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Sebastian Tillen will oversee and optimise technical service and installations across Europe
Newly created role

Inkcups Europe enhances support with new European service head

Inkcups has bolstered its customer support with the appointment of a new head of Europe service.

The majority of James Cropper’s energy and emissions result from heat demand
Awarded as part of the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (IETF)

James Cropper government funding to revolutionise energy usage

James Cropper has been awarded £4.2m to support “a pioneering engineering solution to electrify its heat demand”.

The collection includes an exceptionally rare first pressing of Led Zeppelin's debut album, with turquoise text
Rare LPs and printed paraphernalia

Danny Baker record collection goes to auction

Radio DJ, football pundit and comedy writer Danny Baker has put his entire record collection up for auction, with obscure pressings, signed sleeves and extremely rare posters among the items for sale.

Values group at £3.5bn

Royal Mail: IDS takeover bid upped by 15.6%

Foreign investor EP Corporate Group has returned to the table with a much higher offer for Royal Mail owner International Distributions Services – and the IDS board is minded to accept it.

The King himself was charity president in 1977. Image: Benjamin Wareing
Charity approaching 200th year

King Charles III becomes patron of The Printing Charity

His Majesty King Charles III has accepted the role of patron of The Printing Charity – a role previously held by the late Queen Elizabeth II.

The industry has now had two consecutive quarters of growth
Mixed signals on the state of trade

Industry output maintained in Q1 as expectations rise for Q2

The UK’s printing and printed packaging industry performed positively in terms of output and order growth in Q1, though lacking any dramatic improvements, according to the BPIF’s latest Printing...

Incoming orders "solid"

Value creation programme pays off at Heidelberg

Heidelberg has described incoming orders as “solid” and better than the industry average amid challenging economic conditions.

The 'Carpe Noctem' ('Seize the night') team have been undertaking training hikes in preparation
Hopes to raise around £5,000

Printers prep for D-Day charity hike

A team including two print industry professionals is heading out on a tough 44km (27 mile) night-time trek across Kent to raise funds for the Royal British Legion Industries (RBLI).

All sites remain open

Trio seal Celloglas deal

A trio of trade finishers have stepped in to acquire the business and assets of Celloglas.

Reasons currently unclear

The Mailshop files NOI

The Mailshop has filed a Notice of Intention to Appoint Administrators.

Antigro's AI tools can cut out a pet's shape for a custom pillow print
Free samples for AI tool

Antigro launches ‘Try & Buy’ scheme

Print personalisation software firm Antigro Designer has partnered with Polish print-on-demand textile specialist Print Logistic to launch ‘Try & Buy’, a scheme where customers can try Antigro’s...

Agfa: solid performance from  "growth engines"
Ink sales were up

'Soft' trading in Q1 at Agfa

Sales at Agfa's digital printing wing fell in Q1, but the group expects the fruits of its new EFI partnership to come through later in the year.

The manufacturer has suspended shipments to Russia
Continuing depreciation of the yen contributed

Konica Minolta sales up as operating profit posted

Konica Minolta posted sales up 2.6% in the financial year ending 31 March 2024 while also achieving an operating profit after posting operating losses the year before.

Photo printing and graphics tenders also live

Huge bill printing contract leads new tenders

A bill printing tender worth over £50m is by far the largest of the currently available new print tenders available via the government’s Find a Tender service.

Fastsigns' videos playfully pit teams against each other. Image: TikTok
Social media marketing

Hundreds of thousands tune in to Fastsigns Manchester TikTok

Fastsigns Manchester has racked up hundreds of thousands of views on social media video platform TikTok with a series of football team and band-related print videos.