500,000 price tag.

Labelgraphics has boosted its production capacity by more than 60% after moving into its new facility, marking the culmination of a 7.5m investment programme.

John Watson & Company has officially launched its 10-colour Gallus Pressure Sensitive Label press with a visit from Fergus Ewing MSP, minister for energy, enterprise and tourism.

Heidelberg sales chief Jürgen Rautert talks to Darryl Danielli about the recent workforce cuts at the manufacturer, the economy and the rise of digital.