Consumables

The new logo came into effect on 2 May

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 makes products for a wide range of industries

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.

The changes would have impacted the production of £1bn of print

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: costs have to be passed on if supplies are to be maintained

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.

The Flint facility in Wolverhampton. Image: Google Maps

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.

Soaring gas prices have seen firms' electricity bills jump by three to four times

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.

The pandemic has had a massive impact on designers’ tastes

‘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 employs 54 staff at its Wakefield site

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.

The rule changes could impact 4,000 print businesses

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: performance at Offset Solutions has improved

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.