The printing and fulfillment business makes £2m from clients such as the local council and businesses and agencies. It runs a five-colour B2 Komori Spica, two Heidelberg Speedmasters, a two- and a four-colour machine, CTP and design kit. Managing director Dave Britton said: “The rebrand is part of the business strategy to firmly position the brand within the Gemini Group. The new name will help communicate the company’s clear Brighton focus. The group includes Gemini Press in Shoreham, West Sussex, Gemini Digital in Bridgend, Gemini West in Bristol and Britton’s newly-named firm in East Sussex. Britton said he was keen to highlight his team’s green credentials: the company has ISO 14001, FSC and PEFC accreditations while equipment is alcohol free, plates are free of chemistry and only vegetable inks are used. “We are proud that Gemini Brighton is the only on-site expert printers in the city and that we have such a strong eco grounding,” said Britton. “Our operation was established around 25 years ago and has enjoyed an enviable reputation in the Brighton market ever since. “The rebrand will maintain our Brighton focus while also help communicate our extended service offerings as part of the larger Gemini Group.”...

The 10-colour Speedmaster XL 75 perfector runs out 15,000 sheets an hour, and its automated plate-changing ability won over managing director Gareth Roberts who has added the press to his existing range of eight- and 10-colour machines. Roberts said the the 221-staff litho printer in Portsmouth, Hamsphire, was handling more orders but for smaller volumes, needing a greater number of plates and plate changes. Average makeready times had already dropped from 13 to two minutes, he added. “I’m mindful of the economy but you have to be positive and bold in your approach,” he said. “Enquiries are up 18 per cent year on year and sales have risen 9%. Our biggest client accounts for 5% of our turnover, reflecting good service and value.” Print production operated 24-hours a day, seven days a week to meet customer needs, including Premiership football clubs such as Arsenal, he added. His company runs over 21,750 jobs across 2,371 customers a year. Roberts also installed a new Stahlfolder TH 82 as part of the investment at Bishops Printers, which has upped turnover by £4m to £20m in three years. Average order value from short-run business cards, stationery and leaflets is £983. The business, with clients also including local traders and big names such as Specsavers and the NHS, is part of Bishops Group. Web and app firm Graphic Design House and the direct mail and fulfillment set up the Mailing People are sister...

The 10-colour Speedmaster XL 75 perfector runs out 15,000 sheets an hour, and its automated plate-changing ability won over managing director Gareth Roberts who has added the press to his existing range of eight- and 10-colour machines. Roberts said the the 221-staff litho printer in Portsmouth, Hamsphire, was handling more orders but for smaller volumes, needing a greater number of plates and plate changes. Average makeready times had already dropped from 13 to two minutes, he added. “I’m mindful of the economy but you have to be positive and bold in your approach,” he said. “Enquiries are up 18 per cent year on year and sales have risen 9%. Our biggest client accounts for 5% of our turnover, reflecting good service and value.” Print production operated 24-hours a day, seven days a week to meet customer needs, including Premiership football clubs such as Arsenal, he added. His company runs over 21,750 jobs across 2,371 customers a year. Roberts also installed a new Stahlfolder TH 82 as part of the investment at Bishops Printers, which has upped turnover by £4m to £20m in three years. Average order value from short-run business cards, stationery and leaflets is £983. The business, with clients also including local traders and big names such as Specsavers and the NHS, is part of Bishops Group. Web and app firm Graphic Design House and the direct mail and fulfillment set up the Mailing People are sister...

