Companies & suppliers

UPM puts price tag on strike for first time
UPM has revealed that the strike at its Finnish mills could cost the business as much as €220m (£185m), while its Communication Papers wing is back in the black after “significantly higher sales...

Funky Pigeon still battling cyber incident
Funky Pigeon is still unable to accept customer orders, nearly two weeks after the cyber attack that compromised its systems.

UPM strike resolved: industry reacts
Industry business leaders have expressed relief that the long-running strike action at UPM’s Finnish mills is over – but concerns remain about how long it will take for paper and label supplies to...

Facing down unprecedented risk
The last two years have been diabolical. First we had to take on Covid-19. Then supply chain constraints and rising demand combined to stoke inflation and increase the prices of raw materials and...

Flint to close UK ink factory due to newspaper decline
Flint Group is likely to close its UK newspaper ink plant due to falling demand caused by the ongoing decline in newspaper circulations.

Xerox profits impacted by rising costs
Xerox said its revenue was in line with expectations in Q1, “despite an increasingly volatile operating environment” but the company posted operating and pre-tax losses for the period, resulting in a...

Hybrid Software reports bumper results
Hybrid Software Group said it is on track to achieve its target of €100m (£84m) revenue and €35m EBITDA in 2026 after more than doubling its turnover last year.

Agreement reached over UPM strike
The Finnish Paperworkers' Union has agreed a settlement proposal to end the devastating long-running strike action at UPM.

Our 'give credit where credit's due' strapline delivers on two counts in the April & May issue. We take a close look at how you improve debt control and reveal the deserving winners of the 2022 Printweek Awards in a special supplement...
This issue's briefing section looks at how having enjoyed an uplift during lockdown, direct mail continues to thrive post-Covid, and asks did poor choices result in self-destruction at YM Group's web...

Print and packaging names among Queen’s Awards winners
Several print related businesses and packaging companies have been honoured in this year’s Queen’s Awards for Enterprise.