Disciplines

Packs open up pots of opportunity

Fans of BBC Two show Inside the Factory will know that the production stats for some of the products featured are pretty mind-blowing, be it 360,000 tins of rice pudding made per day, or 130m malt...

Printweek editor Darryl Danielli

Putting people first could remedy print’s age-old issue with old age

For more years than I care to remember we’ve talked about the print industry’s ageing workforce as a ‘ticking time bomb’ that will be our undoing.

KCS MD Deadman: B Corp certification required determination

KCS Print in labels B Corp first

Launceston-based KCS Print has laid claim to becoming the first British label printer to be B Corp certified.

BPIF Training received a ‘Good’ rating

BPIF Training receives positive Ofsted report

BPIF Training has celebrated the successful outcome of its recent Ofsted inspection.

Family-owned firm was established more than 45 years ago

BCQ sale details revealed

A probe by HSBC Invoice Finance precipitated events at BCQ Group that resulted in its pre-pack sale to Pollards in a £3m deal.

Tanzania will address the continued interest in reforestation projects in Africa

PrintReleaf expands reforestation initiatives

PrintReleaf has launched three new reforestation projects on three different continents.

The spend will support the company’s existing facility in Liverpool

Domino invests £6.6m to boost digital printing inks capacity

Domino Printing Sciences has bolstered its digital printing inks capacity with a £6.6m upgrade to its Liverpool manufacturing plant.

Spring will generate packaging design ideas in minutes. Image: Sourceful

Sourceful launches AI tool for packaging design

Tech start-up Sourceful has launched what it claims is the first free-to-use generative AI tool by a company in the packaging category.

Sappi: decision will support customers during Q4

Sappi Europe to maintain WFC prices to end of 2023

Sappi Europe has said it will keep prices for its Woodfree Coated Paper grades stable at their current level for the remainder of 2023.

As part of ‘Operation Fortress’ the Met replaced old-style warrant cards with a new, more secure version

Specialist print supplier at centre of Met data breach

A specialist print supplier to the Metropolitan Police is at the centre of a massive data breach apparently involving a cyber attack.