The technology titan triggered a strong response after it used a conference to announce a raft of changes including Photoshop CC (Creative Cloud), a new version of the popular software package. But instead of a one-off licence fee for the Creative Suite bundle, individuals will have to pay £38.12 a month, with groups forking out £53.20. Existing customers are being offered a discounted monthly fee for the new version of £22.22. The company, which used its Max conference in Los Angeles on 6 May to make the announcement, is said to be keen to free itself from its traditional 18- to 24-month upgrade cycle. “This is frustrating; it’s almost as if their margins are dropping and they are trying to achieve an even keel,” said Reprohouse managing director Graham Taylor, whose Chelmsford business uses Photoshop and Illustrator. “It’s bad enough releasing so many new versions, which don’t have enough different options to justify upgrading. This is naughty; it will be prohibitive to smaller firms, who will look at other software, without a shadow of doubt.” But litho and digital printer Gemini Brighton managing director Dave Britton said: “We don’t have the latest versions and upgrading depends on the fee; if there’s no large outgoing cost for upgrades I would embrace it.” Patrick Marchese, co-founder of software developer Markzware said: “If the subscription model stays flexible it can be cheaper than purchasing the old bundles. But I think Adobe has questions to answer. “For professional users with modern machines, a sub is a decent deal. For freelancers, large corporations and those who always lag to upgrade this subscription has them very concerned.” “Apple may be very happy right now; Quark may have a golden opportunity, depending on how Adobe overcomes some of the objections being raised. Maybe Quark could cooperate with a photo-editing software developer and a vector, Illy-like application developer to offer a bundle. A little competition is always good.” Rhapsody Media managing director Les Pipe said: “Hopefully this will mean consistency, as all our customers will eventually use the same product but this will probably take a couple of years. It will however cost us more. “So this is good and bad. The new subscription model is a way for Adobe to gain more revenue, which is understandable to some extent. I’m keen for it to deliver consistency but I do not favour the extra costs.” Adobe used its conference to rebrand its desktop apps from Creative Suite (CS) to Creative Cloud (CC). New features for Photoshop CC include a camera-shake reduction tool to correct blur from camera movement. The bundle also includes InDesign CC, Illustrator CC, Dreamweaver CC and Premier Pro CC....

The technology titan triggered a strong response after it used a conference to announce a raft of changes including Photoshop CC (Creative Cloud), a new version of the popular software package. But instead of a one-off licence fee for the Creative Suite bundle, individuals will have to pay £38.12 a month, with groups forking out £53.20. Existing customers are being offered a discounted monthly fee for the new version of £22.22. The company, which used its Max conference in Los Angeles on 6 May to make the announcement, is said to be keen to free itself from its traditional 18- to 24-month upgrade cycle. “This is frustrating; it’s almost as if their margins are dropping and they are trying to achieve an even keel,” said Reprohouse managing director Graham Taylor, whose Chelmsford business uses Photoshop and Illustrator. “It’s bad enough releasing so many new versions, which don’t have enough different options to justify upgrading. This is naughty; it will be prohibitive to smaller firms, who will look at other software, without a shadow of doubt.” But litho and digital printer Gemini Brighton managing director Dave Britton said: “We don’t have the latest versions and upgrading depends on the fee; if there’s no large outgoing cost for upgrades I would embrace it.” Patrick Marchese, co-founder of software developer Markzware said: “If the subscription model stays flexible it can be cheaper than purchasing the old bundles. But I think Adobe has questions to answer. “For professional users with modern machines, a sub is a decent deal. For freelancers, large corporations and those who always lag to upgrade this subscription has them very concerned.” “Apple may be very happy right now; Quark may have a golden opportunity, depending on how Adobe overcomes some of the objections being raised. Maybe Quark could cooperate with a photo-editing software developer and a vector, Illy-like application developer to offer a bundle. A little competition is always good.” Rhapsody Media managing director Les Pipe said: “Hopefully this will mean consistency, as all our customers will eventually use the same product but this will probably take a couple of years. It will however cost us more. “So this is good and bad. The new subscription model is a way for Adobe to gain more revenue, which is understandable to some extent. I’m keen for it to deliver consistency but I do not favour the extra costs.” Adobe used its conference to rebrand its desktop apps from Creative Suite (CS) to Creative Cloud (CC). New features for Photoshop CC include a camera-shake reduction tool to correct blur from camera movement. The bundle also includes InDesign CC, Illustrator CC, Dreamweaver CC and Premier Pro CC....