Disciplines

AI: the ability to personalise content could revolutionise the mailing industry

Government invests in safe AI taskforce

The government will invest £100m in start-up funding for a taskforce to develop safe and reliable artificial intelligence (AI) foundation models.

Brady (R): the new bookletmaker was up and running in days

Print4UK gets a faster finish with Duplo install

London commercial printer Print4UK has reduced its finishing times significantly after installing a Duplo DBM-600 digital bookletmaker.

The Halm EM5 UV press prompted several other purchases for AD3

AD3 Envelopes caps off year-long investment round

AD3 Envelopes has finished a year-long capital expenditure investment round with the installation of a Winkler & Dunnebier (W+D) 224 four-colour envelope overprinting press.

BRC: EPR only makes sense if done alongside improvements to household waste collection

Retailers call for EPR rethink

Major retailers have called on the government to rethink the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) packaging waste scheme, describing the current plans as “fundamentally flawed” and lacking ambition.

The Helix One prints full CMYKW and varnish

Inkcups claims world first with new printer launch

Inkcups has bolstered its product range with the launch of what it claims is the world’s first benchtop direct-to-object cylinder printer.

The deal will expand Antalis' footprint in the visual communication market

Antalis to acquire Integart Group

Antalis has signed a binding offer to acquire the Integart Group, to expand its footprint in the visual communication market.

Marcus Farci joined in January as head of new business

Lockdown t-shirt printer takes on senior role at Bex

A former telecommunications sector worker who started printing and selling t-shirts on Etsy during lockdown has followed his passion to take on a senior role at industrial printer Bex Design & Print.

The CWU's 18 strike days over the past year have damaged customer confidence, print bosses say

Industry reacts: A year of Royal Mail industrial action

Now a year on from the start of the CWU’s industrial action against Royal Mail, many printers have felt the cost of not being able to rely on an institution they have previously been able to take for...

Current and prior beneficiaries will share their experiences at the festival

Stationers’ Foundation event to highlight beneficiaries’ achievements

The Stationers’ Foundation is hosting a festival at the newly refurbished Stationers’ Hall next Tuesday (25 April) to showcase its beneficiaries' achievements through an evening of music and film.

Transcend Packaging: moulded fibre is leading alternative to single-use plastic

Transcend secures £8m investment from Japan

Transcend Packaging has secured a $10m (£8m) investment from Japanese moulded fibre pioneer Itochu.