Uk

Eros activated at ES sites

<i>Evening Standard</i> vendor sites are to undergo a major investment to support the revolutionary Eros cashless payment card.

Firms realise double vision

Buckingham Colour Quest (BCQ) started with a bang literally. The blast at the Buncefield oil storage depot in Hertfordshire, to be precise, in 2005. The damage this inflicted on B2 litho and digital...

PPG boosts its eco credentials with purchase of KBA Rapida

B1 printer Polar Print Group (PPG) has invested 3m on two new KBA Rapida 105 presses which the firm be-lieves will be the worlds first carbon-neutral machines.

Daily challenges for a moveable feast

The sunny yellow on Fox Print Services website and business cards mirrors the disposition of the two men sitting in the office. From their laughter and jovial patter it is clear that both managing...

BPIF survey: industry expects further M&A

The industry is set to experience further consolidation over the next two years with increasing merger and acquisition activity, according to a new BPIF report.

Print workers triumph at apprentice awards

Two print workers have been commended at Proskills first Apprentice of the Year awards, despite stiff competition from rivals representing a variety of sectors.

HFC backs extreme swimmer

Hampshire Flag Company has raised awareness of global warming by backing record-breaking endurance swimmer Lewis Gordon Pugh, 36, the first person to undertake a long distance swim at the North Pole.

Unite targets tougher laws

Unite has called for stiffer penalties in corporate manslaughter cases, including imprisonment forcompany directors and senior managers.

Ward Knowles in sales boost after acquisition

Ward Knowles is anticipating a 3m sales boost following its acquisition of Preston-based forms business, Northwest Continuous.

Printers assets sold in auction

More than 150 buyers descended on the Deeside home of Graphoprint last week, where the assets of the ill-fated printer went under the hammer.

BPIF runs event on book sector

To coincide with the British Book and Design Awards, the BPIF is to hold a conference looking at the rapid changes facing the UK book market, specifically the impact of global market supply chains.

Veterans launch repro firm to target the adland publishers

Two former adland bosses, Steve Hobbs and Andy Huntley, have joined forces with fellow repro veteran Dean Baker to launch a pre-media start-up company called Zone.