Profit increase encourages Pureprint to invest
January 10, 2012
Printing company Pureprint has decided to invest further in new facilities, in the wake of the business’s successful financial performance over the past year. The results announced by Pureprint for the financial year showed a significant rise in turnover, to in excess of £25 million, an Read more
Alltrade Printers benefiting from B. Matic Protec investment
January 2, 2012
The recession has been hard on the printing industry as a whole – with even a major UK print franchise such as Prontaprint having witnessed its parent company go into administration during 2011 – leaving companies looking for ways of reducing costs without sacrificing quality. Converting and printing businesses are Read more
Three new Jetstream printers for Oce
December 29, 2011
Printing manufacturer Oce has announced the launch of another three Jetstream printers – the 2300, 3300 and 4300 – which offer per-minute print output speeds ranging from 100m to 200m. The new inkjet models, capable of providing a resolution of 1,200 dpi, have a maximum printing Read more
New brochure for Save the Children charity
December 26, 2011
Abstract Group, a printing firm based in Hertfordshire, has provided a new brochure for the charity Save the Children. The bespoke brochure, which has been produced as a gift to thank the leading supporters of the charity following a gala fundraising dinner it hosted, was printed on Read more
OP Graphics suggests digital printed fabrics market to grow
December 14, 2011
Scottish-based printing company OP Graphics has indicated that there are clear signs that the digital printed fabrics market could be on the verge of major expansion in a number of areas, including wall coverings, soft signage, lamp shades and pop up stands. OP Graphics, which is based in Lanarkshire, is arguing that the more versatile printers like the Designjet L26500 launched recently by Read more
Print industry veteran Parker retires
December 3, 2011
The co-managing director of print company Apex Digital Graphics, Bernard Parker, has opted to retire. This decision brings to an end a print industry career spanning a period of over 40 years. During his lengthy career in print, Parker worked for a Read more
BGP promotion for Borton
November 24, 2011
Ross Borton, the sales director for BGP, has been handed a promotion to sales head, as part of a plan designed to let Steve Palmer, the company’s group sales director, concentrate on the development of Stones the Printers. Stones is a sheet fed printing business Read more
New health magazine for women published by Hearst-Rodale
November 17, 2011
Magazine publisher Hearst-Rodale has announced the publication of a new health magazine for women, to be launched in February of 2012. The new magazine, which is to be called Women’s Health and will be a companion title to the hugely successful Men’s Health, has already been launched across 12 other countries, and publication in nine others is planned to follow within the next year. Read more
Fidelity opts to install Xerox 770 printer
November 10, 2011
Fidelity, the printing company based in Ampthill in Bedfordshire, has opted to have a Xerox 770 machine installed in its offices, making it one of the very first companies in the UK to own one of the new colour digital printers manufactured by Xerox. Read more
Report published into water footprint of paper
September 29, 2011
UPM – the Biofore company – has published the results of a study examining the water footprint left by the production of paper. The study, which set out to determine the levels of freshwater required during the production process, and how much was consumed during Read more
