Business
Royal Mail seeks urgent reform of USO, posts huge loss
Royal Mail wants to ditch Saturday deliveries and its parent group has confirmed that it will separate the business, which has racked up losses of nearly £220m at the half-year, if “significant change...
Graphichem invests to expand
Pressroom chemicals specialist Graphichem is expanding into new premises on the back of strong trading.
Average pay plummets as inflation bites
Real median weekly pay for full-time employees fell by 2.6% in 2022 when adjusting for inflation, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Wallcoverings brand in hybrid install
Global wallcoverings brand Seltex has invested in a new Agfa Anapurna wide-format H3200i LED hybrid printer to help it to meet growing demand for shorter runs and interior design personalisation.
Smurfit Kappa staff in talks over strikes
Unite members at UK Smurfit Kappa sites are understood to be balloting over strike action as they reportedly want a 10% annual pay rise.
Funky Pigeon counts cost of cyber attack
The cyber attack at online card retailer Funky Pigeon has contributed to a near-£20m fall in sales and wiped £6m off the brand’s EBITDA.
Fujifilm reports on H1
Fujifilm has reported a strong performance at its industrial inkjet business and a recovery in digital press shipments in Europe and the US.
DS Smith workers vote to strike over pay
Nearly 1,000 members of union GMB at DS Smith are balloting for industrial action over a real terms pay cut.
Industry output held firm in Q3 but downbeat forecast for Q4
Stronger than expected growth in orders and output helped the UK printing and printed packaging industry’s continued recovery in Q3, but the forecast for Q4 is downbeat as confidence expectations...
De La Rue row escalates
The ongoing row between activist investor Crystal Amber and De La Rue has escalated with the publication of an open letter to all shareholders in the security printing specialist.