Print buying

Some printers have seen their paper costs rise by up to 70%, according to Paul Manning

Inflation: printers “hammered from all directions”

Printers have reported price increases well beyond headline figures, as consumer inflation rises to its highest point in 40 years.

Gardener: always respected for what he said

Tributes paid to industry veteran Eric Gardener

Colleagues and customers are mourning the loss of FSC and PEFC chain of custody expert Eric Gardener, who has died.

The divested sites employ around 620 people

Stora sells Russian packaging operations

Stora Enso has divested its three corrugated packaging plants in Russia.

Macfarlane has acquired 100% of PackMann. Image: PackMann

Macfarlane gobbles up PackMann in strategic acquisition

Macfarlane Group has acquired German company PackMann Gesellschaft für Verpackungen und Dienstleistungen in a strategic move for the business.

Rowan: "Calor is showing great ambition with its communication plans"

Adare SEC wins Calor contract extension

Adare SEC has been awarded a five-year contract extension with gas supplier Calor for the provision of transactional communication production and expertise.

The Landa S10 at Essentra's Bradford facility

Essentra adds Landa S10 in UK first

Essentra has become the first UK packaging printer to adopt Landa’s Nanographic digital printing technology after investing in an S10 press.

Royal Mail Marketreach surveyed 6,000 consumers

RM research finds consumers want choice over their comms

New research from Royal Mail Marketreach has found that the majority of consumers (83%) want the choice about whether to receive communications by mail or email.

Heinz: explore sustainable packaging solutions across its brands

Heinz trials paper bottle for iconic ketchup

Heinz is planning to trial a paper-based, recyclable Tomato Ketchup bottle as part of an array of initiatives to reduce its environmental footprint.

Heidelberg Plus: now adding upstream and downstream processes

Heidelberg unveils vision for 'whole printshop portal'

Heidelberg has taken the wraps off a significant revamp of its Prinect workflow – Prinect Direct – including big ambitions to extend the reach of its automation tools to the extent that print buyers...

Sylvamo: market conditions in Europe working in its favour

Sylvamo confirms Russian exit

Sylvamo has confirmed that it plans to sell off its Russian operations, and is already in discussions with more than one potential buyer.