15-year-old print manager looking to expand business
Tom Hall, printweek.com, 02 January 2009 A teenager who started up his print management company when aged just 14 is looking to expand his business after reporting average sales of £2,000 per month. LSR Group’s owner, the now 15-year-old Sam Roper, started up the business in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, with friend Liam Siddall, who was also 14 at the time, in January 2008. The pair, both of whom are currently studying for their GCSEs, are planning to recruit more staff in 2009 due to their success so far. Roper, who also runs local...
read moreHeidelberg to axe 40 UK jobs
Tim Sheahan, printweek.com, 06 January 2009 Heidelberg has announced it is to axe around 40 UK positions as it continues to take cost-cutting measures in a bid to reduce annual costs by nearly £160m by 2010/2011. The jobs, which make up nearly 10% of its UK workforce, are in addition to the closure of its Leeds site, which resulted in the loss of 20 staff. George Clarke, managing director of Heidelberg UK, said: “It is no secret as we’ve said before, it’s inevitable that we’d have to make cuts. “We’re...
read moreGreen Policy
For more than a decade we have pursued an in depth environmental policy and are committed to reducing the environmental impact of the printed matter we manufacture. Adopting best practice and ‘doing the right thing’ has always been important to us and our core principles for the team to achieve this are: • Purchasing energy and materials at the most cost effective prices • Minimising waste by accurately estimating the usage of raw materials • Promote sustainable materials through FSC and PEFC Certification • Increase the amount...
read morePlant List For Screen
Further investment for 2007 saw the delivery of a new SPS Vitessa XP, complementing our existing 2 single colour flatbed presses. With capacity for POS and litho trade finishing we are proud to successfully service two different markets. Artwork Our preferred method of artwork receipt for screen and digital is as native artwork files in either: Creative Suite 2, Quark 7 or Freehand MX Proofing PDF, Screen ruling proofs. Presses SPS Vitessa XP (2007) – Cylinder 750mm x 1060mm Serifast- Flatbed Single colour 1600mm x 1200mm Prima –...
read more