Companies & suppliers

Industry confidence down despite positive Q4 output
Industry confidence slipped in Q4 and subsequently order and output expectations for Q1 have flatlined while confidence for Q1 has nosedived, despite output and orders in Q4 more-or-less performing as...

Stora Enso marks carbon reduction milestone; reports on Q4 and full-year
Stora Enso has reported that, by the end of 2024, it achieved a 53% reduction in its Scope 1 and 2 emissions, surpassing the target of a 50% reduction by 2030 from the 2019 base year.

Two guilty after blaze at former Communisis site
Two yobs who caused massive disruption after setting fire to the former Communisis factory in Crewe have pleaded guilty to arson.

MBA Group celebrates 40th birthday with £130m revenue milestone
MBA Group is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year with record-breaking growth for the company, which is projecting revenue of £130m for 2025.

UPM Raflatac snaps up Metamark
UPM Raflatac has made another significant acquisition with a £146m deal to take over UK manufacturer Metamark.

More names reveal Hunkeler launches and exhibits
Six more exhibitors have outlined what they will be showing at Hunkeler Innovationdays in Lucerne later this month.

Pollards and BCQ to consolidate
The Pollards Group is set to consolidate its operations under a single Pollards brand and rationalise production facilities across the group.

Haybrooke launches sustainability advocacy programme
Print procurement specialist Haybrooke has launched a new sustainability initiative for print buyers using a system called ‘Certified Sustainable Print’.

Young people in focus at Konica Minolta industry round table
Konica Minolta welcomed guests from across the profession at its Luton customer experience centre last Thursday (30 January) to discuss how the print industry might raise its public profile, bring in...

Ancient House liquidators replaced
A new insolvency practitioner has been appointed to oversee the liquidation of closed Ipswich web and sheetfed printer Ancient House Press, after liquidators from Begbies Traynor were removed by...