Environment
Make a real impact, put some poo in your paper
A client rings you up and asks whether you can offer them something different, a little twist that will make their latest marketing campaign stand out. You pause briefly, and then you reply: “How...
Hollanders ramps up production to keep up with demand
Hollanders Printing Systems has ramped up production of its Fespa Digital-launched ColorBooster CB250 textile printer after it received an “an unprecedented number of orders” for the entry-level...
FSC Online Claims Platform now 'voluntary'
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) has pulled back on plans to make its proposed Online Claims Platform (OCP) mandatory to all certificate holders and has delayed its launch until early 2015.
Heidelberg sets up regional colour certification teams to meet rising demand
Heidelberg has strengthened its UK colour certification team and made it more regionally focused as a reaction to the growing number of ISO 12647-2 certifications and to implement pressroom-wide print...
AB Group Packaging and PEFC encourage paper bag use
AB Group Packaging and the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) are encouraging brand owners, retailers and consumers to use more paper bags as an alternative to plastic.
DMA warning on ad mail 'VAT timebomb'
Direct mail suppliers to charities and financial services businesses could face crippling backdated VAT bills according to the DMA, which has warned that many printers could be sitting on a "VAT...
Business inspection: Eco standard-bearer pushes into Europe
The five-figure investment required to secure the EU Ecolabal was a price well worth paying.
Prinovis becomes first UK gravure printer to be Ecolabel accredited
Prinovis UK has successfully met the criteria required to achieve EU Ecolabel accreditation for gravure print production across a range of its papers and products, the UK Ecolabelling competent body...
Increase in printers chasing ISO 14001, according to J&G
Print waste management firm J&G Environmental has said that the environmental standard ISO 14001 is now becoming an accepted business necessity in the industry.
BPIF warns against handing HMRC direct debt recovery powers
The BPIF has warned that HMRC should not be given direct access to personal or corporate bank accounts as a consultation on the new powers closed last night.