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Mike Bailey awarded an MBE in New Year Honours
Industry veteran and post-press innovator Mike Bailey has been awarded an MBE in the New Year’s Honours List.
Flexpress expands footprint, upgrades finishing capacity
Leicester trade printer Flexpress has set its sights on growth in the new year, taking on an additional 465sqm of floorspace in a neighbouring unit over the Christmas break.
Veteran journo’s novel calls back old days of print
A veteran journalist’s debut novel – published after 47 years’ experience at local newspapers – has called back the vanishing world of the weekly local paper, smoky newsrooms, and the final days of...
High viscosity aqueous inks to transform inkjet, study finds
A new independent study conducted by the Welsh Centre for Printing and Coating at Swansea University has found that high viscosity aqueous inks are set to transform inkjet printing.
Sign & Digital shows off new exhibitors for February show
Sign & Digital UK is set to return to Birmingham’s NEC conference centre on 23-25 February 2025, after a bumper 2024 show.
Director barred after overstating turnover
The boss of a mail order business has received a lengthy ban for abuse of the Bounce Back Loan scheme.
Self-healing plastic breakthrough could revolutionise packaging
A breakthrough in the development of self-healing packaging could revolutionise the packaging industry by allowing products to fix themselves after cracking or even breaking into pieces.
Lecta boosts food safe offering
Lecta has gained food safe FSSC 22000 certification at its Leitza mill in Navarra, northern Spain.
Most-read of December topped by restructures and people moves
As 2024 wound down to a close, December was a month of change for several companies and our listicle for the month was dominated by corporate restructures, major M&A activity, and senior hires and...
New year predictions: Tim Carter, Ricoh UK
Tim Carter, commercial print director, Ricoh UK Graphic Communications, is anticipating further rationalisation and consolidation occurring throughout the industry as we move into 2025 and beyond.