Environment
UK’s businesses weigh up ins and outs of in-out referendum
Like racehorses, chomping at the bit to exit the starting gate, it seemed only a matter of seconds after the date of the long-awaited EU in-out referendum was announced that politicians were racing to...
PEFC clears up accreditation confusion with new publication
A new publication aims to clear up confusion around the differences and similarities between two of the world's most well-known sustainable forest-management accreditations.
James Cropper to recycle up to 100m McDonald's cups
James Cropper could soon be transforming up to 100 million used McDonald's coffee cups a year into paper after the two companies signed a landmark deal.
Is Carbon Balanced Paper here to stay?
Carbon Balanced Paper was reintroduced in the UK last month amid hopes that the scheme will be more successful this time around.
Countrystyle wins Smurfit Kappa contract
Smurfit Kappa has appointed resource management and recycling specialist Countrystyle Recycling to recycle waste from its new paper machine, PM9.
Walker Greenbank and James Cropper count cost of Storm Desmond
Fabric printer Walker Greenbank has issued a profit warning after suffering “substantial flooding” during Storm Desmond.
Print and paper companies reveal Storm Desmond damage
Storm Desmond, which has killed three people and caused devastation across northern England and Scotland, has hit print and paper businesses, as The Met Office issued two new severe weather warnings...
Papermakers support Paris Climate Change Conference
Two papermakers are taking part in a major public exhibition which opens today and runs alongside the UN Paris Climate Change conference, also known as COP21.
Sunny outlook for adopters of solar power
It was not so much a problem as the opportunity that prompted us,” says Dale Deacon, who will save his business tens of thousands of pounds every year after seizing that opportunity.
Watermill Press boosts productivity with waste handling investment
Bradford-based labelling manufacturer Watermill Press has invested £160,000 in a Lundberg Tech waste handling system, which the firm said will boost its productivity by 10%.