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The huge PM7 paper machine is more than 10 metres wide

Input costs hit Palm's results in UK

Palm Paper UK has posted a near-£66m loss for 2021 after operating expenses more than doubled.

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt unveiled a programme of tax rises and slashed public spending

Autumn budget: business rates increases will hit larger printers

Industry bosses have reacted after Chancellor Jeremy Hunt revealed his autumn statement, which included a number of measures to slash public spending and raise taxes.

Thompson: "we need change to survive"

Royal Mail seeks urgent reform of USO, posts huge loss

Royal Mail wants to ditch Saturday deliveries and its parent group has confirmed that it will separate the business, which has racked up losses of nearly £220m at the half-year, if “significant change...

Graphichem's Scott McGauley is confident about the potential for future growth

Graphichem invests to expand

Pressroom chemicals specialist Graphichem is expanding into new premises on the back of strong trading.

Real salaries in the UK have decreased 5.6% in 2022

Average pay plummets as inflation bites

Real median weekly pay for full-time employees fell by 2.6% in 2022 when adjusting for inflation, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Seltex is seeing increasing demand for shorter runs

Wallcoverings brand in hybrid install

Global wallcoverings brand Seltex has invested in a new Agfa Anapurna wide-format H3200i LED hybrid printer to help it to meet growing demand for shorter runs and interior design personalisation.

Smurfit Kappa: potential strike action during crucial pre-Christmas period

Smurfit Kappa staff in talks over strikes

Unite members at UK Smurfit Kappa sites are understood to be balloting over strike action as they reportedly want a 10% annual pay rise.

Funkypigeon.com: topical card ranges

Funky Pigeon counts cost of cyber attack

The cyber attack at online card retailer Funky Pigeon has contributed to a near-£20m fall in sales and wiped £6m off the brand’s EBITDA.

Fujifilm: planning to further expand its inkjet business

Fujifilm reports on H1

Fujifilm has reported a strong performance at its industrial inkjet business and a recovery in digital press shipments in Europe and the US.

"Robust contingency plans" are in place at DS Smith

DS Smith workers vote to strike over pay

Nearly 1,000 members of union GMB at DS Smith are balloting for industrial action over a real terms pay cut.