Consumables

Spandex unifies group under single brand
Spandex has introduced a new logo to reflect the evolution of the business while also unifying its brand across all group companies in Europe and Australia.

Avery Dennison European ops benefit from big spend
Avery Dennison is making a substantial investment in its European manufacturing capacity with programmes involving a €60m (£50.4m) spend underway.

Inkjet drug regs changes scrapped
Industry bodies have welcomed the government’s decision to can looming regulation changes which threatened to effectively ban certain ingredients crucial to the manufacture of inks and press...

Flint brings in monthly surcharge
Flint Group’s Commercial Publication Web (CPW) division has announced that it is introducing a monthly surcharge for web offset printers worldwide due to “hyperinflation” of ink costs.

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.

Industry reacts to energy crisis
Soaring energy prices have seen yet another increase in overhead costs for printers, but for those whose contracts are coming to an end, the leap in prices has been enormous.

‘Phygital’ future for colour, say designers
The pandemic has powered a trend for colours and designs that transcend the borders between media, as UK designers gear up for a future where technology is integrated even closer into our daily lives,...

Charlesworth speaks out on electricity bill hike
Soaring energy prices have seen digital and litho printer Charlesworth’s annual electricity bill shoot up from £132,000 to a projected figure of over £500,000.

Trade bodies welcome drug regs rethink
Print industry representatives have hailed a meeting with the Home Office last week as a “breakthrough” in their quest to amend planned changes to the Misuse of Drugs Act that would effectively ban...

Agfa results reflect progress in 2021
Agfa’s sign and display business turned in a strong performance in 2021, while losses at its Offset Solutions division have been substantially reduced.