Environment
DM sector up in arms over postcode file access proposals
It is the most up-to-date and comprehensive database of its kind in the UK, holding details of more than 29m business and residential addresses, and for many it is invaluable. Few in the direct...
Royal Mail privatisation kicks off ahead of CWU strike ballot
Royal Mail kicked off its initial public offering (IPO) today just as the CWU was sending out ballot papers to postal workers for strike action opposing the privatisation.
York Mailing first UK printer to achieve EU Ecolabel
York Mailing has become the first UK printer to be awarded an EU Ecolabel license for printed paper products.
UK Print sceptical of Miliband's business rate plans
Ed Miliband will announce plans to freeze small business rates for two years, from April 2015 to April 2017, in his keynote speech at the Labour Party conference this afternoon.
Don't fall victim to workplace hazards
Red tape. Definitely something that features prominently on printers' top-five-things-to-grumble-about lists. And yet seemingly overly prescriptive government legislation is often there for good...
Rise in printer interest in recycling, according to J&G
A "significant increase" in enquiries from printers seeking information on recycling has been reported by waste management specialist J&G Environmental.
Lack of clarity confuses argument over zero-hours contracts
The row over the so called zero-hours contract (ZHC) has gained traction in recent weeks, not least thanks to a survey published by Unite on 8 September, ahead of the TUC Congress in Bournemouth last...
CWU firm on strike ballot plans as Royal Mail privatisation confirmed
The Communication Workers' Union (CWU) has said plans to privatise Royal Mail, confirmed this morning, are a betrayal of the British public and vowed to press ahead with a planned strike ballot on 20...
Swallowtail fined after worker injury
Norfolk-based Swallowtail Print has been fined after a member of staff almost severed his index finger in an unguarded machine.
Gender imbalance is costing the industry and the country
Women need work and work needs women, concludes a report from a government-backed industry group that coincides with a new print initiative prompted by the same sentiment.