High Street

Balcony Shirts turns spoof design into charity gain
Balcony Shirts has raised more than £800 for homeless charity Shelter after producing a one-off t-shirt inspired by the Downing Street lockdown parties scandal.

AlphaGraphics North East scoops global gong
Stockton, Teeside-based print and marketing franchise AlphaGraphics has been crowned franchise of the year out of 300 independent global businesses.

New lease of life for Minuteman Southampton
Hedge End-based Minuteman Press is set for growth with new kit and new blood, since being taken over in September.

Grafenia boss likens first half to Squid Game
Grafenia has almost halved its losses in the first half, with CEO Peter Gunning likening the period to “a perverse, real-life Squid Game” as business activity was affected by a series of green and red...

First Colour lives up to its name
As it looks to capitalise on bounce-back growth, on-demand specialist First Colour has secured a UK first with its first significant spend since merging with a London rival last year.

Humphreys adds R1000 to HP battery
Humphreys Signs has boosted its green credentials and flatbed firepower with a new HP Latex R1000.

Grafenia reports sales uplift
Grafenia recorded its highest sales figure last month since November 2019, with “even litho” growing since the start of the group’s new financial year in April.

Duo launch new print business
A father and daughter team have expanded Minuteman Press’s footprint in the South East with a new business, their first foray into print.

Canon expands finishing options
Canon has expanded the finishing options for its light- and mid-production printers with a new inline booklet trimming unit aimed at commercial printers and inplants.

Grafenia cuts costs for new life post-Covid
Grafenia has published a full year of pandemic-impacted results, with CEO Peter Gunning describing the firm as “the canary in the coronamine” in terms of the knock-on effects across its customer base.